| Show I. I t i t lS l- l I.- I. Southeast S t riV V-V-v V r. r t f feels J gas g pi P I t lil r f MJ t 11 i r. r M r ill t rt dj u I t v f T Richard ardi ri t I r Los Lob Angeles s Tin Tunes Times es A V When the gas gas gauge on Jada Burns Bums Kia wagon was on r empty Tu Tuesday op she lucked u d Pl catching at her bo g i t. t i. i Chevron station at a time tIme when its t pumps were open But the clerk Mamadou Diallo said he expected to be sold out by rush hour With drivers already lr ady forming a aline a line it was about 20 minutes before Bums Bums' cou could ld fill up v v v ur r T. T hl is first time Eye i S LVe it had t a tu lly watt wart t sald said v. Burns Bums 33 who earlier had passed by a station where the line was much longer This is crazy isn't it The impact of hurricanes hurricanes' Gustav and Ike was being felt feit far beyond the they wind- wind battered gulf coastline this week In Southeastern states states- gas sh shortages s and i iv v were v ie widespread due to to oil industry interruptions and damage to the en energy infrastructure inthe Gulf of Mexico At least Ar half of the Xi rt U 1 total total tot i stations stations t in in Georgia J Virginia Tennessee Tennesse and tHe trie Carolinas ran out of gas over the weekend according to toTo To Tom analyst with with the Oil all Pr Price j e Info Information mati n V x t Service If tl a ajata illta ta gas i could o bee be I b e. e found without trouble in some areas on Tuesday but i in others th the stations stations' V were closed lo ed v and pumps were bagged The federal Environmental Protection VV Jo r 1 j. j l l. l i 1 x t n. n if i I z I r r f 1 v. u geu e cy g r Pi t di i. i r e-r for or the e Atlan Atlanta t met t a allowing mowing for the sale of offa of a less Clean less kind I Georgia leaders e ders 49 hops that will viII help 1 the he e shortages si 5 cc ta tan normally n r H B sp specially prod produced ce 10 sulphur blend blend meant n 10 t y help With the city if smog ro 6 g problem 1 c v- v i Similar waivers have b been en issued iIi than n a do dozen en states since late August to to q address address' related hurricane r d s1 shortages o s said a Mary Wel 1 e ari w jt tl d ice l C c ci i But Welge said a like Georgias Georgia's is not not- likely to solve the pr problem bl m immediately noting that it t could be e a f few few- Y tp more f weeks before s plies return to normal 1 The problem L is compounded by Y f worried know dont motorists who don't dont where their next tank gas will come from People eople are panic buying bung off the their ther r T topping t then taking the their their their- f vehicle vehicle cle h home home- e ea a and d. d returning t g 1 with 1 I t h another I ler i one onel r. r sat old J 7 I f C W Wj B Paul owner of Pacer Fue Fuels j an Austell j J Ga company ih that t operate operates ies 10 gas gas' stati station and deliver V ga gas 4 to dozens J lOre M f V in In Georgia a 1 the average v r f pr price c of a gall unleaded leaded ga gas w i Tuesday Compared t with nationwide So So far ip any say the shortage j IS ISmore is ismore more of an inconvenience J e yr enoe p f than a crisis T I him nil 11 iu |
