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Originally Posted by IndianaJones
It’s not necessarily “hoarding” - it’s precautionary. As a Florida native, gassing up your car before a storm is prudent. When Andrew slammed into Homestead in ‘92, we were without power for 2 weeks (as were all the gas stations), & gas trucks didn’t get into the area for nearly 3 weeks. The people who filled up their tanks in advance were smart!
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How did a full tank of gas help during those three weeks?
- If power was out then stores were closed so no place to go anyway
- If the gas was used to go to an area that had power then that area had gas too
I wouldn't ride out a storm with just a 1/4 tank but I wouldn't feel the need to top off a 3/4 tank.
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