A cyber attack has crippled a major pipeline in the US. The administration of US President Joe Biden projected that the Colonial Pipeline, source of nearly half the fuel supply on the East Coast, would restart in a few days and urged drivers not to top up their tanks.
"We are asking people not to hoard," U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters at the White House. "Things will be back to normal soon."
Care to guess what everyone did? Even though government and industry officials said the nation had plenty of fuel and the pipeline was set to resume operations shortly, nervous drivers clogged gas stations and created shortages in parts of or all 11 states.
At least 12,000 gas stations reported being completely empty, and the squeeze pushed the price of a gallon past $3—the highest it has been since 2014. It's the toilet paper frenzy all over again.
#1 Gas Shortage
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#2 The Bag Is On The Pump Because Its Out Of Service. She Isn’t Getting Anything
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#3 Big Plastic Bins
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#4 This What Y’all Doing Now, Out Here Hoarding Resources
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#5 Better Pick Up A Couple Extra Bags
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#6 The Stupidity Has Begun
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#7 Do Not Be This Person
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#8 Methodically Make The Shortage Even Shorter
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#9 There Have Been Lines At One In The Morning
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#10 Demand Has Caused Prices To Skyrocket
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#11 Gas Shortage
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#12 They Fill Up Jacuzzi-Sized Containers With Gas
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#13 Gas Shortage
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#14 Every Single Canister
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#15 Another Idiot Filling Up...
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#16 Gas Shortage? Christianburg Sign War To The Rescue
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#17 Gas Shortage
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#18 We’ve Received Calls Into The Weartv Newsroom About This Gas Station In Escambia County Selling Regular Gas For $4.29/Gallon
Within a minute of our news car showing up, it was dropped to $3.29
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#19 Events Can Cause A Slow Down, People Cause A Shortage
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#20 It's Been Truly Chaotic
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#21 Pumps Have Been Closed
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#22 People Are Hoarding So Much Gas They Can't Fit It In Their Tiny Car
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#23 Towing Giant Barrels Of Gas Behind Their Truck
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#24 People Stockpiling Gasoline And Creating An Unnecessary Shortage
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#25 Viewing Gas Shortages As An Opportunity To Sell Gas For $16/Gallon (Nc).
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#26 Gas Shortage
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#27 Filling Up Every Gas Canister They Have In Their Garage
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#28 Gas Shortage
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#29 I Took This Picture In Tiverton, Ri On Monday
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#30 Gas Shortage
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#31 Filling A 100 Gallon Tank During A Gas Shortage
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#32 Idiot In Va. Stopped At The Light And Smelled Gas To My Left. Put My Windows Up Quick.
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#33 Gas Shortage
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#34 Gas Shortage
Ayoo people really out here fighting for gas out here #gasshortage pic.twitter.com/Wnm1Qp6xKS
— PHOΞNIX (@xiazal) May 12, 2021
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