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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand people's reaction at all. I've only used a few tanks of gas during the whole pandemic. Can understand why people who need gasoline to do their jobs might panic (like landscaping companies, Uber, etc..) but the average person? Get enough gas to go to work, and everything else is optional. Near me, it's the stations in the wealthiest areas that are selling out constantly.

I swear my fellow Americans are getting more stupid by the minute. [/quote]
My parents took the auto train down to Florida and are making their way back up to DC right now, stopping to visit friends along the way. They are topping off periodically and have been talking to the gas station owners as they do. Everyone has said that the problem is 90% hoarding and 10% actual shortage. I don’t understand why the owners don’t put a limit on how much gas each customer can buy. Literally any pump has this capability.[/quote]

If they are topping off periodically, isn’t that hoarding?[/quote]
No, because they will need more than one tank to get from South Carolina where they are now to DC. Hoarding is the people in front of them in line with multiple 10-gallon containers.[/quote]

A 10 gallon gas container costs about $79. It’s not a usual consumer size. Most people have a 2 or 5 gallon gas container to use when the cut their lawn for their lawnmower. [/quote]

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