I drove from Seagrove to the north side of Atlanta today. Here's what I found.
SoWal and PCB - Every station open, all grades available, regular $3.62.
Vernon and Cottondale - Only Tom Thumb has gas. Two other stations in each town empty.
Bonifay exit at I-10 and 79 - 3 stations, all open, all grades
Dothan, Eufaula, Phenix City, Columbus - About 1/3 of stations out altogether, most of the rest have regular only. Only a few have all grades.
Newnan - Most stations empty. Maybe 1 in 4 open, and they have only regular.
Atlanta - I didn't even try.
North of Atlanta. Just like Newnan.
Some stations have a max purchase limit, require cash only, exclude cans, or have some other restriction.
Once you get to Alabama, regular is about 3.85. Bumps to 4.00 in the Atlanta area.
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Smiling JOeSmiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertBuckhead BP on Piedmont, been out of all types for three weeks. I hope they get some gas before the man with the Peanut Butter Bars tries to come to the beach.
Miss KittyMiss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined View profileMessageMeow
Miss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined View profileMessageMeowBuckhead BP on Piedmont, been out of all types for three weeks. I hope they get some gas before the man with the Peanut Butter Bars tries to come to the beach.
:yikes:...National Crisis of the biggest proportions!!!!!!!!!! Is there an emergency clause for the chef????
gardening1970gardening1970Beach FanaticAtlanta458 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
gardening1970Beach FanaticAtlanta458 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticThanks very much for the report! :wave: I'm driving from Atlanta to Port St. Joe next Friday and I'm concerned. I drive a Jetta diesel. Diesel can be hard to find on the road in ordinary times - and these are not ordinary times. It's a zoo here.
JdargJdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
JdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertBuckhead BP on Piedmont, been out of all types for three weeks. I hope they get some gas before the man with the Peanut Butter Bars tries to come to the beach.
OMG!!! Can we mail him some gas??:lol:
Will BWill BModeratorAtlanta, GA4,582 postsJoined View profileMessageModerator
Will BModeratorAtlanta, GA4,582 postsJoined View profileMessageModeratorThanks very much for the report! :wave: I'm driving from Atlanta to Port St. Joe next Friday and I'm concerned. I drive a Jetta diesel. Diesel can be hard to find on the road in ordinary times - and these are not ordinary times. It's a zoo here.
Diesel drivers are thumbing their noses at all the gas powered cars. I have, yet, to run across a single station that is out of diesel...
Thanks very much for the report! :wave: I'm driving from Atlanta to Port St. Joe next Friday and I'm concerned. I drive a Jetta diesel. Diesel can be hard to find on the road in ordinary times - and these are not ordinary times. It's a zoo here.
I have to confess I wasn't looking at the diesel nozzles real closely. But my recollection is that a lot of them were bagged.
You should do like I did - which will probably piss off a lot of folks. I stopped and topped up at every opportunity until I knew I would arrive with a comfortable margin. Once you get to the Panhandle, it should be just fine.
NoHallNoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't remember
NoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't rememberDiesel drivers are thumbing their noses at all the gas powered cars. I have, yet, to run across a single station that is out of diesel...
We had a couple of them run out of diesel around here. I'm not sure what to think--the MINI only has about 50-70 miles left, and I refuse to wait in one of those lines. It's madness.
Fortunately, I only have to drive about 20 miles tomorrow, and then I'm going to bed until Tuesday.
gardening1970gardening1970Beach FanaticAtlanta458 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
gardening1970Beach FanaticAtlanta458 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticIt wasn't until after I purchased a diesel that I realized not every station sells diesel, so you have to plan ahead... but the mpg really is fabulous. All 3 of the places I usually fuel up have run out in the last 2 weeks, but thankfully not at the same time. I start looking around at about 1/4 tank.
However, I will be the only adult traveling at night with children and won't be taking any chances between Atlanta and St Joe next week. Thanks again for the info!
P.S. My granfather lives in Port St. Joe and my kids and I will be visiting him for his 83rd birthday. Can't let a gas crunch spoil the party!
However, I will be the only adult traveling at night with children and won't be taking any chances between Atlanta and St Joe next week. Thanks again for the info!
P.S. My granfather lives in Port St. Joe and my kids and I will be visiting him for his 83rd birthday. Can't let a gas crunch spoil the party!
Beach RunnerBeach Runnerbeats on hoodNear the ATL and in SoWal as often as possible15,269 postsJoined View profileMessagebeats on hood
Beach Runnerbeats on hoodNear the ATL and in SoWal as often as possible15,269 postsJoined View profileMessagebeats on hoodIs there gas in Troy?
