The fuel shortages are because many stations have no power to run the pumps. Not sure why they can't get generators. I know Bloomy has several massive generators on the side waiting for the f'n marathon.
I'm a Freeport boy myself. They got hit pretty hard. . On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:59 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > First responders, ER personnel, cops, soldiers, the class that are the real > servants of the people....... > > We regularly do and see things that are not within the norm for the vast > majority, and it leaves it's mark. However, usually the choice to fulfill > one of these roles is motivated by things higher than ourselves. The > feeling of doing good things for a good cause, often unsung, the > relationships you make with those that share your misery......... > > These things are hard to explain to outsiders. > > We don't say it enough to the daily "grunts" in our lives, but thank you > for your service, remember the time with pride, and enjoy your success in > the sure knowledge that you stepped up when it mattered. > > I'm from L.I., N.Y. > > My Mom and her husband and my sister still live in Levittown. They are > still on a newly purchased generator (sis works for home depot, they got a > bad long term credit deal, but they needed it) so they at least have power > and hot water. They are sharing it with the neighbors who are paying for > the fuel. Local community at it's finest. > > On the flip side there are National Guard guys at some gas stations after > riots and guns getting pulled over shortages, shortages that don't even > need to be happening, artificial shortages, when you consider the nations > strategic reserve of fuels and what even a trickle of that could mean in > this situation. Sell it, at fair market value, truck it in. I know there > are hundreds of thousands of gallons on Ft. Drum right now. > > My second families, the Healy and O'Toole clans; who I lived with and > fought with and drank with and still talk shit with are still there. They > are OK, but things are far worse than being reported; which seems to the > norm with modern 4th estate. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357477 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
