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I was on my way home from Ocala and was going to get gas.
Two staions on 466 out of gas. Two stations on 301 lines down the street.

Came home to have a cigar and a bourbon!!

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(and the snow birds are not here yet)!!!!

My husband just came home grumbling that Marathon in Pinellas was price gouging - selling only hi-test gas for an exorbitant amount. Opinion and hearsay only, but he was definitely fuming.....

Thats why we keep ours topped off.

That was not our experience at around 4 this afternoon. The place was full.

The cigar is not healthy :boom:

Never been one for cigars and that's anothers choice but the scotch and rum are fully stocked and don't need refrigeration.:D

both Shell stations on 466 no gas.. but Murphy Oil was getting a delivery.. cars lined up.. all pumps buzy.. this was 930 Tues nite..Walmart out of water except for distilled and then only a few .. I figure tomorrow will be crazier especially is you watch the weather guys..

I'm going to Biloxi. :D

I would guess from the lines and areas all reporting everyone is gassing up that they ran out of regular, but I am a glass half full person. And I am from Ohio.

And the lines are not a Bonanza. People will need to refuel when they run out just as usual.

My husband was at Southern Trace shopping area last night and a laldy who had just moved here came up to him in a panic and asked where she could buy gas. Poor woman, what an introduction to Florida - baptism by fire!:22yikes:

another thing and probably the most important.....have cash available.

when the power goes out. credit cards are of no use....

you will need the green paper money....

Tip of the day...leave the "bubble" and you will find the sky is not falling. Plenty of gas, regular prices, and no lines. Just left the Sunoco at 44 and 301. Same as the Shell located across the intersection.

Now's the time to invest in canned goods and shotguns!

after reading all the doom and gloom here, went to Publix this morning in Mulberry Grove and found that they were out of nothing! Had everything I needed including wine and water (the essentials)!

Bee-eye-en-gee-oh!!

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make sure you have a mechanical, not electric opener for those cans. nice thing about a full pantry when you don't feel like shopping.

Also still have my P38 opener in case the hand held type fails!:coolsmiley:

Ha ha! I was thinking the same thing. But I question our surmise.

Wonder how many people know what a p38 is? By the way my wife used to love some of c-rations I brought home after weekend drills.

P-38!!!!
C-rations!!!

I am not the only one old enough to know!!

Try buying water. I said the heck with it and bought more beer instead.

Plenty of water at colony Publix and whatever else you might need in the way of food. Gas a bit harder to find. Some were buying as little as $5-$6 worth of gas. They burned that much gas just driving to the station and waiting in line.

I still have my P-38 sitting next to my dogtags

Stopped and got gas at Murphy's on 466.

Not a long wait but I noticed the pump was going slow.

we got gas for our generator and figured we can use it in golf cart if not needed but what killed me --- the car in front of us got $4 worth of gas.. in his car.. guess he wanted to be sure to have enough for that extra miles !!! haha.. sorry.. I am stressed and that made me laugh.. $4 worth of gas

I did have my P38 but when I retired, I gave it to the Military Museum in Saratoga Springs NY.

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Panic buying at it's finest. :D

BTW - Walmart was a madhouse too!!!

You are missing the point. Car gas tanks are storage tanks in case you need gas for a generator. If power goes out, you won't be able to buy any gasoline until power is restored. Also, make sure you have plenty of cash since ATM's won't work, stores will be closed etc with a power loss. Been down this path a couple times before

We are putting spare electronics from the porch in our car in the garage. Trick we learned when the movers moved our car in the moving van. Mover suggested we pack the car rather than pay for all that empty square footage.

At the ice machine/building in the Sparr parking lot today around 1pm, there were 6 or 7 people in front of me. The machine chose that point to break (more than likely it couldn't keep up with the demand). A quick trip down 44 to I-75 solved the problem. Plenty of ice, no lines, and if you needed fuel, no wait for that as well. I strongly suggest to my Villager neighbors to think outside of the bubble.