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snooper2

(30,151 posts)
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 01:31 PM Aug 2017

50+ cars lined up for gas at stations in DFW

Just paid 2.99 a gallon, was a little over $2 yesterday. All of the Quick Trips are out anywhere by me, just the crappy stations left that still have fuel (Conoco).

If you are in Richardson there are a couple stations with gas off Jupiter North of Beltline FYI


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Red indicates gas stations that drivers reported as having run out of gas. (Screen capture from GasBuddy's online gas tracker. )


https://www.dallasnews.com/news/harvey/2017/08/31/north-texas-drivers-need-know-spreading-gas-shortages

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50+ cars lined up for gas at stations in DFW (Original Post) snooper2 Aug 2017 OP
Soon coming to a station near you Achilleaze Aug 2017 #1
Where in DFW? thx in advance uponit7771 Aug 2017 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author workinclasszero Aug 2017 #3
I live in Wylie, but work in Richardson...Wylie stations seemed out snooper2 Aug 2017 #4
South Grand Prairie almost out uponit7771 Aug 2017 #7
Stations I've seen in Ft Worth have super long lines. displacedtexan Sep 2017 #14
fyi Can also use Quiktrip website awesomerwb1 Aug 2017 #5
do worry a bit about panic hoarding dembotoz Aug 2017 #6
It's getting pretty bad... rainbow4321 Aug 2017 #8
San Antonio is experiencing the same. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #9
All over Texas Horse with no Name Aug 2017 #10
Not to the 'gougers' charing over $4.00 malaise Aug 2017 #11
It's hyped and ridiculous! Blue_Roses Sep 2017 #12
K&R for exposure! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #13

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
1. Soon coming to a station near you
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 01:35 PM
Aug 2017

While republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, Comrade Casino, is busy doing all he can to pimp his freaking $40 republican golf hats.

Response to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
4. I live in Wylie, but work in Richardson...Wylie stations seemed out
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 01:43 PM
Aug 2017

Went at lunch and saw a few open so filled up since I was already on fumes...

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
14. Stations I've seen in Ft Worth have super long lines.
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 09:13 AM
Sep 2017

Eastchase Parkway on the eastern edge of town, a station on Brentwood Stair near Loop 820, and one on Pennsylvania Ave downtown across the street from Harris Hospital had really long lines blocking the right lanes of traffic for several blocks.

The one on Brentwood Stair had a woman directing traffic in and out of the station, in order to keep people entering one way and exiting another way. very smart!

Gas was $2.05 last week. $2.49 last night.

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)
6. do worry a bit about panic hoarding
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 02:03 PM
Aug 2017

folks whose tanks never get filled above 1/4 suddenly filling the tank full all the time

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
8. It's getting pretty bad...
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 06:09 PM
Aug 2017

I travel for work and am not there now but am getting pretty bad descriptions from family.
A family member's co-worker saw someone pull a gun out when he thought someone cut in line.

All the stations in my town of 25,000 (Little Elm) are out of gas, per the gasbuddy app as of this morning.

Police are having to direct traffic at some stations, lines are out onto the street.

Blue_Roses

(12,894 posts)
12. It's hyped and ridiculous!
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 03:28 AM
Sep 2017

I live in DFW and saw lines wrapped around street corners, waiting to get gas at QuikTrips and 7-11' s around where I live. People saw the tanker bringing gas to our local 7-11 and they flocked to it. I went several hours later to get me some nachos and chat with the attendant working inside and he said that they were sending tankers from Oklahoma. HOWEVER, talked to an older man at the pump and he said the railroad commissioner said there was millions of gallons in reserve here in Texas and that this "gas shortage" is hype to line some pockets. Taking advantage of the public during a crisis. It's crazy

Rhiannon12866

(205,521 posts)
13. K&R for exposure!
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 04:21 AM
Sep 2017

Thanks for keeping this updated!

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