Big Red Machine
(Storm Tracker)
Tue Aug 30 2005 04:33 PM
Re: Katrina Aftermath

Quote:

Well i ask you this question.The Oil prices are supose to go up over 3$ here in Florida soon because of this storm.....NOW what i ask you is this.Yes there is gonna be a time like last year to get the rigs going again BUT tell me this.How many Cars? How many Trucks? how many Suv's? how many things that use gas in these states.....LA.........MS...........ALA.......And any other state this cane hit are not able to move? 200,000? more less? then times that by how many gallons on Gas they use a day and are we not saving that? you got to think those 3 states are using a million less gallons of gas each day since the storm hit NO? am i way off or what?




You are way off Ralph. A lot of gas and oil will be used to aid in the recovery efforts. The evacuees still have to drive BACK also.



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