Rumors are not good

Next Rumor: No money in banks anywhere.... Nashville pumps dry after panic about rumor of no gasStory Highlights Nobody knows origin of rumor that Nashville was running out of gas Of 13 Nashville gas stations called at random, only two said they had gas Residents panicked and hit gas stations to fuel up People were filling up containers, cans, with some waiting an hour for gas (CNN) -- Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy: An estimated three-fourths of gas stations in the Nashville, Tennessee, area ran dry Friday, victim of an apparent rumor that the city was running out of gas. Officials said panic regarding a rumor of a lack of gas caused customers to to rush to the pumps. "Everybody has just gone nuts," said Mike Williams, executive director of the Tennessee Petroleum Council. He said he has no idea about the origin of a rumor that there was going to be no gas in Nashville. One reporter called him, saying she had heard that Nashville would be without gas within the hour, he said. Hearing the rumor, drivers rushed to fill their cars and trucks. CNN called 13 Nashville gas stations at random. Only two reported having gas, and one said it was almost out. The stations said they were being told they would not get more until Monday or Tuesday. Katie Givens Kime, visiting from Atlanta, Georgia, was trying to fill up her tank for the trip home when she ran into trouble -- when she was already low on gas. "We panicked and looked online," she said. "And holy cow, there is no gas in the city. ... It has definitely gripped the city, for sure." One store clerk told her there was no way she could get gas to go back home, she said. Williams said some drivers were following gas trucks to see where they were headed, and lines at some stations were a mile long. Fuel was continuing to enter the city, however, as pipelines were working and barges were coming in. He likened it to Southerners rushing out to stock up on bread and milk when they hear it might snow. As stations began running low, the situation snowballed, he said. One station reported selling as much gas Friday as it usually does in a weekend, Williams said. The phenomenon seemed to be isolated to the Nashville area, he said. Givens Kime said she found a station online that still had gas and waited more than an hour to pump it. "People were freaked out," she said. A "renegade bunch" of men helped direct traffic to and from the pumps, even taking drivers' cash inside for them. She described people filling cans and other containers as well as cars. She said that the station was not engaging in price gouging but that "emotions were running very high" among drivers.

"Everybody has just gone nuts,"

Sometimes it's the best option.
Welcome to my world.

there is something real behind this. that happened this week in south georgia and north florida and it is still going on, with stations running out quickly when they do get gas. i think those refineries were hurt by ike a lot more than we are being told.

They are all idiots. I saw similar thing happen in South Florida after a hurricane. There was no power so all the pumps were down. Instead of just waiting for power to be restored, they were driving around the state of Florida looking for gas as if it was some scene from Mad Max. There is a town in Utah that requires its citizens to carry arms just in case there is another major hurricane in Gulf states, because they fear that hose unfortunate destitute survivors are going to turn into zombies and come to get them. I guess it never occurred to them to collect supplies and material that could help those forced out of their homes by a hurricane; it's more expedient to just kill them. Idiots.

They are all idiots. I saw similar thing happen in South Florida after a hurricane. There was no power so all the pumps were down. Instead of just waiting for power to be restored, they were driving around the state of Florida looking for gas as if it was some scene from Mad Max.

There is a town in Utah that requires its citizens to carry arms just in case there is another major hurricane in Gulf states, because they fear that those unfortunate destitute survivors are going to turn into zombies and come to get them. I guess it never occurred to them to collect supplies and material that could help those forced out of their homes by a hurricane; it's more expedient to just kill them. Idiots.

they say that "possesion is 9/10th's of the law in these parts." But I say, if I have the 10th, that bears the names of Mr Smith and Mr Wesson, that will superceed the other 9/10ths.

Also, I don't believe anyone held a gun to these folks heads and told them they must live on the gulf coasts where hurricanes are quite common. I live somewhat near a tornado alley, and I have a shelter to go to, and supplies to steed me through. You chose to live somewhere you ought to be prepared for the consequences of the weather. If you are too poor to do the preparedness, than perhaps maybe you ought to move way further inland where you don't have to worry about running and then getting your head shot off by those "idiots" in Utah, who have every right to protect themselves from the "idiots" who weren't prepared.

Besides, I've never ever seen anyone just "kill" a destitute survivor who just lost his home in a hurricane. and who the heck would go all the way to Utah from Fla or even texas ?

I guess it never occurred to them to collect supplies and material that could help those forced out of their homes by a hurricane; it's more expedient to just kill them. Idiots.

Well, isn't it?

Imagine if those gas stations were allowed to "PRICE GOUGE" once the supply ran low. There would still be gas available for those who must have it and it would have eliminated hoarding, thus eliminating the problem. Just a "free market" thought.

Current news of the gas shirtage in Nashville : 85% of stations are OUT


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