As has been mentioned already....
Atlanta, heck the whole southeast for that matter, is about to be up the creek without a paddle. There is no incoming fuel into the whole region. In response to this situation there has been a run on fuel and has exhausted the supply at most local stations. In the circle of supply and demand this is running the price through the roof. Last evening I paid 2.60 a gallon. This evening it was 3.30 and is projected to be over 4 by tonight. There is talk of well towards 7 by the end of the weekend, and that is even assuming you can find some.
I travel as a part of my job. With no fuel I cannot work. No work, no money, no bills paid.....in a short amount of time I will be on the street. Even with the promise that there will be a supply of fuel coming in soon, at the prices being charged it is not in my budget. I cannot afford to pay $30 a day in fuel, just to get TO work, much less what it will cost to perform my job.
I have had to cut all unnecessary expenses from my budget in an attempt to make ends meet. I am no longer eating out at all, no paintball, movies, anything extra. Consider the ripple effect of tens of thousands of people required to do the same thing. Consider all the small businesses who can't afford to operate with this expense....the truck lines, the delivery companies...
coupled with damage to the gulf coast that rivals a major military strike....
Look towards the worst recession this country has seen since last century.
Atlanta, heck the whole southeast for that matter, is about to be up the creek without a paddle. There is no incoming fuel into the whole region. In response to this situation there has been a run on fuel and has exhausted the supply at most local stations. In the circle of supply and demand this is running the price through the roof. Last evening I paid 2.60 a gallon. This evening it was 3.30 and is projected to be over 4 by tonight. There is talk of well towards 7 by the end of the weekend, and that is even assuming you can find some.
I travel as a part of my job. With no fuel I cannot work. No work, no money, no bills paid.....in a short amount of time I will be on the street. Even with the promise that there will be a supply of fuel coming in soon, at the prices being charged it is not in my budget. I cannot afford to pay $30 a day in fuel, just to get TO work, much less what it will cost to perform my job.
I have had to cut all unnecessary expenses from my budget in an attempt to make ends meet. I am no longer eating out at all, no paintball, movies, anything extra. Consider the ripple effect of tens of thousands of people required to do the same thing. Consider all the small businesses who can't afford to operate with this expense....the truck lines, the delivery companies...
coupled with damage to the gulf coast that rivals a major military strike....
Look towards the worst recession this country has seen since last century.
Sometimes I wish I was an indian giver.
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