So will LIPA's lines hold up with storm Nemo coming? (stores, island)

[Elke Mariotti]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

The British are coming! The British are coming!

[Amisi]

This evening, I went to the gas station for my weekly fill up. There was a bit of a line. After getting the gas, I went to PathMark for a few things. After I left PM, I drove past the gas station the lines on both sides were all the way down the street.

At least there weren't people in the store buying up all the milk, bread, and eggs!

[twingles]

4 months ago you never would have seen people waiting on line to get gas before a snow storm.

[peconic117]

Originally Posted by twingles

4 months ago you never would have seen people waiting on line to get gas before a snow storm.

Nope and I'm sure we will see this kind of panic buying for every storm or threat of a storm for some time to come.

[mambwe]

5 stations out of gas near me. People have lost it!!

[rocafeller05]

Not sure if they "lost it"...or they remember the 6-10 hour waits back in October.

[suzook]

Originally Posted by OhBeeHave

We ran out of places to pile our snow! The mounds were over our heads...I thought that snow was going to hang around until July.

Yup, BUT, we never ran out of gas like we have already. People are acting like its the end of the world.

[suzook]

Originally Posted by rocafeller05

Not sure if they "lost it"...or they remember the 6-10 hour waits back in October.

Your comparing a hurricane with 10 ft tidal surge to 2 ft of blowing snow?

[nassau2suffolk]

There is a major over reaction going on right now. We live on Long Island, we get snow storms, we get Nor'easters, this is nothing new people. Will the lights go out? For some people, yes but most likely only for a few hours to a day at most. I filled up my car yesterday because it was almost empty and I needed gas for the snowblower. When I saw how busy the station was and saw all the red gas cans I knew the panic was starting. So now add gasoline to the list along with eggs, milk, bread and snow shovels EVERY time it snows.
NEWS FLASH : The snow will end Saturday morning, numerous 4x4's will be strewn along the highways , my family will enjoy the first real snowfall in two years, the roads will be clear by the evening and life will go on as normal.

[kunk10]

i have = faith in lipa and the government, which means I bought electric heaters and 15 gallons of gas for the generator