Thousands of Gas Stations in the Southeast Report Fuel Outages – Welcome to Biden’s America

As the gas shortage crisis intensifies in the Southeast, upwards of 2,000 gas stations are reporting that they’re out of fuel.

The ransomware attack occurred not even one week ago, but supply lines have already impacted the lives of millions of Americans.

Colonial Pipeline provides the gasoline for nearly half of the East Coast and sudden shortages are leading to skyrocketing prices.

https://twitter.com/jlitwinetz/status/1392142750590590979

I went out yesterday to top off my tank & the station closest to my house in NW Charlotte was out of Mid-grade & Premium gas. My uncle in Florida saw a 15¢ per gallon price increase for regular unleaded from yesterday to today. #ColonialPipeline #gaspriceshttps://t.co/WxahHywbXW

— Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, M.S. (@kimberlyratliff) May 10, 2021

Experts worry that fuel prices are more likely to increase the longer Colonial’s stoppage or slowdown becomes.https://t.co/x96s3Ndua8

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) May 10, 2021

Unsurprisingly, the shortages are leading to panic buying and hoarding similar to what we saw in 2020.

With sudden spike in demand, you can expect price gouging and the highest gas prices we’ve seen in years.

Panic-buying that analysts say is unwarranted caused more than 1,000 stations in the Southeast to run out of gas after the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers. Government officials are speeding up fuel deliveries but say there's no cause for alarm. https://t.co/XMOQzPYRV2

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2021

About 71% of #GasStations in the #CharlotteNC area are completely out of gas, as local #Police described the situation as a “#GasCrisis” and requested that non-essential travel be avoided. https://t.co/ijfV9WSlCh

— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) May 12, 2021

People waited in long lines outside gas stations amid fears of shortages after a cyberattack forced the shutdown of a major gas pipeline in the U.S. that supplies 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. https://t.co/SHeSHGqX9i pic.twitter.com/8M0TWldOAT

— ABC News (@ABC) May 11, 2021

https://twitter.com/JoshMandelOhio/status/1392539396214300679

This is so bizarre. I’ve called 10 gas stations around Asheville and not a single one has gas. One person laughed at me when I asked. And yet nothing on current gas shortages on NPR and most other national news sites. How is this not the biggest story in the US right now???

— Katie Herzog (@kittypurrzog) May 11, 2021

Gas stations throughout Pensacola, Florida are closed and out of gas. Pensacola is the cradle of Naval Aviation and if the shortage continues will do doubt affect the training pipeline.
This is not a “private corporation” issue, this is a National Security and readiness issue.

— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) May 11, 2021

Due to irrational panic buying that only makes the situation worse, some people are making foolish and dangerous decisions.

One of the common things we’ve seen is people pumping fuel into plastic bags.

We know this sounds simple, but when people get desperate they stop thinking clearly. They take risks that can have deadly consequences. If you know someone who is thinking about bringing a container not meant for fuel to get gas, please let them know it's dangerous.

— US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) May 12, 2021

When you hear there’s a gas shortage you grab those Target bags and get to pumping.pic.twitter.com/45Qifjal7H

— James Pexsy🌻 (@pexsy_ on Threads 🧵) (@Pexsy) May 12, 2021

Until Colonial Pipeline is running at normal operations again, you can expect the problem to only get worse.

And Biden continues to allow our nation’s infrastructure to be exploited.

Zero Hedge reported:

The ransomware attack has entered the fifth day, severing almost half of the gasoline and diesel supply for the East Coast. Seventeen states and Washington, DC, declared emergency declarations to address fuel shortages.

The emergency declaration covers Alabama, Arkansas, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

The company will provide more guidance on when the pipeline will restart by the end of the day.

Tracking firm GasBuddy reports gas shortages across the Southeast US continue to worsen by the hour.

Here is the current percent of gas stations with fuel outages per state:

• GA – 42%
• AL – 6%
• TN – 14%
• SC – 42%
• NC – 65%
• FL – 10%
• VA – 42%
• MD – 9%
• MS – 5%
• WV – 4%
• KY – 2%
• DC – 8%

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was quoted by Reuters as saying his department is working to “move fuel to places that need it.” He said the federal government is “doing everything it can do to reduce the impact of Colonial disruption of Americans at the pump.”

Colonial Pipeline is set to address federal officials with timetables of when it will restart gasoline and diesel flows by late Wednesday.

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Tracking firm GasBuddy reports gas shortages across the Southeast US are worsening by the hour.

Here is the current percent of gas stations with fuel outages per state:

• GA 17.5% 
• AL 2.1%
• TN 3.6% 
• SC 16.2% 
• NC 28.2% 
• FL 4.6%
• VA 17.1% 
• MD 4.1% 
• NEWLY ADDED MS 1.7% 
• NEWLY ADDED WV 2.8%

The shortage has also pushed up the average US price of gasoline above the $3 mark for the first time in 6.5 years.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) is out with a new warning Wednesday, advising people who panic hoard gasoline “not to fill plastic bags” with fuel and to “only use approved” containers.

The warning comes after several stupid people were caught on camera filling plastic bags with gasoline.

USCPSC went on to say that it’s common sense to use an approved gasoline container, “but when people get desperate, they stop thinking clearly.”