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Posted: 8:04 AM Sep 23, 2008
Gas Shortage Fuels Fights
Find out where in North Carolina people were getting violent over getting gas.
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Fights broke out between motorists waiting in long lines for fuel at an Asheville station and managers called police for help.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that three fights occurred Monday at Roadrunner Shell. Station manager Marsha Messer directed lines of cars in her lot and said people are panicked about the shortage.
Some experts say Asheville's distance from the Colonial Pipeline could be adding to the shortage. The pipeline is the main source of East Coast gasoline supplies that were reduced after Hurricane Ike closed oil refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Buncombe County deputy fire marshal Mack Salley said he's talked to local distributors who said they're sending trucks to get gas and they're coming back empty.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted by: Suzie
Location: New York City
on Oct 1, 2008 at 09:40 AM
I have been trying to understand why there is such a severe a shortage in SC and frankly have not found a definitive explanation. Here is the Northeast there is not a hint of this problem - - and wer are alot further away from the oil fields than you are. I think you had better take a look at your local suppliers and local political leaders instead of babbling on and on about national issues. Although this is not just your local issue, it is up to you all to solve it locally. I agree with every comment on conservation, but seriously, do any of you ever take public transportation or ever suggest it be installed in our areas or ever vote locally in support of more buses and trains? And how many of you have bought your kids cars and trucks? How many cars does one family really need?
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Posted by: XXX
Location: Greenville
on Sep 28, 2008 at 04:06 PM
Just a little fact: Refineries ARE needed but are not being built, why? Its not the oil companies preventing it. Its our wonderful congress, led by lib. democrats that have been preventing new refinery construction. But finally a little give? Congress says let's drill, but not within 50 miles of the coast. One might see a little bit of sunshine there until you realize that most of the known resources are 30 miles offshore. Yea there's sunshine there, but its just congress blowing it up our butts.
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Posted by: Obama Snake Oil co
Location: Washington
on Sep 28, 2008 at 07:09 AM
It would appear that the conspiricy theory some of you have is unfounded. A lot of production capability was shut down before and damaged after Ike hit. The pipeline has been shut down. SC has very little gas and very little trucks. Some in the state have shut down schools. Yet some of the people here in NC have showed now restraint in conserving fuel. They drive like their are not problems, speed, drive "trucks" which guzzle, use drive thrus where they can sit waiting to burn more fuel. I caught the post about a kid having to park a "truck". I have no sympathy for him. Trucks are not the daily driver vehicle of choice. Especially for school. So, the point being that eastern carolina has made no effort to conserve fuel like they could. Not using the school bus, just wait till the shortage hits here when the middle east is withdrawn by Obama....
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