[s-cars] fool crunch

Wed Oct 1 05:01:33 PDT 2008

Current news report is that there is fuel in the pipeline headed this way 
from TN, and that last night 20 tankers drove from Illinois to help out. 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it pretty much 1 tanker fills 1 station? 
Seems like it wont be much help.

Yesterday the station closet to my house (200 yards) got a shipment and 
started rationing so they wouldn't run out. They have a $25 per visit limit 
and as I drove by twice last night they had a 20 minute line each time.

-Cody

JenRob wrote:
> Bob- the fuel situation is not good in Charlotte currently- possibly
> late in the week..... My boss is coming up to Asheville tommorrow for
> business reasons and plans on filling with regular here. Up in
> Asheville NC north of Aaron in SC we finally have 87 regular at most
> stations, scattered 89 plus, but no 93 premium to be found. This is
> an improvement over the last 2 weeks after Ike with little to  no
> fuel at all- with local government basically closed down and general
> panic over any availible fuel ( to include fist fights at the few
> open gas stations). Thank god for the TDI and
> biodiesel. -Rob A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Sylvester" <mike at urq20v.com>
> To: "K Hayes" <abiglizard at mac.com>
> Cc: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] fool crunch
>
>
>> The N/A on that site seems to mean price Not Available, not fuel Not
>> Available.
>> I just looked at 01824 (MA) and it has n/a all over, but there is no
>> fuel shortage here.
>> I have never had trouble getting Premium.
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> www.urq20v.com
>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] fool crunch
>>> From: K Hayes <abiglizard at mac.com>
>>> Date: Tue, September 30, 2008 1:24 pm
>>> To:
>>> Cc: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey s-heads,
>>>
>>> Sorry if this was already posted.  I might have missed it.  But this
>>> is a pretty nice resource.  Shows fuel price and when fuel is Not
>>> Available.  I did a quick search through the south east and found
>>> lots of N/A.  I don't know how often it's updated, but might be a
>>> good start for gathering info for a trip in our fuel starved areas.
>>> Search by State, County, City.  Maybe some listers in those areas
>>> can verify accurate data.
>>>
>>> http://www.automotive.com/gas-prices/index.html
>>>
>>> Kenny Hayes
>>> Fort Collins, CO
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 29, 2008, at 4:34 PM, John Cody Forbes wrote:
>>>
>>> I wouldn't count on that one Bob (see my picture post on the other
>>> list).
>>> What few stations have fuel also have a 30 minute wait at best.
>>> Every non-politician on the news says it'll be 2 weeks to a month
>>> before that changes, the politicians come up with some BS about
>>> 'there's a huge shipment
>>> being delivered as we speak'. I would advise that you start looking
>>> just north of Charlotte, then if you get all the way to Charlotte
>>> before
>>> you stop
>>> (or want to top up) give me a call and I'll check the local radio
>>> station's
>>> website to find you some fuel. When are you heading down and back?
>>>
>>> -Cody
>>>
>>> Robert Myers wrote:
>>>> I'll be coming to RA via I-77 and I-85 from the north and east.  I
>>>> hope I can fill up somewhere near Charlotte.  Being full there and
>>>> having an extra ten gallons of 93 along might get me back to
>>>> Charlotte.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 04:46 PM 9/29/2008, Tom Green wrote:
>>>>> Yup.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't pass Chattanooga without a full tank (and maybe more),
>>>>> then you might make it back before you run out.  There are
>>>>> reports of widespread shortages around  Asheville, NC and
>>>>> Greenville/Spartanburg, SC if you take that route.  Some may still
>>>>> be tailgating after the game.
>>>>>
>>>>> The SE forum on AW is the Atlanta chapter communication link, and
>>>>> has had some comments on the shortage.  Premium is most difficult
>>>>> to get, and created some comical recommendations about running a
>>>>> RS6 on 87 octane.   (i.e., the timing map will take care of it)
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> The majors here  in Knoxville are pumping all three grades at
>>>>> $3.40 up.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:21:54 -0400
>>>>>> From: Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] fool crunch
>>>>>> To: "John Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>
>>>>>> Cc: quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>, s-car-list
>>>>>>       <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>>>>> Message-ID: <auto-000000132291 at chips-ur-s.com>
>>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh Joy!  Sounds wunnerful.  :-(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 07:07 PM 9/26/2008, John Cody Forbes wrote:
>>>>>>> I wouldn't say you'd be likely to be stranded, but if I were you
>>>>>>> I'd start looking for fuel arround 1/8th of a tank and be
>>>>>>> prepared to sit in a line half an hour or better. I had to
>>>>>>> drive into Charlotte today (the shop is ~25 miles west of the
>>>>>>> city proper) and it was pretty bad. There was accidents
>>>>>>> everywhere because of the 100 yard + lines into the roads. Out
>>>>>>> of maybe 20 stations I saw 3 had fuel, and on the return trip
>>>>>>> only 1 of those had any left, and 1 other that was previously
>>>>>>> closed must have recieved some.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.jcforbes.com/familypics/v/Cody/GasStationMadness/ -
>>>>>>> Some pictures from the journey.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Cody
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Robert Myers wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Y'all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Been hearing all sorts of horror stories about fuel shortages -
>>>>>>>> long lines, sold out, etc - in the Charlotte and Atlanta areas.
>>>>>>>> Is it as bad as the news reports are saying?  Am I likely to
>>>>>>>> find myself stranded during my visit to Road Atlanta next week?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>
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