Gasoline issues here in Wayne, NJ as well. Only a couple of stations have Regular / Mid / Premium gasoline. Some only have diesel. Lines are over 4 blocks long (would probably be about 1 hr wait time) I still have some gas for my generator and we can siphon from some of the other vehicles we have, if needed. Will try again in the morning to get more gasoline. Will be able to make it last until then, as we shut the generator off around 7PM or so.
Did all these people not stock up on gas before the storm?
Right...it was a "total non-event" anyways...nope, cuz the storm was "overblown and overhyped"
Did all these people not stock up on gas before the storm?
a tree fell on our car so i had to get a rental and its tank was only filled up to 5/8 of a full tank
ouch
There was a poll on one of the weather sites - *on a weather site* - a place people would most likely be looking at if they paid attention to or were curious about the weather. The poll asked if people were taking extra steps to prepare. I can't remember the exact numbers, but it was something like 27% yes, 23% no, 50% "I'm not concerned."Right...it was a "total non-event" anyways...
Yeah, we stocked up on gasoline on Monday morning. Filled 2 5 gallon jerry cans and my car to the top. My generator uses about 3-4 gals per day. In retrospect, I had 2 extra 5 gallon cans we should have used as well, but forgot all about them.
Welcome to Connecticut:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-5090422c/turbine/hc-hurricane-sandy-20121026-114/600
I wasn't aware you could even move an unofficial holiday, but regardless it's a smart move.i don't know if anyone posted this yet but gov christie postponed halloween until monday for all of NJ.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...stie-postpones-halloween-after-sandys-damage/
There was a poll on one of the weather sites - *on a weather site* - a place people would most likely be looking at if they paid attention to or were curious about the weather. The poll asked if people were taking extra steps to prepare. I can't remember the exact numbers, but it was something like 27% yes, 23% no, 50% "I'm not concerned."
We were only without power for a few hours, but the gas tanks were full, the gas cans were full, the generator was full, I restocked my lamp oil (I don't use candles for light), and I had plenty of food. It made me cringe to think that people who are more likely to be affected for a much greater amount of time were making zero preparations.
I'm back! About 50 hours without power, went out somewhere about 5:30pm on Monday and came back a little while ago.
All things considered, it could have been a lot worse. Shoreline areas got absolutely hammered. There's something about video and pictures of houses being dashed to pieces or floating away that makes 50 hours without power completely bearable.