Hattiesburgians are going crazy...
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30 minutes? That's all? I remember waiting at least 4 or 5 hours for gas in Hattiesburg. Yeah, I'm concerned.dawgatUSM said:
dumbasses. Or maybe the majority of the human species are dumbasses. This damn thing is at least five days out and panic is setting in around here already. Having to listen to this hurricane **** and all of the eagle fans running around in excitement over the beginning of the fedora era in a few days, I'm wondering how much longer I can stand this place. Obviously, I have many other issues with hattiesburg.
***** a little about hattiesburg? I thought bitching was encouraged. Maybe you have spent all day getting the car gassed up and the generator ready, what, five days ahead of time and are feeling like a dumbass.
Yeah, 30 minutes. I didn't mean to insult... My point was just that this thing is still days away and people are already freaking out. My plans were to go out of town anyway this weekend, and I just hope that I don't have to be stuck in traffic ALL day just do that.DynamicDawg said:
That major pipelines cross paths in my little home town, Collins, just 28 miles north of the Hub City.
After Katrina, the forces that be returned electrical service to Collins within 4 days after Katrina bulled through.
Long before surrounding areas.
Yeah, Collins is that important, as a tank-farm town. It's a priority.
That's where the gasoline for South Central Mississippi comes from.
No need to panic.
RCD
Edited to add: I'd be more concerned about the hurricane hitting the refineries in Baton Rouge.
After Katrina, the forces that be returned electrical service to Collins within 4 days after Katrina bulled through.
Long before surrounding areas.
Yeah, Collins is that important, as a tank-farm town. It's a priority.
That's where the gasoline for South Central Mississippi comes from.
No need to panic.
RCD
Edited to add: I'd be more concerned about the hurricane hitting the refineries in Baton Rouge.
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BillBrasky10
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Checked out the generators, bought 30 gallons of gas in jugs, and a loaded the shotgun with 00-buckshot. This Hattiesburgian is ready. Probably a dubmass, but ready. We underestimated Katrina, so we'll overestimate the living (17) out of Gustav. But people are really going bat **** crazy around here. It's near panic and the traffic is unbearable.
It's pretty bad but I was here for Katrina so I can clearly see why people are getting ready ahead of time
I just got back from a Central MS Wal-Mart, and almost all of the batteries are gone. All of the kerosene and umbrellas (?) are gone. Flashlights - gone, lanterns - fully stocked. (I found that funny). People were hauling bottled water and toilet paper out like it was made of gold. The only gas cans left were the puny 1 gallon ones. Strangely, the same 3 or 4 inverters that I looked at a week ago were still there. That must be like the secret weapon in hurricanes that few people know about.
I was making a grocery run for the wife, but went ahead and stocked up on a few candles, an extra set of mantles for my Coleman lantern, and a 20# propane canister for the grill. I looked at the bare shelves of necessities, and had to remind myself that the hurricane is still 5 days out. I guess it's better that everybody is stocking up now though. Wal-Mart should be able to restock a couple of times before Monday.
Oh, and gas at my favorite gas station jumped $0.23 since YESTERDAY.
I was making a grocery run for the wife, but went ahead and stocked up on a few candles, an extra set of mantles for my Coleman lantern, and a 20# propane canister for the grill. I looked at the bare shelves of necessities, and had to remind myself that the hurricane is still 5 days out. I guess it's better that everybody is stocking up now though. Wal-Mart should be able to restock a couple of times before Monday.
Oh, and gas at my favorite gas station jumped $0.23 since YESTERDAY.
Nope. The Sun Herald ran a story about the deal a few months after the storm. Refineries survive hurricanes much better if they top the tanks off. So they had plenty to refine, but needed electricity, and they needed to get the pipelines going. Mississippi Power needed Diesel to get their trucks out all over the place, and a deal was made. Fact, not fiction.skip dog said:
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