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To stock up on gasoline or not !

 
Pabamus V

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03/20/2020 10:19 AM
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I’m stocked up on everything. We’ve never been closer to 24-48 hrs away from total chaos. Be prepared.
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It's always a good idea to stock up on anything that can be useful in the future.
I know I'm filling up my empty gas cans.
Why not?1dunno1
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03/20/2020 10:21 AM
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I have to an extent ... but you have to add stabilizer. Gasoline goes bad after a few months.

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03/20/2020 10:21 AM
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I have all kinds of chain saws ,generator,log splitter,tractor ,mowers etc.. all need fuel ...My saying when I was wheeling out huge loads of T.P. ,canned goods,bleach,other items and people would ask: what are you going to do with all that ??!. I would just say to them : "If you got it you got it".RagnorTHKNbrucelee2brucelee1
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03/20/2020 10:25 AM
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If it really goes south.
If you don’t have a dirt bike.
Or a horse. You’re going nowhere.
You’re not driving down the highway.
As it will be stopped.
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03/20/2020 10:27 AM
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No reason I can see except for maybe generators. But if shit got that bad one is only prolonging the inevitable by 2 weeks
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03/20/2020 10:29 AM
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Wife works high up in oil and gas. No problems with supply in US. We are keeping our cars full and filled our cans but not concerned. With so few people on the roads gas isn’t an issue at all. I will make a post if things change.
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03/20/2020 10:31 AM
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Btw I live in a military town not one has concerns like the supposed contacts on this bat shit site
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03/20/2020 10:33 AM
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I know several places to "procure" fuel if shtf really happens.
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03/20/2020 10:34 AM
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I stocked up enough to run the tiller so I can plant and maintain a garden.
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03/20/2020 10:36 AM
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So I have several contacts in the armed forces and a couple of them have warned to stock up on fuel. I know there have been several posts here about this yet I am not sure of the validity of this.

If there really is something way more sinister than the virus about to happen then yes , I could see where having some fuel reserves would be a good thing.

Or maybe if they do go ahead and initiate a 2 week or more nationwide quarantine then again, it would probably be a good idea to have extra fuel in case the power goes out.

Either way, we are all most certainly living in unsure, crazy times and the only way America will get through this is if we all stand together. Take care of your neighbors and they will take care of you!
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I would, but living in an apartment, I have no where to keep it.
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03/20/2020 10:37 AM
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Always keep your tank above 1/4 anyway, because driving around with little gas in tank can damage fuel pump ( gasoline cools pump). It costs almost $1000 in labor and parts to remove a gas tank, replace damaged pump. Also, air in tank increases condensation and water buildup in gasoline.

Gasoline will stay plentiful and cheap, but never let the tank get low for other reasons.
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03/20/2020 10:37 AM
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I get that there is plenty of fuel ready to be trucked to gas stations. What I am hearing is that when the country goes lockdown, then there will be rationing and very fuel gas stations even open, like 1 per x amount of population in an area.
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03/20/2020 10:39 AM
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Btw I live in a military town not one has concerns like the supposed contacts on this bat shit site
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Its a bat shit site yet you obviously troll here tounge
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03/20/2020 10:39 AM
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
So I have several contacts in the armed forces and a couple of them have warned to stock up on fuel. I know there have been several posts here about this yet I am not sure of the validity of this.

If there really is something way more sinister than the virus about to happen then yes , I could see where having some fuel reserves would be a good thing.

Or maybe if they do go ahead and initiate a 2 week or more nationwide quarantine then again, it would probably be a good idea to have extra fuel in case the power goes out.

Either way, we are all most certainly living in unsure, crazy times and the only way America will get through this is if we all stand together. Take care of your neighbors and they will take care of you!
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buy gas and you can watch the Phase separation when ethanol in the fuel absorbs too much water, and separates from gasoline by dropping to the bottom of the tank since the ethanol and water mixture that results from phase separation is heavier than gasoline.
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I pay the extra and buy off road fuel, 100% gasoline with no ethanol.
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03/20/2020 10:42 AM
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my gas cans have been filled for about 7 week, always keeping the cars topped off. I pretend like there will never be another store or business open.. as I have been saying, we are on our own here.
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03/20/2020 10:44 AM
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No. Please.

No need to hoard gas too at this point, unless you absolutely need it to travel for the kind of work you do.

There are people who do need it for that, and hoarding it will only ensure they won't have any, just like the healthcare workers who can't get masks now.
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
So I have several contacts in the armed forces and a couple of them have warned to stock up on fuel. I know there have been several posts here about this yet I am not sure of the validity of this.

If there really is something way more sinister than the virus about to happen then yes , I could see where having some fuel reserves would be a good thing.

Or maybe if they do go ahead and initiate a 2 week or more nationwide quarantine then again, it would probably be a good idea to have extra fuel in case the power goes out.

Either way, we are all most certainly living in unsure, crazy times and the only way America will get through this is if we all stand together. Take care of your neighbors and they will take care of you!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77195896


buy gas and you can watch the Phase separation when ethanol in the fuel absorbs too much water, and separates from gasoline by dropping to the bottom of the tank since the ethanol and water mixture that results from phase separation is heavier than gasoline.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78648975


I pay the extra and buy off road fuel, 100% gasoline with no ethanol.
 Quoting: Sodbuster


Uh, off road fuel should cost less, it does not include road taxes.
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03/20/2020 10:46 AM
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
No. Please.

No need to hoard gas too at this point, unless you absolutely need it to travel for the kind of work you do.

