Not the digestive sort! The back-to-the -70’s part where people become frenzied monsters at gas stations. My dearest teaching widower and I have been unable to find an open gas station in our town for the past few days.
As much of an inconvenience as that is, imagine the folks in Alabama with 252,000+ gallons of refined gasoline seeping through the ground. I don’t know what caused the pipeline to break (a major artery of gas to the south and mid-Atlantic US), but I hope we find out. It’s not like a plumbing leak, folks. We’re talking poison in the ground.
I gave away my bike after my last concussion and our bus service is pitiful (but free!). Unless I want to walk to school, which would take me hours and require sprints across bypasses, I sure hope we start getting some gasoline soon.
Whoa! That’s not a good situation. Hope there is a solution found quickly!
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They’ve fixed the pipeline but it will take a while for the gas stations to get supplied. A few have and they get immediately drained. Thanks for caring!
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It does seem that in recent years the operators of our pipelines have had problems resulting from poor maintenance and aging pipes. It is a very vulnerable system. It is also interesting that there has been no reporting on what has become of all that spilled gasoline.
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Yeah, we have a lot of infrastructure issues, not only with pipelines but bridges and the electric grid. I do worry about all that gas and its impact, especially if it’s seeped into the water supply.
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Yep, when I tried to get gas last night at the local Shell they were closed. No gas. I had to go to a different one.
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I’m glad you found one. Our newspaper reported that finding gas has become a second job for many.
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Wow, hope you get gas soon!
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Got some yesterday! Thanks! Looks like the crisis here has passed. I just wonder what’s happening in Alabama.
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