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did you even read what i wrote

do you really think everyone in the state needed gas yesterday. We now have a shortage of gas because people who didn't need gas yesterday bought all of it. I got through 2 tanks of gas a week commuting between school and work, so I think I understand what it means to need gas.

I agree with you. Majisto is a moron that just happens to need gas.

It was $3.35 last night and dropped to $3.19 this morning. I am just dreading filling the tanks on my truck...two 16 gallon tanks.

I cannot find those $6per gallon of gasoline prices on the web

http://www.atlantagasprices.com/

Lowest Regular Gas Prices in the Last 24 Hours
Price Station Area Time Thanks
2.59 QuikTrip Norcross Thu
11:12 AM abone999

P'tree Corners Circle
2.59 BP Marietta Thu
9:38 AM Visitor

Johnson Ferry Rd. & Shallowford Rd.
2.59 Costco Morrow Wed
9:42 PM Visitor

Mt. Zion Rd
2.59 Citgo Norcross Wed
8:51 PM Visitor

S. Berkley & Buford Hwy.
2.59 Chevron Jonesboro Wed
8:06 PM Visitor

Flint River Rd. at Roberts Dr.
2.59 BP Kennesaw Wed
5:47 PM Visitor

Barrett & interstate 75
2.59 QuikTrip Atlanta - North Wed
5:01 PM Visitor

306 cumming ga
2.59 Shell Tucker Wed
4:52 PM Visitor

Pleasantdale Rd
2.59 QuikTrip Atlanta - South Wed
3:57 PM Visitor

817 KEYS FERRY RD
2.59 QuikTrip Conyers Wed
3:36 PM Visitor

HWY138
2.59 Chevron Decatur Wed
2:51 PM Visitor

bouldercrest rd.
2.59 Texaco Woodstock Wed
12:42 PM bdahl385

Bells Ferry 0.5 mi. S. of Lk. Alatoona
2.60 Kroger Buford Wed
4:45 PM Visitor

Hmiltonmill Rd Buford 30519
2.60 Citgo Riverdale Wed
3:10 PM Visitor

Old National Hwy
2.61 BP Atlanta - Central Thu
12:33 AM Visitor

ponce de leon & piedmont ave.

Highest Regular Gas Prices in the Last 24 Hours
Price Station Area Time Thanks
3.99 Chevron Roswell Thu
11:05 AM abone999

Holcomb Bridge Rd. & Old Roswell
3.99 Shell Roswell Thu
11:05 AM abone999

685 Holcomb Bridge Rd.
3.99 Marathon Atlanta - West Thu
9:45 AM fauxto

Bankhead Hwy & I-285
3.99 Exxon Woodstock Thu
12:45 AM capozi2

Hwy 92 & Wade Green Rd.
3.99 Shell Sharpsburg Wed
9:46 PM aggiedawg

I-85 & Sharpsburg-McCollum Rd Exit
3.99 Exxon Atlanta - North Wed
8:16 PM GoneUpAgain

285E @ Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd
3.79 Citgo Lilburn Thu
8:32 AM bassanimal

Harbins Rd. & Dickens Rd.
3.79 Chevron Kennesaw Thu
12:46 AM capozi2

Barrett Pkwy at Chastain Meadows Pkwy
3.76 Citgo Chamblee Thu
10:20 AM ST647

Peachtree Industrial at Longview Dr
3.69 Shell Norcross Thu
8:32 AM bassanimal

Singleton Rd. & Harbins Rd.
3.69 Citgo East Point Thu
12:32 AM Bob@ACC

Headland Dr & Greenbriar Pl
3.65 Shell Norcross Thu
9:45 AM yjacket

Jimmy Carter Blvd & I-85
3.59 Shell Lithia Springs Thu
9:59 AM freeway

Sweetwater Rd & Skyview Dr
3.59 Marathon Lithia Springs Thu
12:23 AM matth9081

Bankhead Hwy
3.59 Citgo Lawrenceville Thu
12:05 AM anchovy

thats becuase they were yesterday

when a new price is reported for a gas station the old one is taken down...

here we go



"John Harper, an east Cobb County resident, pulled up to a gas station in Stockbridge Wednesday evening when he saw an enticing empty parking lot. He promptly turned around once he the manager told him the gas prices _ $5.87 for a gallon of unleaded fuel."

