"DSK" wrote in message
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Gene Kearns wrote:
I just bought some gasoline for my school. Originally, we had settled
on a figure for 87 Octane, but I eventually bought 93 Octane, since
the allocation of 87 was used up and it was no longer available.

Yep. Gasoline rationing is now going on at the fuel farm to
distributor level ....
Two to three (or more) pipeline's pumping stations have been flooded
and it is impossible to "ship" gas to the fuel farms. This may last
for weeks.


This could have a bigger effect on people's gas consumption than anything
yet. For example, my wife & I are considering *not* going down to the boat
this weekend (a 3 hour drive) due to uncertainy about gas. We can get
there & back on a tank, but then we have to go to work the next day (and
the nexty day, etc etc).

I bet this will have a big impact on people's boat use... seemed to me
that most made light of fuel expense in an earlier thread on the subject.

Thanks for the info, Gene!

I'm facing this very dilemma right now. Boat is full (34 gallons) and truck
is full (20+ gallons). I have reservations for 4 days in the Middle Keys.
If I go, how many days can I go boating before I'm out of fuel? And more
importantly, will I be able to get back on Tuesday?

I've decided that I'll fill three 5-gallon cans on my way down (wherever I
can find fuel). I'll then top off the truck with the 5-gallon cans as soon
as I get there...which should give me just enough to get back.

If I can't find fuel for those cans in the morning, I'll have to seriously
consider bringing the boat and using it sparingly so that I can siphon the
gas into the truck just to get home.