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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 08:32AM |
Idiots causing their own problems. Just like the TP situation. At least most people can't hoard more gas than what fits in all their cars.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 08:47AM |
I wish people weren't so stupid.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 08:48AM |
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The hack of the pipeline is a worrying sign of infrastructure vulnerability.
This is the worst part. Why do these places need to be hacked in order to harden their defenses.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 09:12AM |
So one is stupid and an idiot for topping off their gas tank?
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 09:14AM |
I blame a lot of this on media overhyping of yet one more thing.
They have to overdramatize any event and they cause a lot of the panic that later ensues.
Just report the facts and don’t turn the 6 pm news into a soap opera every single night.
This is why we try to watch the BBC on PBS for world news. They are generally a lot less dramatic and just report the facts.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
They have to overdramatize any event and they cause a lot of the panic that later ensues.
Just report the facts and don’t turn the 6 pm news into a soap opera every single night.
This is why we try to watch the BBC on PBS for world news. They are generally a lot less dramatic and just report the facts.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 09:41AM |
Not sure if this will show...
Vast majority of Covington County gas comes from Plantation pipeline
https: //www.andalusiastarnews.com/2021/05/11/colonial-pipeline-hack-causes-gas-panic-buying-vast-majority-of-covington-county-gas-comes-from-plantation-pipeline/
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Vast majority of Covington County gas comes from Plantation pipeline
https: //www.andalusiastarnews.com/2021/05/11/colonial-pipeline-hack-causes-gas-panic-buying-vast-majority-of-covington-county-gas-comes-from-plantation-pipeline/
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 09:43AM |
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Idiots causing their own problems. Just like the TP situation. At least most people can't hoard more gas than what fits in all their cars.
Actually, I just went to the gas station last night and got 20 gallons ... filled up the tank in my Prius, plus three gas cans full... in my experience pre-corona, that amount of gas will last me about 3-4 months. (And that's pre-corona, obviously with things the way they are now, it might last me more like at least 5-6 months...)
I wouldn't call it panic buying, so much as taking advantage of the inevitable rise in prices that is to come ... even before the pipeline hack, I'd been watching GasBuddy and similar websites, and also the long-term predictions, and seen that the prices were likely to rise to at least $3/gallon by the summer. Overnight, most of the gas stations here rose by at least +20 cents/gallon. And with my grocery rewards card discount, the 20 gallons only cost me a total of about $28.
Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 11:10AM |
Here in CA, we havent see $3 gallon gas in a year. Been creeping up to $4 for the last few weeks.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 11:45AM |
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So one is stupid and an idiot for topping off their gas tank?
You don't understand how we do things here in the South. Go big or
"Success isn't about how much money you make. It is about the difference you make in people's lives."--Michelle Obama
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 12:03PM |
There are a few big issues for those of us in the Southeast:
1) Hurricane season is coming up (with another "more active than usual" predicted season), and it's unwise to not have at least half a tank of gas and possibly more in reserve. You never know when you'll have to evacuate, sometimes with only 24-48 hours notice.
2) For those with gas-based generators, see #1.
3) Events in the Gulf, such as explosions on the oil platforms and major weather events, can have a severe effect on gas prices/availability here.
4) A lot of people here (NOT me, obviously!) have big, gas-guzzling vehicles.
Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)
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1) Hurricane season is coming up (with another "more active than usual" predicted season), and it's unwise to not have at least half a tank of gas and possibly more in reserve. You never know when you'll have to evacuate, sometimes with only 24-48 hours notice.
2) For those with gas-based generators, see #1.
3) Events in the Gulf, such as explosions on the oil platforms and major weather events, can have a severe effect on gas prices/availability here.
4) A lot of people here (NOT me, obviously!) have big, gas-guzzling vehicles.
Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 12:15PM |
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So one is stupid and an idiot for topping off their gas tank?
You don't understand how we do things here in the South. Go big orgowalk home. The first pic was posted by FB folks in Augusta, GA. There are other similar ones being posted.
At least she is filling the containers on the ground, unlike the guy with the pickup. Also, I'd like to think she is filling a separate a container INSIDE the open bin, and is just being extra careful about containment, but who knows...
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 12:28PM |
hundreds of photos with peeps filling up giant bins and barrels and even garbage bags (how will your pour that into your tank? A funnel?).
I read your list Peter, but none of those seem to warrant the need to hoard hundreds of gallons of gas -- even more so for an issue that could be fixed in a few days.
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I read your list Peter, but none of those seem to warrant the need to hoard hundreds of gallons of gas -- even more so for an issue that could be fixed in a few days.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 12:30PM |
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So one is stupid and an idiot for topping off their gas tank?
