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I'm not trying to start a rumor or a panic, and this is just a the few gas stations along my way to work, and it may very well be a temporary situation due to hoarding behavior rather than some deeper cause....
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Three out of three gas stations I stopped at on the way to work (two BP Connect and one Mobil) were all out of gas. Everything. The Two BP stations had bright green tape blocking the pumps. I'm wondering (hopeing?) it's just because people decided to fill up early / extra after hearing about rising gas prices. And I think I've read where gas stations only keep a few days to a week of gas on hand (and that's at normal demand).

Still. I thought I'd mention it. For a while now, I've been treating "half full" as empty, and topping off. Glad I did.

Yeah, starting to see that here as well, just scattered shortages but ... I'm starting to treat half-full the same way, since I have a 50 mile commute every day.

Only have 2 stations in town, one dried up Tuesday, got gas in & jumped 60 cents/gallon(3.08.9). supposedly said that when that ran out he would not get any more.
Heard of several stations in Memphis out of gas. Don't know if it is just a run on gas or no supply. Maybe we need to legalize moonshine as a fuel.

Same Here

So far so good here in VT. Everything petrochem (including motor oil) is climbing in price, but so far I haven't seen a shortage. That said, I'm in the dorms, so my car is getting PARKED for the forseeable. One run into town a week, for groceries, and to keep everything in good shape.

My colleagues said they haven't had problems with supply, but the local evening news did report a price of $4.09/gallon -- premium, not regular -- at a gas station up in Mt. Vernon (Westchester County) tonight.

A suggestion to all. For the price of a couple of gallons of gas you can purchase a gas tank lock at WalMart. Losing a tank of gas to the carriers of "Arkansas credit cards" can cost you $50 to $75 in the wee hours of the morning while you are sleeping with a big smile on your face dreaming of that full tank you have (had) in the parking lot, carport, etc. <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

It will be interesting to track the supply of fuel through reports like these from the group. Please tell us where you live so we can get a good picture of the gas flow.

I live in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Our ports take in overseas oil and I believe that we also have substantial refinery capability in the area. I expect that fuel shortages will have a lesser affect here. I have not seen any signs of shortage. The price for a gallon of regular is getting up close to $3/gallon, but we also have one of the highest gas taxes in the country. But, so far, so good. The fuel flows here.

Like another member mentioned, I am also tanking up at the half full mark on the gauge. I just refreshed my personal stockpile of gasoline. I keep 20 gallons, stored in 5 gallon Rubbermaid gas containers, stored in a cool location outside of my house. I use it to feed the mower, to have juice for our generator if the mains fail, and as insurance to get the cars going long distances if Mt. Rainier decides to try a Mt. St. Helens sequel.

I initially filled them up back in 2001. I added Sta-Bil fuel preservative before filling. Of course, since I purchased a generator the power hasn't failed, and the mower is anorexic with its meager use of fuel. 4 years later I still have 15 gallons of old gas. I took a chance and poured it all in to my beloved, gas guzzling Landcruiser. I expected it to run like crap. Big surprise, it runs great and actually gave me one more mile to the gallon (no small feat when it normally gets about 10 mpg). The moral here is that fuel storage is no real concern if preservative is properly used.

TR

Regular gas here in Northeast Florida has jumped to 3.08a gallon. Another interesting item I found is most of the hardware stores (Lowes / Home Depot) have sold out of the 5 gallon gasoline container around here and that the sale of generators are picking up also. (Probally being sent to the Gulf Coast)

Down here in LA (Lower Alabama, east of Mobile, west of Pensacola) everybody is waiting in line for gas. I spent 30 minutes today in line and my friend's wife spent two hours yesterday. I was surprised to only pay $2.80! I was expecting over three bucks a gallon.