5 gal. per person gas rationing here.....

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5 gal. per person gas rationing here.....

#1 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:12 pm

today. Never saw this county so full of traffic, emergency and repair crews. Progress Energy is stopping some elec. work 'till after Ivan decides what he will do. Right now, the track is just along Tampa Bay and right into my backyard! :cry: :x :roll: :)
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#2 Postby charleston_hugo_veteran » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:13 pm

how are you suppose to get anywhere on 5 gallons of gas!? :roll:
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#3 Postby canegrl04 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:15 pm

Yeah,its ridiculous to have a gas ration in this situation.It would be fine if people were expected to stay at home,but safety requires a long trek in your automobile.Only a full tank will do :roll:
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#4 Postby CFLCaneWatcher » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:18 pm

Is that a local government thing (County) or is this an independant gas station thing?
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#5 Postby Josephine96 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:18 pm

Maybe you can walk or something lol
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#6 Postby Ladybug » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:22 pm

keep going to different stations....
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#7 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:22 pm

It's an EOC "thing." State umbrella. It's 5 gal. at a time, so I guess one can keep going back for more at this point. I know folks are filling cans for generators, etc.

FEMA has been absymally slow in getting supplies here to Citrus County and there are still thousands without power since last weekend!

Local businesses are donating trucks to go to Jax for water and ice, etc. and MRE's. But it's a very slow process. Our State Sen. Nancy Argenziano finally got really mad and gave FEMA H---. a couple days ago and tried to jump start them.

I know it's tough throughout Florida, but there wasn't much communication/coordination here, apparently.
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#8 Postby Guest » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:22 pm

Is it 5 gallons a day per person? You better believe I'd be recruiting neighborhood kids to go up and get "their" share.
...Jennifer...
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#9 Postby melhow » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:23 pm

This is FLA. Pinellas is the same thing.
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#10 Postby stormie » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:27 pm

They announced on 970 am in Tampa just 20 minutes ago that their were gas rationing rumors going around that were untrue. Governor Bush said that there is no rationing in effect currently in the state of Florida.

He said that what's happened is that he secured power for them to prioritize certain emergency/infrastructure vehicles to get the gas first after the storm, if needed.

...hope that report was correct...!
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#11 Postby sdhunt » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:27 pm

This is NOT true! There are no official rationing orders from the State or any local EOC offices. The rumor mill is really running fast and local media (here in the Tampa Bay area) are trying to shut it down.

Amazing how fast these things get started!
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#12 Postby lilyv » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:30 pm

http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/disaster/disaster.jsp

There's a prominently posted hotline number on this page. There's tons of information here, and I'm sure the hotline would be helpful for dispelling or confirming rumors.

FWIW, I looked carefully, and I saw nothing about gas rationing.
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#13 Postby kevin » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:31 pm

Okay, I fell for it too, and bought 40 dollars worth of gas. Its a hoax. Whoever started it needs to get kicked in the teeth.
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#14 Postby Josephine96 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:32 pm

Nothing true about the rationing..? Ok..
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#15 Postby latemodel25 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:33 pm

I live in manatee county just south of Tampa and I just filled up with no problem! so did everyone else around here.
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#16 Postby -=- » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:33 pm

kevin wrote:Okay, I fell for it too, and bought 40 dollars worth of gas. Its a hoax. Whoever started it needs to get kicked in the teeth.

You dont have to buy gas for a while at least
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#17 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:40 pm

LilyV, no, nothing on that site about rationing. It is also impossible to get through any of those phone numbers. No one is answering phones here, apparently. Cest la Vie......
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#18 Postby lilyv » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:54 pm

http://www.myflorida.com/

One other site, and I read through the Hurricane Frances resources, as well as the emergency response briefings-no mention of rationing. Tons of phone numbers there, as well.

I hope this helps. Floridians have enough to worry about, without having to worry about possible rationing rumors. And, if a station has implemented rationing on it's own, there are probably rules within the state to keep such situations from getting out of hand.
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#19 Postby dixiebreeze » Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:37 pm

Apparently the rationing news was announced on a local radio station this morning early and does not appear to be confirmed by authorities -- as yet. The station is NOT answering their phones.
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#20 Postby alicia-w » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:13 pm

someone started this yesterday too. had a sticky on it and shortly after i posted something from the governor's office, it was gone....
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