Hurricanes Lounge, XXXIII: Danger Zone

[Navin R Slavin]

We got some running on water, oats and hay.

They are an environmental disaster though.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Time to invent vehicles that run on water

 

[Lempo]

They are an environmental disaster though.

I hate this era.

 

[sabremike]

 

[Sens1Canes2]

And the panic-buying of gas sets in as soon as the news comes out and says that gas stations are running low.

It’s hard to quantify panic vs practicality. Did I need the extra half tank today? I did not. I would definitely need it Thursday afternoon as we head to the mountains (not so sure that’s a good idea), so I figured i was being cautious yet smart in topping off today.

and here we are. No gas in Holly Springs.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

Going to Charleston on Sunday. Reservations go from fully refundable to non-refundable on the same day everyone panic buys gas. Feels bad man. Hope they're back up by the weekend.

 

[Lempo]

Most everyone being forced to stay at the confines of their homes due to no gas, they'll run out of toilet paper next.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

It’s hard to quantify panic vs practicality. Did I need the extra half tank today? I did not. I would definitely need it Thursday afternoon as we head to the mountains (not so sure that’s a good idea), so I figured i was being cautious yet smart in topping off today.

and here we are. No gas in Holly Springs.

I understand the cautious practical approach, particularly for those who need it to drive for employment, medical reasons, etc. my son now has a half a tank and will need to fill up in two days for work, so he’s going to be out of luck if he can’t get some in the next 2 days. I expect he’ll top off as soon as he can.

As I drove past Harris teeter though, I saw multiple cars filling up a bunch of 5g gas cans as well as their vehicle (not landscaping contractor types either). There’s some panic going on for sure as demand went up 40% over the past 4 days.

 

[HisIceness]

Might be our best mode of transportation in these trying times. And hey, if some asshole road-rager tried any funny business well God help them because Mr Giraffe will probably kick them the length of a football field.

 

[Socks]

By sheer dumb luck, I filled up early yesterday before this panic set in. I dunno how long it'll last me, but hopefully long enough for there not to be lines out of every station.

Samesies. I knew a thing had happened, but honestly I hadn’t read up on what that thing was and just by happenstance filled up last night because I needed to. Glad I did. People are stoopid.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Unnecessary panic buying is about to **** me out of seeing my kid’s college graduation this weekend, so if people could knock it off that would be cool.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I think I'll just stay home for a couple of days.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I think I'll just stay home for a couple of days.

This is my everyday philosophy

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

We’re #1!!!

 

[hockeynjune]

We’re #1!!!

Yeay! Cary and Apex leading that charge I'm sure.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Yeay! Cary and Apex leading that charge I'm sure.

in my area of Durham, Gasbuddy only shows 2 out of about 50 stations with any gas. Raleigh doesn’t look much better

 

[hockeynjune]

in my area of Durham, Gasbuddy only shows 2 out of about 50 stations with any gas. Raleigh doesn’t look much better

I stopped by a half dozen places on my way in at 6am, nothing. The Apex Costco was backed up out on 64 already.

 

[MinJaBen]

in my area of Durham, Gasbuddy only shows 2 out of about 50 stations with any gas. Raleigh doesn’t look much better

I had to stop by a Verizon store in Durham yesterday to pick up a new SIM card for my son's new phone and the 3 mile drive took me more than 15 minutes just to bypass all the cars in the streets waiting to get into the gasoline stations. What a PITA.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We are driving from ATL to Charlotte next week, where my newly vaccinated grandparents will finally meet their great granddaughter.

Mildly concerned about our ability to actually get up there.

They’re flying in from up north to my parents’ house, so it’s not really an “oh well, we’ll reschedule in two weeks” type of deal either. Going to have to be a very well planned trip lol.

 

[MinJaBen]

We are driving from ATL to Charlotte next week, where my newly vaccinated grandparents will finally meet their great granddaughter.

Mildly concerned about our ability to actually get up there.

I expect that they will have sorted out this mess by the end of next week. Either with a work around on the pipelines themselves, or with a series of tanker trucks hauling gas all over the Southeast.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I expect that they will have sorted out this mess by the end of next week. Either with a work around on the pipelines themselves, or with a series of tanker trucks hauling gas all over the Southeast.

Part of the problem with tanker trucks is that during the pandemic when demand was low, many drivers (mostly over 50) were laid off. Some retired, some found other jobs so ~25% of trucks are idle with no drivers. I’m sure there are incentives and what not to address it, but it’s hampering efforts now

 

[hockeynjune]

Part of the problem with tanker trucks is that during the pandemic when demand was low, many drivers (mostly over 50) were laid off. Some retired, some found other jobs so ~25% of trucks are idle with no drivers. I’m sure there are incentives and what not to address it, but it’s hampering efforts now

Very true, got 4 apps on my desk from laid off truck drivers as we speak.

 

[Svechhammer]

I mean they are working on a staged restart of the pipeline right now.

That said, I have barely left the house since the pandemic started. At most I've filled up the tank once a month, and just checked yesterday and I have 3/4 of a tank left. This shouldn't really impact me that much at all, as my only plans for the next week or so are to go to/from PNC Arena for games, but man... People are really, really stupid.

Seeing the pictures of people rolling up in their SUV filling up 5-10 gas cannisters just makes me shake my head.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Colonial Pipeline has an opening for Cyber Security manager. Any takers?

 

[MinJaBen]

Colonial Pipeline has an opening for Cyber Security manager. Any takers?

"Da, I vould like to apply forrr job."