There are people who do need it for that, and hoarding it will only ensure they won't have any, just like the healthcare workers who can't get masks now.
 Quoting: Blue_Triquetra


Dude, there is so much fuel, the refineries are flaring 24/7.
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03/20/2020 10:50 AM

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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
So I have several contacts in the armed forces and a couple of them have warned to stock up on fuel. I know there have been several posts here about this yet I am not sure of the validity of this.

If there really is something way more sinister than the virus about to happen then yes , I could see where having some fuel reserves would be a good thing.

Or maybe if they do go ahead and initiate a 2 week or more nationwide quarantine then again, it would probably be a good idea to have extra fuel in case the power goes out.

Either way, we are all most certainly living in unsure, crazy times and the only way America will get through this is if we all stand together. Take care of your neighbors and they will take care of you!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77195896


buy gas and you can watch the Phase separation when ethanol in the fuel absorbs too much water, and separates from gasoline by dropping to the bottom of the tank since the ethanol and water mixture that results from phase separation is heavier than gasoline.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78648975


I pay the extra and buy off road fuel, 100% gasoline with no ethanol.
 Quoting: Sodbuster


Uh, off road fuel should cost less, it does not include road taxes.
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The off-road title is confusing. The AC was talking about regular pump fuel that is 92 Octane with no Ethanol. It is best for motorcycles, 4 wheelers, mowers, ect. It is usually 30 cents or more per gallon

With diesel you are right, it is cheaper, but has dye in it.
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03/20/2020 10:51 AM

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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
possibility of the government hoarding or redirecting fuel in case there is something big about to go down ?

I have a feeling we will all know a lil more either by the end of the weekend or by Monday.

Everyone hang in there
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I live right near 5 oil refineries, they have all slowed down their operations due to more on hand then they can sell.

I will keep you updated.
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
No. Please.

No need to hoard gas too at this point, unless you absolutely need it to travel for the kind of work you do.

There are people who do need it for that, and hoarding it will only ensure they won't have any, just like the healthcare workers who can't get masks now.
 Quoting: Blue_Triquetra


Dude, there is so much fuel, the refineries are flaring 24/7.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78657412


Yeah, and there was so much TP on the shelves 2 weeks ago, you couldn't find a space between rolls. Now...

You have to get that gas from the refineries to the stations, and that takes coordinated transportation. If everyone goes out and hits gas stations like they did grocery stores, stations will be out. The refineries might be full - but individual stations will experience outages.
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03/20/2020 10:55 AM

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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
No. Please.

No need to hoard gas too at this point, unless you absolutely need it to travel for the kind of work you do.

There are people who do need it for that, and hoarding it will only ensure they won't have any, just like the healthcare workers who can't get masks now.
 Quoting: Blue_Triquetra


Dude, there is so much fuel, the refineries are flaring 24/7.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78657412


Yeah, and there was so much TP on the shelves 2 weeks ago, you couldn't find a space between rolls. Now...

You have to get that gas from the refineries to the stations, and that takes coordinated transportation. If everyone goes out and hits gas stations like they did grocery stores, stations will be out. The refineries might be full - but individual stations will experience outages.
 Quoting: Blue_Triquetra


Everyone DOES go to gas stations and fills up, every single day. Unless everyone goes out and buys a 500 gallon tank for their house, this is a non-issue
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03/20/2020 11:06 AM
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
No. Please.

No need to hoard gas too at this point, unless you absolutely need it to travel for the kind of work you do.

There are people who do need it for that, and hoarding it will only ensure they won't have any, just like the healthcare workers who can't get masks now.
 Quoting: Blue_Triquetra


Dude, there is so much fuel, the refineries are flaring 24/7.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78657412


Yeah, and there was so much TP on the shelves 2 weeks ago, you couldn't find a space between rolls. Now...

You have to get that gas from the refineries to the stations, and that takes coordinated transportation. If everyone goes out and hits gas stations like they did grocery stores, stations will be out. The refineries might be full - but individual stations will experience outages.
 Quoting: Blue_Triquetra


Everyone DOES go to gas stations and fills up, every single day. Unless everyone goes out and buys a 500 gallon tank for their house, this is a non-issue
 Quoting: Bud Fox


Even a 500 gallon tank is only 20 tanks full, if you drive a micropenis suv or truck.
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I did..never know. So yeah just do it for good measure
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03/20/2020 11:12 AM
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
If I were you. I would stock up on the gas. Heed the warnings.
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03/20/2020 11:15 AM

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there is so much oil in reserves they don't know where to put it all

and like with china, their consumption dropped by over 12 million barrels a month.

Finding gas should not be a problem unless of course everybody is dead


then it wont really mattter
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Look at the wakest link. No drivers, no deliveries, no fuel. No attendants, no open stations, no fuel. Checkpoints, no deliveries, no fuel.

It's just like the just in time supply chain. One hit and it falls apart.

Stabil is your friend.

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The health code and fire code is being weaponized against us american people now. Prep or store. It is up to you.
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03/20/2020 11:22 AM
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That is dangerous especially if you dont know what you are doing. Gas prices are falling they are already .99 per gallon in some places and will get lower
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Re: To stock up on gasoline or not !
So I have several contacts in the armed forces and a couple of them have warned to stock up on fuel. I know there have been several posts here about this yet I am not sure of the validity of this.

If there really is something way more sinister than the virus about to happen then yes , I could see where having some fuel reserves would be a good thing.

Or maybe if they do go ahead and initiate a 2 week or more nationwide quarantine then again, it would probably be a good idea to have extra fuel in case the power goes out.

Either way, we are all most certainly living in unsure, crazy times and the only way America will get through this is if we all stand together. Take care of your neighbors and they will take care of you!
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Where you gonna go after Trump orders the military to keep you in one place?





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