Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[robbyr]

My brother who lives North of Dallas is saying the same thing. He was going to come to central Texas this weekend and wondered if he would be able to refill his tank. I told him I had just filled my lawn mower gas cans and if he needs the 10 gallons to get back to Dallas he can have it.

The girl I saw in Facebook talking about it was in Little Elm. Not sure where that is.

 

[bindian]

What about on road diesel? I got plenty of off road fuel.
hugs, Brandi

 

[CowboyRon]

The girl I saw in Facebook talking about it was in Little Elm. Not sure where that is.

Little Elm is by lake Lewisville just north of Dallas.

 

[lostcreekranch]

This is all a social media induced crisis causing Idiots to go top off their tanks. There is plenty of gasoline and diesel fuel, just some storm induced delays in restocking stations.

The question you MUST ask, before filling up is WAS THIS STATION UNDER WATER? If so, do you know if underground tanks were contaminated with flood water?

If it was on the internet, most likely it was BS!!!

 

[two_bit_score]

It is my understanding that there is a delivery shortage, not a fuel shortage. It has to be trucked in from areas other than the coast and that will cause delays and price increases.

That is the real story.


TBS

 

[WM75Guy]

It is a social media induced problem. Now the main stream media is covering it so it will only get worse. Most people fill up once a week. When everyone shows up the same day the store runs out of fuel. Add in all the extra vehicles of evacuees and holiday travelers, someone panics and starts posting, and so everyone runs to fill up the vehicle and gas cans.

Latest EIA report shows 230 million barrels of gasoline in storage so it is not a supply issue, it is a distribution issue. Most convenience stores only have 2 10,000 gallon tanks, 1 for 87 octane no lead and one for 93 octane no lead. The mid grade is blended by the pump. They would also have a tank for diesel if they sell it. When you have a run on fuel it doesn't take long to empty the tanks. The tanker coming in carries 8,000 gallons so it can go pretty fast. There are only so many tankers so it is tough keeping everyone supplied.

It will work itself out before long but we will all pay the price at the pump.

 

[bindian]

Our ex Governor, Rick Perry, "Governor Good Hair", is releasing 500,000 barrels of reserves to the Phillips 66 refinery in Lake Charles.
Energy chief taps emergency oil reserve in wake of Harvey | KXAN.com
hugs, Brandi

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Colonial shut down their transport pipeline. 25% of refineries offline. Price here jumped $.30 overnight.

Jumped another $.15 last night.

 

[txdon]

Gasoline prices here from $2.19 to $2.59 3/4 of stations are out of gas including the big Buckye's on Hwy 71 in Bastrop.
HEB was out of gas but then a tanker arrived and immediately had lines 6 deep.
Disel was still open in all stations.
The station that had the highest price gas had no lines so that tells me people are not desperate and are just topping off.
Three of the stations out of gasoline had police cars sitting on watch - for what I have no idea.

Talked to BIL in North Houston his station was out of gas and hoped to get more tomorrow.

 

[bindian]

Three of the stations out of gasoline had police cars sitting on watch - for what I have no idea.

Out of gas, but had plenty of donuts?:confused3:

Luke filled up at our corner store/Valero up the street. He said they had diesel.
My truck popped the check engine light this morning. Then I had no pedal. Called AAA and waited and was hold for over 15 minutes. So I idled out of McDonald's parking lot, across I-45 and through Willis, all the way home, climbing hills at 5mph, speeding up to 15 downhill. I'm waiting right now on a call that it is ready. They are open to 7 tonight, but will then be closed to Tuesday morning.
I was suppost to take the BRB 20-22 miles west tomorrow morning and mow cleared land growth for a (woohoo) repete customer. If I get the truck back today, I will be able to mow late tomorrow or Sunday.
hugs, Brandi

 

[txdon]

Kyle, do the filling station in Giddings have Gasoline? A lot of places that had Gasoline yesterday have run out.

 

[WM75Guy]

Hopefully the panic is over in our neck of the woods. Diesel is up to $2.59 where I buy fuel. No lines and the tanker was unloading when I arrived. I stopped to get groceries and there was a tanker unloading at Brookshire's, no lines at the pumps.

 

[txdon]

Brookshire Bros. in Caldwell the Gasoline was $1.29 this morning $1.49 by noon and out by 3pm along with all filling stations in Caldwell.
All disel pumps all still open.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Had to go to TSC in Columbus this afternoon, for some hydraulic oil. The only station I found, not selling gas, was a Shell station that I believe had been under water. Everything else open and no lines, even the stations close to I-10.

I now realize nobody informed Colorado County that a devastating fuel shortage exist. Guess we pay little attention to idiots on the Internet.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Ahhh! Next weekend! Highs in low 80's. Lows in low 50's.

Maybe high 40's for a Don and Kyle?

92 here today and humidity about same. I'm supposed to be in Colorado Springs now.

 

[bindian]

I filled up last night for 2.29 a gallon for diesel. Up a dime since Harvey.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kyle, do the filling station in Giddings have Gasoline? A lot of places that had Gasoline yesterday have run out.

I believe they are all open, as of yesterday.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

.40 cents a gallon higher

 

[houstonscott]

Anyone see our other senator around, john cornyn, during this time in Texas history.

 

[sseelhoff]

Anyone see our other senator around, john cornyn, during this time in Texas history.

Have seen limited Cruz sightings (and he's from Houston), and nothing on Cornyn. Awfully quite from these two. My congressman (Farenthold) has also been MIA. But then again, Farenthold is rarely in the news, unless he's doing something stupid.