Citizens of Atlanta are flocking to the gas stations as news of the gas shortage spreads. This CNN video shows footage of Atlantans going from gas station to gas station trying to find gas.
The gas shortage in Atlanta is a result of two factors.
- The oil refineries were shut down for several days due to Hurricane Ike, and it takes a while to get the flow of gas in the pipeline back to normal.
- Consumer reaction. People are panicking and buying gas at a rate much higher than normal.
A search on TweetScan shows people’s real time reaction to the Atlanta gas shortage.
How are you dealing with the shortage? How high is the price of gas in Atlanta going to get before shortage gets resolved?
Let’s see how well Atlanta Gas Buddy tracks this gas crisis.
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