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Once again the local news media had to stir up a panic over gas prices. The first I heard of it was on my way home last night. It was one of the radio station DJ telling people that gas prices had gone up 50¢ that day, that it was expect to go up a $1, and that stations were limiting how much gas you could purchase. A listener called in telling about two men getting into fight over a tank. Yes, gas had gone up anywhere from 20-40¢. This morning the prices were the same as last night.
You would think as many times as the media has cried wolf that people wouldn't believe a word they say any more. I HATE them. They have turn this election into a 3-ring circus just like they do every they report.
Sept 11, 2008
Rumors and reports lead to long gas lines, anger around town
Jay Jones left work with a nearly empty tank of gas and drove by several with long lines before deciding he had to stop.
“I passed a lot where the lines were on the road,” said Mr. Jones, a Hixson resident who was driving home from U.S. Xpress.
When he finally got the RaceTrac gas station on Highway 153, there were about 40 cars, he said.
A possible surge in gas prices sent a panic through drivers Thursday evening leading to long lines, gas outages and even police at some stations.
The so-called panic was caused by fears that Hurricane Ike could cripple the country's refining capabilities, according to a report issued by the Oil Price Information Service, a Maryland-based company that makes daily reports on fluctuations in petroleum prices and news from the industry.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
You would think as many times as the media has cried wolf that people wouldn't believe a word they say any more. I HATE them. They have turn this election into a 3-ring circus just like they do every they report.
Sept 11, 2008
Rumors and reports lead to long gas lines, anger around town
Jay Jones left work with a nearly empty tank of gas and drove by several with long lines before deciding he had to stop.
“I passed a lot where the lines were on the road,” said Mr. Jones, a Hixson resident who was driving home from U.S. Xpress.
When he finally got the RaceTrac gas station on Highway 153, there were about 40 cars, he said.
A possible surge in gas prices sent a panic through drivers Thursday evening leading to long lines, gas outages and even police at some stations.
The so-called panic was caused by fears that Hurricane Ike could cripple the country's refining capabilities, according to a report issued by the Oil Price Information Service, a Maryland-based company that makes daily reports on fluctuations in petroleum prices and news from the industry.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
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