Gasoline on I-10

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Gasoline on I-10

#1 Postby Possum Trot » Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:44 pm

WTIX streaming radio news announcer just asked listeneners to please fill up with gas as soon as you can because they are getting reports of gas shortages all along I-10.

http://www.wtix690am.com/live.html

The stream is very intermittent, and I'm about to give up on it. Does anyone have any stable radio/tv streams out of the area.

Sounds like its time for lots of deep breathing and level heads on the northern gulf coast. The people of the area are in my prayers. Stay safe.
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#2 Postby gratefulnole » Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:13 pm

I work in view of I-10 in Tallahassee and the eastbound lanes are moving slowly, maybe 10 miles an hour. At lunch, all the nearby gas stations were busy but had plenty of gas.
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#3 Postby Innotech » Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:17 pm

here in Lafayette, I help to dispatch gasoline trucks. weve taken over 1000 calls last night and this morning. Its going faster than we can replensih it! Some stations are selling 2-4 times normal daily amounts!
If you see a Dupre truck, its ours :)
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#4 Postby karenfromheaven » Tue Sep 14, 2004 3:17 pm

I evacuated Panama City late yesterday afternoon to stay at my sister's house in Gainseville. The gas station in town where I topped off before heading north was running out of gas already. I came east on I10 but had no problems with gas or traffic. But that was early evening. I'm so glad I left early! I saw dozens of utility trucks heading west on I10, and some coming north on I75. Karen
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#5 Postby soonertwister » Tue Sep 14, 2004 3:42 pm

Why would the traffic be heavy moving eastbound? That is evacuating toward the strong side of the hurricane. Somehow it seems very counterintuitive to me.

Or perhaps it is FL residents trying to return to their homes?
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#6 Postby gratefulnole » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:17 pm

soonertwister wrote:Why would the traffic be heavy moving eastbound? That is evacuating toward the strong side of the hurricane. Somehow it seems very counterintuitive to me.

Or perhaps it is FL residents trying to return to their homes?


It is much easier for people in west Florida to go to northeast Florida on I-10 than elsewhere.
Alabama and Missisppi coastal will mostly go north on I-65 and LA. folks will go west on I-10.

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I grew up in Pensacola and live in Tallahassee. My parents evacuated east here from Pensacola. A few days ago I was prepared to go to Pensacola or east to my brother's in Jacksonville.
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