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Would anyone be surprised if I mentioned that gas went up another 40 cents/gallon today? 30 cents between 8AM and noon, another 10 cents before 6PM. So... 3.29/gallon for premium on the corner... for a total increase of 62 cents/gallon since Monday evening.
(I wonder how high it'll go tomorrow? )
I've got enough gas to last until after Labor Day (since I'm not going anywhere)... hopefully the pipelines and refineries will be running again by then and the price will go down.
(Only 10% of the US refinery capacity was affected by the hurricane. BUT the pipelines and the ports affected are what is really causing problems... and the price gouging of course.)
And Brother George looked down from on high (25,000+ feet in Air Force One - in fact) and said "This disaster will make the American people better. Have a barrel of oil to go." And there was much rejoicing.
Not!
Of course, he didn't lose his home or any members of his family the other day. And when was the last time he actually had to pump gas? And pay for it?
Okay... according to The Houston Chronicle a few regional fuel distribution centers are running low or are out of things like gas. And Tennessee is one of them. That explains the gas prices around here. Partially. In Georgia, the governor has put into effect an "anti price gouging" law after a bunch of people started panicking in Atlanta and gas prices went through the roof. They're saying - If you don't have to buy gas... don't. There's enough for normal demand... not for panic-buying.
Random thought... got a spare room? Room for someone from the New Orleans area to stay in until the city is fixed and they can go home?
It probably isn't a good idea to offer a bed/piece of floor to random Joe Refugee that you don't know... you'll be stuck with them for months... and who knows what kind of person you would end up with... but it sounds like a perfect task/job for one of those "Match Making" services/websites... once things settle down a bit down there... and the refugee types would also need protection from the "disaster predator" types... (Until then... think about donating to the Red Cross/Salvation Army (the two groups I trust to actually help people in a crisis (My ex's family is 'Salvation Army' (ministers and such) and they are what I would call 'good people' -- fairly benign as religious groups go. IMHO anyway. If you don't mind working with people of the Christian Missionary persuasion.)
Me? Would I volunteer space/room? If it was someone I knew/trusted and got along with... and my rental agreement allowed that kind of thing... and whomever could pitch in something (I can't afford to feed/clothe another person... all my spare cash goes to the ex for child support.)
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