Apocalypse Now

Wish I had pictures of this but since it's raining I didn't want to get the camera out. It feels a little like the last days here in the south east right now. There is so much in the news going on right now with the financial crisis and elections that there has been no coverage of this but we are essentially out of gasoline for cars here right now. B/c of hurricane Ivan shutting down the refineries in TX, our two major pipelines come straight from this area and they are all but shut down right now. The gas supply started getting spotty just after the hurricane and while it was "supposed" to be up and running, here we are a week later. It is reminiscent of the 1970s around here. Almost all gas stations are shut down right now in Charlotte down to Atlanta. When they do have them you are limited to 10 gallons and there are police officers and fire trucks as well as security guards at all the stations to make sure that there are no line cutters/fights breaking out and to direct traffic which is backing up the surrounding roads. It is not uncommon to have to wait 30-45 min.s for gas in line. It's giving me an ulcer!