Does anyone remember if hurricanes existed when Clinton was President?

Odd, I seem to remember that they did, but gas prices never went up when one approached.

At least FEMA was reliable and apolitical back then. And didn't have to be the gigantic federal program that the Hypocrite Party has made it. But it's also supportable that such storms are trending larger and more frequent. I'm sure climate change has nothing to do with it.

Good point about FEMA, FC.
Everything under the umbrella of "Homeland Security" is either a disaster waiting to happen or it already has. The have failed as an organizational entity and they have destroyed what were previously decent, useful agencies.

During the Pre-Chimpenfuhrer America, they always said "don't worry, only a small percentage of our production will be affected".

I hate these people.

Tamara:

That Japanese analogy is interesting, thanx.

Perhaps they're trying to make up for the decrease in driving over the summer by gouging now, since they seem to claim to have a reasonable justification for it.

It is interesting that immediately after Gustav, no one predicted this was coming down the line. Wouldn't they have known then?

It's also interesting when I saw the number of empty places at Neyland Stadium today for the home opener. TV commentators claimed it was probably due to the spike in gas prices, but I'm wondering if it's not due to the shape of the economy in general.

Here's Pilot's press release for today:

AFTERNOON FUEL STATEMENT FROM PILOT SEPT. 13
September 13, 2008

UPDATE ON PILOT OPERATIONS

All Pilot stores in the Knoxville area are operating normally with adequate supplies of all grades of fuel, according to Alan Wright, Pilot’s vice president of supply and distribution.

Wright said that demand has decreased significantly from yesterday’s levels when it was about double the normal volume for a Friday.

In the areas affected by Hurricane Ike, five Pilot Travel Centers are closed: two in Houston, TX, as well as locations in Baytown and Orange, TX, and LaPlace, LA. Pilot is committed to getting these locations reopened as soon as possible.

All locations have ample inventory of both gas and diesel and will be ready to serve customers as soon as they re-open. Pilot has a team of transport drivers and trucks ready to move into the area to continue fuel deliveries to the travel centers when evacuation orders are lifted.

All other locations in Texas and Louisiana are open and operating.
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So, should we expect prices back at $3.60-something, the pre-gouge level, when the locations re-open in the morning as well????

As Randy would say, "Huh."