After Hurricane Sandy I have zero faith in human nature (gas shortage).

[aCb123]

seriously real eye opener when it comes to peoples true colors. brb fighting for every last drop of gas possible. seriously fights are going on at gas stations. In NJ some guy got a gun pulled on him at a gas station. can't believe how stupid some of these people are waiting on line for hours for gas. people are even sleeping in their cars over night at gas stations waiting for gas. Its just like a chain effect. Once some people start to panic everyone starts to panic. I mean they probably wasted more gas searching for gas. these lazy mother ****ers need to hop on a god damn bicycle. Can't imagine the chaos that would ensue if there was a food shortage. People would be murdering each other for a box of ****ing cereal.

[aCb123]

just goes to show you that instead of helping others its going to be an every man for them self situation if something bad happens.

[TrueBLOOD1]

Better to learn the truth now....

[ohsnapzach]

seriously real eye opener when it comes to peoples true colors. brb fighting for every last drop of gas possible. seriously fights are going on at gas stations. In NJ some guy got a gun pulled on him at a gas station. can't believe how stupid some of these people are waiting on line for hours for gas. people are even sleeping in their cars over night at gas stations waiting for gas. Its just like a chain effect. Once some people start to panic everyone starts to panic. I mean they probably wasted more gas searching for gas. these lazy mother ****ers need to hop on a god damn bicycle. Can't imagine the chaos that would ensue if there was a food shortage. People would be murdering each other for a box of ****ing cereal.

actually the fuk do I care about your reps...

crisis = chaos

chaos = panic

you're an idiot, you realize gas is an essential part of everyones day to day lives.. you have to drive to work etc.
many people didnt expect the storm to be this bad and didnt fill up prior to the storm
people don't have a choice to wait, they wait because they need it.. if you have a generator do you plan on powering it with some magical power potion?

why the fuk would I want to buy a stupid motorcycle, i don't find them appealing or essential to day to day life
pretty sure people who own a bike own a car... maybe we should get Vespa's op.

[Luno7]

I eagerly await the day...

DECEMBER TWENTY FIRST TWENTY TWELVE

A DAY OF RECKONING

[aCb123]

Better to learn the truth now....

yes used to think the misc was crazy stocking up on silver / guns / other commodities, but if something real bad happens they will be the ones to survive.

[nodnarb481]

actually the fuk do I care about your reps...

crisis = chaos

chaos = panic

you're an idiot, you realize gas is an essential part of everyones day to day lives.. you have to drive to work etc.
many people didnt expect the storm to be this bad and didnt fill up prior to the storm
people don't have a choice to wait, they wait because they need it.. if you have a generator do you plan on powering it with some magical power potion?

why the fuk would I want to buy a stupid motorcycle, i don't find them appealing or essential to day to day life
pretty sure people who own a bike own a car... maybe we should get Vespa's op.

fuark i want a vespa.. don't even care if its ****gy. almost 100 miles to the gallon. fun as hell to drive around on. Depending on state (or county maybe..) you don't even need a license or insurance if its under a certain CC. Soon..

also, if you have enough gas currently in your car.. drive over to PA (or just further inland even) and stock up like crazy there. save yourself the headache

[Miked1978]

After Katrina they had to put the national guard at all gas stations. People are crazy OP.

[DatDieselDoe]

Op is 24 and just realizing there are shiity ppl in the world gj brah

Not to mention you'll obviously hear more about the bad than the good in situations like this.

[Archangel_Lost]

See, their morals, their "code"... it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these uh, these "civilized people," they'll eat each other.

[aCb123]

actually the fuk do I care about your reps...

crisis = chaos

chaos = panic

you're an idiot, you realize gas is an essential part of everyones day to day lives.. you have to drive to work etc.
many people didnt expect the storm to be this bad and didnt fill up prior to the storm
people don't have a choice to wait, they wait because they need it.. if you have a generator do you plan on powering it with some magical power potion?

why the fuk would I want to buy a stupid motorcycle, i don't find them appealing or essential to day to day life
pretty sure people who own a bike own a car... maybe we should get Vespa's op.

first of all I am talking about a bicycle not a motorcycle and second of all the reason I find this so crazy is because things will be back to normal fairly soon. although bad this storm wasn't that bad and people are over reacting over the gas situation. if we actually had to deal with something worse things would be insane.

[ohsnapzach]

first of all I am talking about a bicycle not a motorcycle and second of all the reason I find this so crazy is because things will be back to normal fairly soon. although bad this storm wasn't that bad and people are over reacting over the gas situation. if we actually had to deal with something worse things would be insane.

Things can't get much worse in some areas.. my grandparents / childhood friends might not have a home from 1-6 months.

[momo5]

people get crazed during things like this op, it's about survival they don't wanna die and they are afraid. Look at all the nice guys they are left behind starving, you gonna let your family starve and be cold cause you want to be civil? while everyone else is fighting for there survival?

if there is no police or authority op you gotta fight for what you can get bro, cause nobody gonna be nice when they family or life is on the line.

[chillinn86]

These gas lines are a ****ing joke, are people not aware that PA/ Central Jersey/ NY state has no lines?
3 hour wait.... No Thanks Jeff

[momo5]

first of all I am talking about a bicycle not a motorcycle and second of all the reason I find this so crazy is because things will be back to normal fairly soon. although bad this storm wasn't that bad and people are over reacting over the gas situation. if we actually had to deal with something worse things would be insane.

of course , when faced with death and suffering of your family you will do what needs to be done. You gonna let your family freeze and starve op cause you want to be civil while everyone is bullying you out the way for the gas?

[Crazyazn829]

As a new yorker who grew up in queens, I restore some faith in humanity for you





http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/even-...om-being-new-y

[TypeZero]

I eagerly await the day...