Smiling JOeSmiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
Smiling JOeSoWal Expert31,643 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expertplug this website into your Blackberry to check prices and availability while on the road --
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx
It is updated daily.
jdarg, I think the peanut butter bar man is so low on gas that the only station in driving distance is the BP station which has been out of gas for three weeks. I'm guessing he has been riding his bike to work so that he has enough gas to get to the BP station when they get a delivery. Crazy!!! Yesterday, I noticed the gas prices at Tom Thumb Seagrove decreased to $3.629 per gallon. We haven't really had much issue being without gas, so it is hard to understand why so much of Atlanta is out of gas, except for the fact that people are stuck in traffic in and around Atlanta, for four hours a day, burning fuel.
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx
It is updated daily.
jdarg, I think the peanut butter bar man is so low on gas that the only station in driving distance is the BP station which has been out of gas for three weeks. I'm guessing he has been riding his bike to work so that he has enough gas to get to the BP station when they get a delivery. Crazy!!! Yesterday, I noticed the gas prices at Tom Thumb Seagrove decreased to $3.629 per gallon. We haven't really had much issue being without gas, so it is hard to understand why so much of Atlanta is out of gas, except for the fact that people are stuck in traffic in and around Atlanta, for four hours a day, burning fuel.
Will BWill BModeratorAtlanta, GA4,582 postsJoined View profileMessageModerator
Will BModeratorAtlanta, GA4,582 postsJoined View profileMessageModerator...it is hard to understand why so much of Atlanta is out of gas, except for the fact that people are stuck in traffic in and around Atlanta, for four hours a day, burning fuel.
There is so much panic buying going on that the deliveries are way behind the curve. Everybody is in the mindset that they have to keep their cars filled for fear that there will not be any more gas. If everybody could or would get back to normal buying patterns, things would resolve a lot quicker...
30abob30abobBeach LoverBlue Mountain Beach239 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Lover
30abobBeach LoverBlue Mountain Beach239 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverWe haven't really had much issue being without gas, so it is hard to understand why so much of Atlanta is out of gas, except for the fact that people are stuck in traffic in and around Atlanta, for four hours a day, burning fuel.
According to an NPR show earlier this week Atlanta is required by the EPA to include special additives in the gas to combat smog. This was the reason Atlanta and the immediate vicinity was hit so hard; the refineries just couldn't keep up with demand for the special blend. Gov. Sonny Perdue asked for and received a temporary waiver from the EPA due to the extreme shortages in some areas of metropolitan Atlanta. He said that most stations should have "regular" gas by Sunday or Monday.
Beach RunnerBeach Runnerbeats on hoodNear the ATL and in SoWal as often as possible15,269 postsJoined View profileMessagebeats on hood
Beach Runnerbeats on hoodNear the ATL and in SoWal as often as possible15,269 postsJoined View profileMessagebeats on hoodTroy has cheap gas. ;-)
NoHallNoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't remember
NoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't rememberI got no gas. Fortunately, I'm stuck in bed.
Ocean LoverOcean LoverbeanBuckeye Country9,491 postsJoined View profileMessagebean
Ocean LoverbeanBuckeye Country9,491 postsJoined View profileMessagebeanI got no gas. Fortunately, I'm stuck in bed.
How are you?
NoHallNoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't remember
NoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't rememberHow are you?
[ame="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=28157"]Don't ask (click here for update)[/ame]...:roll: (But thanks for asking!:wub:)
Miss KittyMiss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined View profileMessageMeow
Miss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined View profileMessageMeowI got no gas. Fortunately, I'm stuck in bed.
With the way your health is going, be glad gas is not one of your problems! 😱
Bless your heart. :wub:
NoHallNoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't remember
NoHallhmmmm......can't rememberNorthern Hall County, GA9,032 postsJoined View profileMessagehmmmm......can't rememberWith the way your health is going, be glad gas is not one of your problems! 😱
Bless your heart. :wub:
It's really not...and my health will improve. My folks went out of town for the week, and left the caddy full of gas at their house in the event that I don't find gas for the MINI. Geez...how long can this gas problem actually last?
Miss KittyMiss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined View profileMessageMeow
Miss KittyMeow47,011 postsJoined View profileMessageMeowIt's really not...and my health will improve. My folks went out of town for the week, and left the caddy full of gas at their house in the event that I don't find gas for the MINI. Geez...how long can this gas problem actually last?
😀...I meant the other kind of gas. The kind Darlene got from Tex-Mex. :wave:
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