That is the headline that we see from this USA today story. In Asheville, NC things seem to have regulated somewhat from where we were the tail end of last week (2 hour long gas lines in some places, cars abandoned on highways out of fuel, city and county offices closing as well as local community colleges.) Things are better this week, but hopefully people will not take the opportunity to hoard, just get as much as you need to get a bit further through the week. (Many places are rationing, but there’s nothing to stop someone from turning around and going to two or three stations to “fill up” other than their own self-control. (hint hint)) There is more information on the situation in and around Asheville, NC on my Asheville NC Gas shortage page.

This is affecting a large part of the southeast including metro centers such as Charlotte, Atlanta, Chattanooga.