DECEMBER TWENTY FIRST TWENTY TWELVE

A DAY OF RECKONING

I'm going to be disappointed if something doesn't happen.

[Realistg]

seriously real eye opener when it comes to peoples true colors. brb fighting for every last drop of gas possible. seriously fights are going on at gas stations. In NJ some guy got a gun pulled on him at a gas station. can't believe how stupid some of these people are waiting on line for hours for gas. people are even sleeping in their cars over night at gas stations waiting for gas. Its just like a chain effect. Once some people start to panic everyone starts to panic. I mean they probably wasted more gas searching for gas. these lazy mother ****ers need to hop on a god damn bicycle. Can't imagine the chaos that would ensue if there was a food shortage. People would be murdering each other for a box of ****ing cereal.

sad but tru. life would be just like prison. brb murdering someone for a bar of soap

[CTpump]

Disasters surely bring out the worst in people and that really confounds me as well. Shouldn't people be helping each other rather than fighting over things?

[YesWayNoWeigh]

I had power come come back in my area last night. It came back late and almost no one was out. There is a gas station not too far from me, so I knew it would be best to fill up the cars and get additional reserves.

I get Poland spring bottles for delivery. Because of the storm I could not get any, so I have 15 5 gallon jugs that are empty. No one was at the station so I filled them all up, paying with my card. Today the line for the station was half a mile long, maybe more. I had all that gasoline and sold each jug for $550. People went into a mearby bank and stores to get money out the atm. Ot was firet come firet serve. At first I only made wo sales to people near the end of the line, but when the station ran out of gas everyone flocked over and sold out immediately. I know people will get angry at me, but this is what survival is about.

...

[muh316]

They don't realize that they can just go to Connecticut and fill up their gas there without waiting hours.
My brother filled up gas in Connecticut and it took him 5 minutes.

[Yagrsdom]

practically every open gas station in nj...

[TotalGymFreak]

Where's the destruction?
Just looks like a bad storm hit and a few trees fell down

[swaptrex]

I'm going to be disappointed if something doesn't happen.

You're going to be disappointed then.

[vaderr]

In south fl, hurricanes hit all the time. nothing crazy like this happens.

[ChickeNudeSoup]

Only if you live in a "urban" area.

[moto46]

Had a story last night cdn red cross said you want any help, usa said nah.

[CTpump]

They don't realize that they can just go to Connecticut and fill up their gas there without waiting hours.
My brother filled up gas in Connecticut and it took him 5 minutes.

There's plenty of gas in most of CT if you know where to go but forget Fairfield County area though as it was so hard hit by Sandy and still without power in most areas of in the county

[Melo4MVP]

License-plate gas restrictions in effect for 12 N.J. counties

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012 LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2012, 1:36 PM
BY SCOTT FALLON, LINDY WASHBURN, KIM LUEDDEKE AND TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG
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Related: What the the odd-even gasoline rule means


KEVIN R WEXLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Carmel Hudson in the car with her husband Mike Hudson, behind the wheel, as the couple from River Edge waits for gas along Rt. 17 South in Hackensack.

DON SMITH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Gas station on Johnson Avenue in Hackensack at around 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012.
In an effort to prevent a fuel shortage and ease waiting times at gas stations, Governor Christie enacted odd-even gas rationing beginning at noon Saturday in Bergen, Passaic and 10 other northern New Jersey counties.

Motorists with license plates ending with an odd number can purchase gas only on an odd calendar day, while those whose plates end in an even number can go to the pump on even days under the executive order Christie signed on Friday night.

Other counties affected by the rationing are Morris, Hudson, Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Specialized plates or those not displaying a number will be considered odd-numbered plates. Customers walking to stations can fill their gas cans on any day.

“This system will ease the strain on those gas stations still operating while we work to bring more online for the public to access fuel, in a manner that is fair, easy to understand, and less stressful,” Christie said in a statement.

Document: Read Governor Christie's executive order on gas purchase restrictions

Christie and state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa pledged strict enforcement of the restriction.

“Those who choose to disregard this order will be prosecuted to the fullest extent permitted under the governor’s state of emergency authority,” Chiesa said.

The order came as the gasoline crisis caused by Hurricane Sandy entered its fourth day with 80 percent of stations in northern New Jersey still closed because they had no fuel, no power or both.

On Friday, tensions flared at stations in every corner of Bergen and Passaic counties as motorists waited for hours in lines that stretched for miles. Fights erupted at several stations, including an alleged assault on a Fort Lee police officer by a disgruntled motorist in the pre-dawn hours. In Clifton, officers reported having to quell numerous disputes from angry customers. “The bottom line is, it’s going to continue until the gas situation is over,” Clifton Det. Sgt. Robert Bracken said.

Christie’s order surprised Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline C-Store Automotive Association, which represents 1,500 stations. “I don’t think it’s necessary, but there has to be something that quiets the storm,” he said.

Lines should ease

Before the order, fuel industry experts like Risalvato said that lines for gasoline should decrease significantly over the weekend as more stations are expected to regain power, but “any return to normalcy” at the pumps in North Jersey may last well into next week.

Hurricane Sandy knocked out the entire distribution system for gasoline in northern New Jersey, closed the port of New York and New Jersey, shut down the second-largest refinery on the East Coast and left hundreds of gas stations without power.

[roko79]

this is survival dude

times like these are about doing everything you can to sustain your standards of living, whether it be fighting for gas to power your car, stocking up on non-perishables, looking for warmth wherever possible, the list goes on.

It would be nice if everyone loved one another in times of crisis and shared their goods, but that does not reflect the grim conditions people are living in.