Should we all just start riding bikes?
Just saw a news headline on Fox News (TV) that gas prices had risen to $6.00 a gallon (for premium) in some places in Atlanta. Holy crap.
My brother, in Charlotte, NC, said that gas stations near him were filled with 'football field length' lines of cars waiting to get gas before the prices went up.
Sharon, Stacey's sister, paid $3.00+ a gallon in Rochester, MN yesterday for gas (and, much to her dismay about the cost of the trip, she just left to drive down here...wow).
Where are all those hydrogen-powered and electric cars we've heard so much about over the years? No...the current hybrids don't count much, since everything I've read says they don't save you any money, though they are more environmentally friendly.
Maybe we're not too far away from a "Road Warrior" like future where gas is so rare, we divide into clans (tribes) and fight over it in a post-apocalyptic world.
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In other news, I also saw footage of the aftermath of a Katrina-spawned tornado that ripped up parts of Helen, GA (One of the E's favorite vacation spots). From what I could tell, it ripped through Helen, destroying a small amusement park, taking the second floor off of a hotel (off-white building with red doors), then damaging various businesses before it crossed the Chattahoochee River, took down some trees, then lifted off again. Sure, it pales in comparison to the damage along the coast, but it's amazing that Katrina could cause damage as far inland (and eastward) as Helen.
My brother, in Charlotte, NC, said that gas stations near him were filled with 'football field length' lines of cars waiting to get gas before the prices went up.
Sharon, Stacey's sister, paid $3.00+ a gallon in Rochester, MN yesterday for gas (and, much to her dismay about the cost of the trip, she just left to drive down here...wow).
Where are all those hydrogen-powered and electric cars we've heard so much about over the years? No...the current hybrids don't count much, since everything I've read says they don't save you any money, though they are more environmentally friendly.
Maybe we're not too far away from a "Road Warrior" like future where gas is so rare, we divide into clans (tribes) and fight over it in a post-apocalyptic world.
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In other news, I also saw footage of the aftermath of a Katrina-spawned tornado that ripped up parts of Helen, GA (One of the E's favorite vacation spots). From what I could tell, it ripped through Helen, destroying a small amusement park, taking the second floor off of a hotel (off-white building with red doors), then damaging various businesses before it crossed the Chattahoochee River, took down some trees, then lifted off again. Sure, it pales in comparison to the damage along the coast, but it's amazing that Katrina could cause damage as far inland (and eastward) as Helen.
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Yes, caller's in to Sean Hannity confirmed the $6/gal prices in ATL, with rumors of it hitting $7.
A lady called in to Dave Ramsey and explained how the whole gas industry works, and she was in LA pretty much near ground zero, and gas prices there haven't moved about $2.59.
I'll probably go capture her call and blog it a little later.
The prices in Atlanta merited a response from the Georgia governor warning gas stations of gouging prices...indicating that the $6 price tag was too high...
Gas, on average, is around $3.18 a gallon over there (that's what my dad filled up at)...today, anyway...
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