RE: [DMCForum] Texas Tea..

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, people were panic buying gasoline and helped to create any "shortage"
that existed in certain areas.  Where I live we have three pipelines coming
in.  After the hurricane hit, no new fuel was pumped in for three days and
some stations were posting they were out of gas.  

Had people stayed calm all would have been ok.  Your first best way to
reduce your chances of surviving is to panic.  Did people actually believe
their full tank of gas would get them even remotely distant from town if all
other gas stations were empty as well?

Just as with lumber in the previous example, the supply of milk, eggs, and
bread wasn't affected by the hurricane.  People do the same thing here,
though.  We had one really bad snow storm in 1994 that literally
incapacitated the area and if there is even mention of snow now, people wipe
out the shelves.  I guess I do panic too, though I head to the booze gettin'
store. :)

Greg




-----Original Message-----
From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Marc Levy
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:29 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Texas Tea..

Most of the refining capacity has been either
restored, or shifted to other operations.  There is no
shortage.

Your saying people buy panic gasoline?!  Because we
all have a 500 Gallon gasoline tank in our yards..
LOL!!

Even if this were true, every time there is a big
winter storm expected in the North East, everyone goes
to the supermarket and buys enough food for a month
(morons), but it does not drive up the price of Milk,
or eggs, or bread.  The price is the same even if
there is a short spike in demand.


--- timnagin <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> No, supply and demand.  The supply of lumber wasn't
> affected by mills being
> shut down and unable to produce.  We also didn't see
> people in Ohio, just to
> pick a state at random, panic buying 4x8 plywood.
> 
> Greg

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