Some pictures of people in lines for gas in NJ

[superpatriotman]

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[oldtime dfl_er]

1. I hope I don't get jumped on for this

but if people would drive less, maybe it could have an impact on climate change and severe weather.

[dorkzilla]

2. That's not what these people are getting gas for

They're getting gas for their portable generators. NYC people don't really drive all that much, its all about public transportation here.

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. well, some are

in cars, so I'm assuming they're topping off.

anyway, it doesn't make what I said any less true.

[Renew Deal]

4. Many of those pictures are from an interstate rest stop.

[11 Bravo]

5. And the purpose of this post would be what? Hmmmm, let me think about it for a minute ...

Nope, I give up. This is WAY too subtle for me.

[superpatriotman]

6. What is there to think about?

It is a post with pictures of people affected by Sandy. Are you being clever or sarcastic?

[lindysalsagal]

7. I like to be prepared, but I never wanted a generator

I never thought of this as one of the problems, however.

I just know I can't store or repair or move a generator. It would rust in my basement.

I'd rather drive to a hotel or just live out of a cooler.

Last year, my gym was open so we showered and charged there.

It's really not safe to be storing large amounts of gasoline around the house.

[rickford66]

8. what's new?

We lived in North jersey in the late 70's and there were always gas lines. I used the bus most days. We drove a little Dodge Colt and returned to Scranton on weekends to gas up. Even under normal situations (no oil embargos) in NJ we rarely were able to just drive up to a pump. We always had to wait for one or two cars ahead. During the oil embargo I worked with a guy who bought a big Caddy because it was cheap. I wonder why. Any way he'd fill up when he left his house and go out at lunch to fill up again to get home. So glad we moved to upstate NY. Other problems of course, but the rush hour is 15 minutes long.

[NutmegYankee]

9. No doubt partially self inflicted by NJ laws

They should lift the prohibition on pumping your own gas and speed things up.