It's forum decorum, Jake, where one is allowed to paint everyone with a wide Guilty brush, whether they are or not, because it's all about making a point.
I see what you did there.
It is what it is.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 01:15PM |
its been done... worth a watch. I thought it was second best in the series.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 01:25PM |
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hundreds of photos with peeps filling up giant bins and barrels and even garbage bags (how will your pour that into your tank? A funnel?).
I read your list Peter, but none of those seem to warrant the need to hoard hundreds of gallons of gas -- even more so for an issue that could be fixed in a few days.
No, of course not the hundreds of gallons of gas. But for the average person down here, it made sense to fill up -- most everyone at the gas station where I went had heard about what had happened, and between this and the general rise of prices already predicted to happen this summer, they knew to get gas.
Freya says, 'Hello from NOLA, baby!' (Laissez bon temps rouler!)
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 01:27PM |
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80% of stations in my town in upstate SC have no gasoline, according to Bloomberg news.
Even if they announce today that the pipeline is restarting, it will take time for the resupply.
Just cancelled a roadtrip for the weekend.
And yet every single one of those stations reported they had enough gas to last a week at normal levels. The panic buying is EXACTLY why there is no gas. The pipeline was down for a day and a half and is now back up. The little dip might have caused a few stations to run out, but overall it would have been manageable.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 01:44PM |
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80% of stations in my town in upstate SC have no gasoline, according to Bloomberg news.
Even if they announce today that the pipeline is restarting, it will take time for the resupply.
Just cancelled a roadtrip for the weekend.
And yet every single one of those stations reported they had enough gas to last a week at normal levels. The panic buying is EXACTLY why there is no gas. The pipeline was down for a day and a half and is now back up. The little dip might have caused a few stations to run out, but overall it would have been manageable.
Where did you hear that the pipeline is fully operational?
The last update I see from Colonial Pipeline was 5 pm yesterday and it said they were still working on it.
[www.colpipe.com]
This is the biggest cyberattack on oil infrastructure in US history. And we don't know how or when it ends. We all hope for minimal impact but the panic is understandable and predictable .
News said it was up and running in manual mode last night. I was reading Apple News on my iPhone so I'm not sure who specifically was reporting it.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 01:49PM |
I heard that sales were up something like 40% over what was normal. No wonder there are shortages.
If everyone had just ignored the whole thing and behaved as usual, there would have almost no disruption. The stations would have gouged on price, but no real shortages or lines.
Colonial said they had a 21 day supply in the tank farms. Obviously it would take longer to resupply with trucks/rail than with the pipeline. Assuming they were up and running in 10 days or less, there should not have been much of a problem. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy mostly brought on by the media over-dramatizing it.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
If everyone had just ignored the whole thing and behaved as usual, there would have almost no disruption. The stations would have gouged on price, but no real shortages or lines.
Colonial said they had a 21 day supply in the tank farms. Obviously it would take longer to resupply with trucks/rail than with the pipeline. Assuming they were up and running in 10 days or less, there should not have been much of a problem. This is a self-fulfilling prophecy mostly brought on by the media over-dramatizing it.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 03:19PM |
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Also, I'd like to think she is filling a separate a container INSIDE the open bin, and is just being extra careful about containment, but who knows...
uh, yeah. you keep on thinking those positive thoughts
."Success isn't about how much money you make. It is about the difference you make in people's lives."--Michelle Obama
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 03:47PM |
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Also, I'd like to think she is filling a separate a container INSIDE the open bin, and is just being extra careful about containment, but who knows...
uh, yeah. you keep on thinking those positive thoughts
I wonder how much she sloshed out getting it in and out of the trunk. A tub that big would be very heavy and hard to lift. I don’t even see a lid.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 04:51PM |
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Also, I'd like to think she is filling a separate a container INSIDE the open bin, and is just being extra careful about containment, but who knows...
uh, yeah. you keep on thinking those positive thoughts
I wonder how much she sloshed out getting it in and out of the trunk. A tub that big would be very heavy and hard to lift. I don’t even see a lid.
That is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen. That car will smell like gas forever... at least it will if it doesn't blow up on the way home.
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Re: panic at the disco?!....it has begun panic buying of gas due to pipeline hack..... Date: May 12, 2021 05:08PM |
Saw on the local news just now that Colonial says they restarted around 5pm today.
[www.cnbc.com]
[www.npr.org]
Colonial Pipeline Restarts: There's No Need To Panic Buy Gas (And Never Was)
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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[www.cnbc.com]
[www.npr.org]
Colonial Pipeline Restarts: There's No Need To Panic Buy Gas (And Never Was)
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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