Perdue signs order allowing sanctions against gas gougers

The Associated Press - ATLANTA

With some retailers advertising gasoline prices as high as $6 per gallon, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing state sanctions against gas stations that gouge consumers.

"I do not believe there is an energy emergency in this state but we will not tolerate our citizens perceiving the fact there is by exorbitant price-gouging prices," he said.

Perdue's order allows the Gov.'s Office of Consumer Affairs to seek civil sanctions against retailers who can't justify their prices based on the price they paid at the terminal for the product, adjusted for their normal markup.

"Frankly, when you prey upon the fears, the paranoia of citizens, it is akin to looting in a different sort of way," Perdue said.

As he spoke, long queues formed in Georgia's suburbs and cities, rural towns and backwaters, as drivers scrambled to fill their tanks with gas priced well over $3 a gallon at some stations.

Police in Sandersville had to direct traffic during a mid-morning rush on the pumps after two small stations ran out of gas, Police Chief John Harden said. In Washington, long lines for gas stretched into the town's main street, disrupting traffic.

"People are beginning to panic over the gasoline already," said Wilkes County Commissioner Donna Hardy. "People don't know what to expect at this point."

John Harper, an east Cobb County resident, pulled up to a gas station in Stockbridge Wednesday evening when he saw an enticing empty parking lot. He promptly turned around once he the manager told him the gas prices _ $5.87 for a gallon of unleaded fuel.

"It's highway robbery," Harper said.

He was one of a half-dozen people who left after pulling up to the station. Soon after, the gas station manager decided to lower the gas prices by $2 a gallon.

The governor gave no specific examples of price gouging but said prices at some stations rose from $3 per gallon to $5 and $6 per gallon by Wednesday afternoon.

"We should not even have to be doing this," he said. "I'm frankly embarrassed for our state and some of our businesses that we have to do this."

He acknowledged consumers may not always know if they are being gouged as gas prices change. "You just have to report this and our Office of Consumer Affairs will investigate," he said.

Hours before announcing his executive order, Perdue called on Georgians to remain calm over rising gas prices and fears of short supplies, saying, "This is a temporary problem due to Hurricane Katrina and will be resolved soon."

He asked the state's drivers to alter any discretionary driving plans they might have for the Labor Day weekend and stay home with their families instead.

"There's no reason to panic. There's plenty of gas on the way, and the only reason we would have problems locally is if we rush out to hoard and try to accumulate gasoline that we won't need for a long time," he said during a news conference with Red Cross officials.

Perdue said gas distributors assured him they were working around the clock to restore service to two major gas pipelines that serve the state but he added that another major source of supply through the Georgia ports hasn't been hampered.

"Fresh fuel is continuing to reach our ports and Atlanta and other markets throughout Georgia," he said.

The power is slowly starting to come back on in South Mississippi. The main fuel distribution hub, in Collins, MS, was able to start loading tankers this afternoon. This is good news for MS, but it is also good news for the rest of the country too! Because, there is still tons of gas here in MS, LA & AL, that is stuck there. This will also made deisel easier to come by, which means that they can start loading more bardages with the gas and it can now go north.

Things are going to be slow, to return to normal, but it will happen.

I went to work this morning & low & behold gas went up ANOTHER 20 cents/gallon while we slept ! During the day today , it went up ANOTHER 20 cents at some stations !!!!!! Grand total around here : up about 85 cents in less than 48 hours !!!! Friggin'-A , my trip is gonna cost me a damn fortune next week !