Re: [Amc-list] Was '64, now gas issues in Metro Atlanta

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I'd apreciate it if we did not go down this path here!
Lets keep this somewhat amc related!
I get enough political crap on TV....

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

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From: Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> WARNING! NON-AMC rant ahead!
> [rant]
> That's because they are using your area (and a couple others) as a test zone to 
> see how the country will react when they face real shortages. Same thing 
> happened here in Seattle after the big storm. Just a small area had no gas pumps 
> due to power outages, but the reaction of some people (right down to drawn guns) 
> was totally uncalled for! Mark my words there is going to be chaos if the wrong 
> people get in (not saying who I think it is, but they are all that's on the 
> ballot)
>    What's this got to do with AMCs? One wants to take away your car so we can 
> all breath and the other wants to bleed your wallet dry to pay for THEIR toys. 
> [/rant]
> 
> 
> From: "Bruce Griffis" 
> Subject: [Amc-list] Was '64, now gas issues in Metro Atlanta
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." 
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> SNIP
> > they didn't have the typical 60-80 car turn-out due to high gas prices and 
> shortages all over GA (especially in Atlanta). I didn't have any trouble finding 
> gas Saturday afternoon, only had to wait for one car ahead of me, but all 10 
> pumps at the station were full with 1-2 cars in line. I passed 5-6 stations with 
> no gas to get there though. That was on the industrial side of town, when coming 
> in we tried to stop about 25 miles before we hit I-285 (coming up I-20 from the 
> east... SC). Only one or two stations had gas and there were long lines -- 
> shades of the 70s!! No limits though. Later on some stations were limiting 
> customers to as little as $20 @ $4.19 a gallon! Gas was hardest to find near 
> residential areas (more people buying). Some people were
> >  driving 20-30 miles across town to get gas.
> 
> It has not been fun. I gassed up my Rambler Saturday morning - not too
> bad. A wait, but it was okay. Rambler didn't run right, so I took my
> wife's Toyota to go see the show. Gassed it up that afternoon. Had a
> decent wait - maybe 20-25 minutes.
> 
> My youngest son had been driving my Corolla and didn't refill it. It
> was down to maybe a gallon or two left. I got gas Sunday morning.
> There were line jumpers and people weren't quite as even-tempered. The
> wait was fairly substantial, about half an hour, and I couldn't
> understand how people thought they didn't need to go to the back of
> the line. Someone tried to jump me, but I kept my car within a few
> inches of the car in front of me.
> 
> I called my son to come meet me. I called on the way up, and he
> suggested I see if there was gas and then call him if there was. I
> figured we should go together. Well, he came up, got in line. Waited
> about 20 minutes and they ran out of gas. We drove thirty miles AFTER
> that point looking for gas. It was not good Sunday afternoon.
> 
> I let him borrow my Corolla today, and I went to gas up his Miata
> around 1:30. All of the stations running up to my favorite were out of
> gas. I went to the one I like, they were out - expecting diesel, not
> sure if they'd get gas today. I let the manager know that I
> appreciated how well they did keeping people calm and lining up cars.
> That things seemed pretty smooth there, and they were my first choice
> since all these gas problems started.
> 
> I then went to another station to gas up my son's car. I waited in
> line and good 25-30 minutes, then got to my pump. While pumping gas,
> at least 7 cars tried to jump the line and sneak behind mine. I told
> them (politely) where to go. One did cut in front of me and filled up
> his truck and spare plastic gas cans. I couldn't get the attendants
> attention to kick him the heck out and back in line. People in the
> line were hollering at line jumpers.
> 
> I know this is goofy, but if I have to go to that station again, I'm
> bringing pepper spray and pepper gel. One guy was using abusive
> language and threatening violence - not to me, to someone else. If I
> felt in physical danger, I would not hesitate to spray someone and
> then call the police.
> 
> Yes - there are gas problems in Atlanta. A LOT of stations are running
> out. I have not found 89 or 93 octane in my area, only 87. Lines are
> long. They can run out while you are waiting. People will line jump
> you. People will threaten violence (not many, but some would-be
> thugs). It is not funny - and if I knew which political figures to
> vent my frustration to, I would (they aren't having these issues up in
> Tennessee or over in Alabama, or outside the metro area as far as I
> can tell).
> 
> Still - it was good to go to the show. It was cool seeing the cars
> there. Just wish I had gotten my Rambler running in time.
> 
> 
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