Ah, geeze, if only I'd thought of that...
Update here: NJ is on (temporary) gas rationing until more stations come back online. Amerada Hess has its own refinery in Elizabeth, and a fleet of trucks to go with it, so the Hess stations around here are fairly well stocked. The port's been reopened to the tankers and other ships so the main problem really is getting electricity to enough stations to run the pumps. As far as I can tell, most if not all of the streets in the area are re-opened. So really, all we need at this point is to get power back and for the local grocery stores to get back to full stock.
In related news: My mom's neighborhood is going to be without power until probably Wednesday, according to her electric company. So Peg and I drove down to her house, emptied the refrigerator and turned off the water to keep the pipes from bursting, as the overnight temperatures for the next few nights are forecast to be below freezing. While we were down there we discovered that her local supermarket is up and running full-bore with meat and dairy and just about everything, unlike the stores near us, so we spent an extra hour down there stocking up. (Beef bourguignon for dinner tonight!)
And that's the latest.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Update here: NJ is on (temporary) gas rationing until more stations come back online. Amerada Hess has its own refinery in Elizabeth, and a fleet of trucks to go with it, so the Hess stations around here are fairly well stocked. The port's been reopened to the tankers and other ships so the main problem really is getting electricity to enough stations to run the pumps. As far as I can tell, most if not all of the streets in the area are re-opened. So really, all we need at this point is to get power back and for the local grocery stores to get back to full stock.
In related news: My mom's neighborhood is going to be without power until probably Wednesday, according to her electric company. So Peg and I drove down to her house, emptied the refrigerator and turned off the water to keep the pipes from bursting, as the overnight temperatures for the next few nights are forecast to be below freezing. While we were down there we discovered that her local supermarket is up and running full-bore with meat and dairy and just about everything, unlike the stores near us, so we spent an extra hour down there stocking up. (Beef bourguignon for dinner tonight!)
And that's the latest.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.