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!

Fair Skies
Doug King

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:40:45 GMT, 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 and I personally know of two stations that were out
of fuel last night.... though they may receive a limited delivery this
morning.

The reason I post is I asked my supplier what would happen this Labor
Day weekend and he replied that some people were likely to go on
vacation and not be able to purchase fuel for recreational purposes
and/or the RETURN TRIP.... due to stations just running out... due to
limited deliveries.

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.

Be safe.... don't get stranded....

You've given me the incentive to go fill up the pickup.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:50:10 GMT, OlBlueEyes wrote:

Harry Krause wrote in
:

the idiot in the white house
responds with more "market forces" b.s.

You are correct in that it is b.s., because the lunatic fringe you
associate yourself with have prevented the construction of refineries for
20 years, power plants for 30 years, pipelines and exploration for at
least that long. If anyone DESERVES to freeze to death, it is YOU AND
YOUR INSANE EXTREMIST ILK.

Don't let krause disrupt your serenity. He's easily ignored. It bothers him
greatly. You can do it!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

OlBlueEyes wrote:
Harry Krause wrote in
:


the idiot in the white house
responds with more "market forces" b.s.


You are correct in that it is b.s., because the lunatic fringe you
associate yourself with have prevented the construction of refineries for
20 years, power plants for 30 years, pipelines and exploration for at
least that long. If anyone DESERVES to freeze to death, it is YOU AND
YOUR INSANE EXTREMIST ILK.


We used to have three refineries right on the harbour. Two closed
because the companies figured it was cheaper to use the excess capacity
at a big refinery in Montreal than to keep the local ones operating.
What they do I'm told, is all service stations send their tanker trucks
to the Imperial Oil refinery, load up, put their own additives in and
pretend it's their own gas. I guess that makes sense in a small market.

"OlBlueEyes" wrote in message
...
Harry Krause wrote in
:

the idiot in the white house
responds with more "market forces" b.s.

You are correct in that it is b.s., because the lunatic fringe you
associate yourself with have prevented the construction of refineries for
20 years, power plants for 30 years, pipelines and exploration for at
least that long. If anyone DESERVES to freeze to death, it is YOU AND
YOUR INSANE EXTREMIST ILK.

You keep mentioning these extremists, but you can't explain the precise
methods by which they've prevented refineries from being built. And, two
articles have been posted which indicated that producers have closed
refineries as a matter of choice because they weren't profitable.

I can only draw one conclusion from your repetition of this nonsense: You're
saying what you were told to say, by one of your puppet masters. Which is
it? Rush Limbaugh?

It's not going to hurt anybody to stay home this labor day. Instead of
driving to the coast to sail the big boat when there may be no wind,
I'll go to a lake very close and sail my MiniCups.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

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 and I personally know of two stations that were out
of fuel last night.... though they may receive a limited delivery this
morning.

The reason I post is I asked my supplier what would happen this Labor
Day weekend and he replied that some people were likely to go on
vacation and not be able to purchase fuel for recreational purposes
and/or the RETURN TRIP.... due to stations just running out... due to
limited deliveries.

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.

Be safe.... don't get stranded....

--

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~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~
~~~ ~~~~~~
~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/
Homepage*
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats
Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide


We topped the tank on Friday when gas was $2.33/gallon then again on Sunday
when gas was still $2.46/gallon. All our cars were topped of then also, as
well as all our gas cans holding a total of about 10 gallons.

The boat holds 40 gallons and we burn about 6 gallons/hour.

We will be out (weather permitting) over the weekend. ;-)

If I have to put the boat to bed with an empty tank, so be it.

While coming home tonight from my parents house I passed(almost) a station
advertising gas for 2.85(BP) which is cheap considering all the others were
3.20. They had no 87 & 89, but had 93 for 3.19 so I filled my 25 gallons of
big can for my boat. Other stations had 93 for 3.60... so that's a deal
today! The big question, I got 60 gal in the boat in my garage... should I
go and have fun or save it for a rainy day?


"*JimH*" wrote in message
...

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

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 and I personally know of two stations that were out
of fuel last night.... though they may receive a limited delivery this
morning.

The reason I post is I asked my supplier what would happen this Labor
Day weekend and he replied that some people were likely to go on
vacation and not be able to purchase fuel for recreational purposes
and/or the RETURN TRIP.... due to stations just running out... due to
limited deliveries.

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.

Be safe.... don't get stranded....

--

_ ___c
\ _| \_
__\_| oooo \_____
~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~
~~~ ~~~~~~
~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/ Homepage*
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide


We topped the tank on Friday when gas was $2.33/gallon then again on
Sunday when gas was still $2.46/gallon. All our cars were topped of then
also, as well as all our gas cans holding a total of about 10 gallons.

The boat holds 40 gallons and we burn about 6 gallons/hour.

We will be out (weather permitting) over the weekend. ;-)

If I have to put the boat to bed with an empty tank, so be it.

"Woodchuck" wrote in message
.. .
While coming home tonight from my parents house I passed(almost) a station
advertising gas for 2.85(BP) which is cheap considering all the others
were 3.20. They had no 87 & 89, but had 93 for 3.19 so I filled my 25
gallons of big can for my boat. Other stations had 93 for 3.60... so
that's a deal today! The big question, I got 60 gal in the boat in my
garage... should I go and have fun or save it for a rainy day?


Great question! And now I know where I can store 22 gallons in case I can't
get gas for my commute. This rec.boats place is the best!

"DSK" wrote in message
...
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.