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Gas Lines!

sidsmom — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:46:19 GMT

Holy cow!

Here in Dallas, we have gas lines 10-40 cars deep.

Do you see any lines in your neck of the woods?

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SeaMaiden — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:48:05 GMT

yes, we have gas pipelines in my neck of the woods....they are really nice green belts where people walk their dogs.

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Witchy Woman — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:49:12 GMT

I'm in Maryland, and I doubt we will have lines, but who really knows?

Regular was $2.47 at my Shell station, and that's with 5 cents off on Thursday.

Prices definetly jumped up in the last couple of days.

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Poodlepet2 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:57:49 GMT

Hi @sidsmom....futures have already spiked 20% as this morning. One refinery is closed, and I highly doubt rigs are back in swing yet....

Harvey is definitely taking a bite out of highway transportation....and if the rain totals come to fruition, barge traffic will be slowed tremendously....

In addition to Irma, there's a low pressure system off the west coast of the Yucatan....I'd top off my car whether it needs gas or not....

It sounds like quite a few cities in Texas are without potable water. I'm stocking up on that too!

Out of curiosity, what are grocery prices doing in your area?

Hugs,

Poodlepet2

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Cakers3 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:57:53 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
yes, we have gas pipelines in my neck of the woods....they are really nice green belts where people walk their dogs.

@SeaMaiden I believe she means cars lined up to get gas at gas stations.

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SeaMaiden — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:02:22 GMT

@Cakers3 wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
yes, we have gas pipelines in my neck of the woods....they are really nice green belts where people walk their dogs.
@SeaMaiden I believe she means cars lined up to get gas at gas stations.

@Cakers3😄😄😄😄😄😅😂🤣I really read it wrong!

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Cakers3 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:04:15 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@Cakers3 wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
yes, we have gas pipelines in my neck of the woods....they are really nice green belts where people walk their dogs.
@SeaMaiden I believe she means cars lined up to get gas at gas stations.

@Cakers3😄😄😄😄😄😅😂🤣I really read it wrong!

@SeaMaiden

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noodleann — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:04:28 GMT

I was talking to someone in Dallas last night who said that a lot of stations are out of gas down there, and people are going a bit bananas about it, understandably.

I keep track of the futures prices of crude oil, and they've dropped over the past several days, from $55/barrel to $52. Usually current gasoline and heating oil prices are roughly tied to that trend, but not now. Today's increase is 0.5% for heating oil and over 5% for gasoline.

I guess the question is how high prices will go and how long they'll stay there. I guess we'll get a better sense when the waters recede and they can analyze the refinery and processing situation.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:11:55 GMT

No gas lines but our wonderful gas stations raised gas from $2.25 to $2.55 yesterday afternoon. I'm sure they'll say it's because of the hurricane when in reality they are just being greedy. I'm in Ohio!!!

Every so often a gas station in the area will lower gas for X number of hours to a ridiculously low price and the line to get gas will be crazy long. I remember after 9/11 sitting in a gas line for well over 30 minutes.

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sidsmom — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:12:00 GMT

@Poodlepet2 wrote:
Hi @sidsmom....futures have already spiked 20% as this morning. One refinery is closed, and I highly doubt rigs are back in swing yet....
Harvey is definitely taking a bite out of highway transportation....and if the rain totals come to fruition, barge traffic will be slowed tremendously....
In addition to Irma, there's a low pressure system off the west coast of the Yucatan....I'd top off my car whether it needs gas or not....
It sounds like quite a few cities in Texas are without potable water. I'm stocking up on that too!
Out of curiosity, what are grocery prices doing in your area?
Hugs,
Poodlepet2

Grocery prices:

Haven't noticed anything out of line, yet...but I'm sure the grocery $$

will be next. When I get out tomorrow, I'll swing by the store & get some price comparisons. Will report back.

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Allegheny — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:14:29 GMT

We're in Pennsylvania. We have not seen any difference here. I am sure prices are rising, but I haven't been paying attention.

As far as underground pipelines, our state is loaded with them, mostly interstate natural gas. Scary to think what is buried beneath us and how well it may or may not be maintained.

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software — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:16:26 GMT

@Witchy Woman wrote:
I'm in Maryland, and I doubt we will have lines, but who really knows?

Regular was $2.47 at my Shell station, and that's with 5 cents off on Thursday.

Prices definetly jumped up in the last couple of days.

Much of the gas & diesel produced in Houston & Louisiana refineries are shipped on a pipeline from Houston to New Jersey, with stops at various tank farms along the way.

you are right, who knows who will be next to have short supply?

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ms traditional — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:18:46 GMT

here in Cali we had sharp price hikes - but no issue w/availability. with about 20% of refining ops off line, this is the way it happens. supply tightens, prices rise. hopefully the refining will be back on line sooner rather than later. i suspect that there are delivery issues in Texas due to Harvey shutdowns.

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sidsmom — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:24:49 GMT

@ms traditional wrote:
i suspect that there are delivery issues in Texas due to Harvey shutdowns.

That's exactly it.

There's a supply available, but getting it transported is the issue.

Roadways are blocked.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:31:05 GMT

maryland area......no gas lines, but a definite increase in prices.

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Poodlepet2 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:41:38 GMT

@noodleann, See my post to Sidsmom: it was being reported that futures are up....thank heavens for investment professionals: I couldn't keep up with the market....

We did it once by ourselves-made a lot of money on one stock and sold at the right time....this was back in the day before the birth of PC's....it was nerve wracking!

Do you do this as a professional? I'm just curious how that profession keeps up tracking all the data they see minute by minute....not for the weak!

Hugs,

Poodlepet2

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giraffe77 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:46:31 GMT

Are you directing your question to those in TX or LA, why would anybody else have long lines? @sidsmom

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jaxs mom — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:47:57 GMT

I'm in Texas and no gas lines at all. I was out today doing some shopping.

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Poodlepet2 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:48:26 GMT

@sidsmom, not only is highway traffic slowed, but as this storm lifts, it's dumping into the Mighty Mississippi: barge traffic will be greatly slowed down....with two major avenues of transportation being compromised, that's one of the reasons I was asking about grocery prices.

Sigh.....

Hugs,

Poodlepet2

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giraffe77 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:50:29 GMT

Cakers wrote:
SeaMaiden wrote:
yes, we have gas pipelines in my neck of the woods....they are really nice green belts where people walk their dogs.
@SeaMaiden I believe she means cars lined up to get gas at gas stations.

I didn't understand it either, thought the subject did not make any sense as usual.