An Example Of Our Future

Panic Grips Area During Gas Shortage

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Many communities gripped by a gas shortage were in panic mode over the weekend, and bad news from AAA did not help to calm them.
AAA said Saturday that supplies may not return to normal until late next week, but until then, they said everyone needs to deal with the crisis in a reasonable manner.
The latest updated comes the day after Gov. Phil Bredesen stated that the colonial pipeline that provides much of the area's supply was at 100 percent capacity.
AAA stated that the pipeline is still experiencing interruptions due to power problems caused by Hurricane Ike.
They said they do not expect normal service to be restored until next Friday. (...)
Officials said they wanted to stress to the communities that no one should be hording gasoline, cars should only be refilled when they are close to empty and drivers should not top off tanks when they are half full or more."

Enough of that noise. Always keep your vehicles topped off and if you don't have a five gallon jug or two of spare gas sitting in your garage, get your butt up and go purchase it. Be sure to recycle the gasoline every few weeks or put stabilizer in it so it won't degrade.
Don't rely on "officials" to alert you to anything - their purpose is to keep you lulled into a false sense of security until it's too late for you to do what's necessary for your survival.