%$@%#@$#@!!!!! in Georgia, arrgggh!

[Rick McGowan]

I got drawn for the coveted gator tag in GA, got all the expensive gear together and then had to wait until I could get time away from work, which is this week, the season ends this weekend and NOW, I am stuck at home 150 miles from where I need to be and I can't buy any GASOLINE. I checked at lunchtime and the five stations nearest my house had none, I just went back and the one nearest my house must have got a delivery, because now there is a huge traffic jam around the place and no doubt some of them won't be getting gas. I am sure the police are there by now to clear the intersection. I really don't understand how this is going on, two and a half weeks after the hurricanes and now its getting worse? I wouldn't have minded to much back when I first moved here, I could have at least walked out my back door and hunted deer, but I'm surrounded in people now and I don't have enough gas to get ANYWHERE I can hunt, I just want to scream.

[Izzy]

Run, run fast.Get there anyway you can.Good luck.

[rastaman]

wish i could send some from south central georgia!

[John3]

Who are "they" blaming for the gas shortage???


John III

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Emmigrate to Australia, Rick!

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Yep I counted the stations this weekend that I passed. Out of 28 stations only one had gas and it had, no joke, about 120 cars lined up for gas. I just found gas about 15 miles from my house today, but they only allowed you 10 gallons.

[Biggie Hoffman]

Rick, I'd bring you some but we're out here in Macon too! There's diesel though :-)

[gregg dudley]

We are filling up at the state line and coming back on fumes.  This is the first time that gas has ever been cheaper in FL than Ga that I can remember.  What the heck are y'al doing up there?

[Rick McGowan]

I don't know whats going on and nobody will give a straight answer, ten days ago, they said the problem would be over in 3-4 days, then when that was up they said a week, now that deadline has passed and they are saying TWO MORE WEEKS!, Alligator season will be long over by then and so will bow season in most places. I'll be out of state working again, assuming I can get enough gas to make it to the airport. This is the EIGHTEETH day of gas shortages around here, why does the rest of the country have plenty and falling prices? Does God not want me to hunt alligators? ARRRRGGGHHH!

[Rick McGowan]

Ben, I would do it in a minute, I would like to have my own cattle station with lots of buff and pigs on it though!

[TNstickn]

I really dont get it. Gas here has been dropping everyday since the price gouging they did a couple days before and after the hurricane. 3.49-3.69 a gallon, depending on how close the stations are to interstate 40. I live just outside of Memphis

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Yeah, I went to Arkansas this weekend to Fly fish and right when you go into Alabama its fine, on the way back I came in from Tennessee, it was fine until right when you crossed into GA. And you are right about the price. I just paid 4.19 a gallon today, when I was in Arkansas I saw it as low as 3.30 a gallon!!

What I dont understand is why nobody is reporting it. I havent seen it in any of the National news. I think being without gas for almost two weeks now is pretty big news.

[Killdeer]

And here I thought that this was going to be another chigger thread.

Remember the seventies?  :(  
Killdeer

[Rick McGowan]

Well they had a PYSCHIATRIST on TV in Atlanta today, because lots of people are about to or are in the process of snapping(me included). It is going to have major economic impact around here as this week a lot of people are not going to make it to work AND more importantly I CAN'T GET TO THE GATORS or anything else worthwhile, even if I could get into one of those stations limiting people to $10 or $20 worth of gas, that isn't worth the sitting in line in my truck. Biggie is right, they do have diesel here, but a lot of good that is doing me.

[Ray Hammond]

rent a diesel pickup?

[vermonster13]

They said on the news it will be another 1-2 weeks to get things right in Georgia especially in the Atlanta Metro areas.

[Lewis Brookshire III]

Sheeeshh.....thank goodness where I hunt I could ride a bike to! LOL

[Jedimaster]

Doesn't make any sense at all.  Prices are dropping in MS.  I've been seeing $3.10/gallon in some places, $3.39 elsewhere.  Heck, seems we could send some 18-wheelers to GA, charge what you're paying there now and still make a profit.  Something's not right, but we'll probably never know what.  If I had any time off I'd fill some cans and head your way.  Hope you find a way to those gators.

[caleb7mm]

we saw the same thing here in fl in 2004 during our record hurricaine year. diesel was always avalable and gas was no where.

I now own a diesel  

[searay6]

Ray's got a good idea.  Rent a truck, gas or diesel and have 'em deliver to your house full of fuel.  There's gas furter south in GA.