[FarmerFran]

And yes, I feel like it is mostly "the sky is falling"

Social media, msn, yahoo, hell even ask Jeeves came out of the 90's to bitch slap people... but alas, it is a fact and people are panicking like crazy. See the article below

https://www.yahoo.com/money/drivers-...170130231.html

[FarmerFran]

What pisses me off the most is why in the hell all the Corporations feel the need to be on the Web, this clearly should be a local area network - and unless your ass is plugged in at the site it should not matter.

Mind boggling.

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by CamaroSSStlfan

No problems here in Southwest FL but ours doesn't come from that pipeline.


Anyone remember hurricane Irma? That was a cluster **** 5 days before the storm and a couple days after. The media hyped it so much before Irma.


I'm more concerned about the massive price increases for our 93 octane!!!

At least you have 93!

[CamaroSSStlfan]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

At least you have 93!

None of the stations down here seem to carry 91. It's 87,89 or 93.

[jamala00]

Originally Posted by Jsreo

Less than 4% of GA stations were out of gas as of this morning. People panicking and all running to fill up at once will make this worse.

^^^^^ Yes, THAT is the real issue.

[01pewterz28]

arrived at Sams club @ 5:50am left at 6:37am place was nutz normally I am the 2nd or 3rd person at the same gas station in the am... Nope idiots filling up 4, 5, 6, 10 gas cans plus cars the 3 surrounding gas stations were full of cars or out of gas this is in Central Florida.

[LT4Greg]

Yep same way here where I live in West Central Georgia this morning. I guess next grocery stores will be out of food again like last year with COVID. Oh well!!

[ZED SLED]

https://www.wral.com/problems-at-the...tion/19673433/

[grampi]

Originally Posted by Heat Magnet

I just read an article about this. It said the national average for gas could hit above $3/gallon. I can't remember the last time I paid less than $3/gallon for gas (probably at the start of the pandemic last year). In any case, I'll probably have to fill up with gas during the early afternoon on a weekday (my local Costco gas station is like a parking lot on the weekends and just before a long holiday).

You're in wackoland, CA, what do you expect?

[nancygrl]

Originally Posted by knighti2

What he said.

You mean "what she said".

[ZED SLED]

Originally Posted by 90503

So, what does declaring or being in a state of emergency accomplish? Emergency, and do what?

Besides the ones mentioned the scariest is they're allowed to provide lower grade fuels. Luckily I have 3 vehicles with full tanks as of this past Sunday and can go for another 2-3 weeks between them until this blows over and that crap gets used up.

[Jaxcam02]

Originally Posted by FarmerFran

What pisses me off the most is why in the hell all the Corporations feel the need to be on the Web, this clearly should be a local area network - and unless your ass is plugged in at the site it should not matter.

Mind boggling.

This exactly, did they not learn when the water supply was hacked in Florida. It was clearly a test run to this. There is absolutely no legitimate reason why these massive infrastructure projects need to be connected to the internet. Everything they do can be done on a closed network LAN with no connectivity. Your already running a pipe, just run the cat5 cables along with it to the control stations.

[ember1205]

Originally Posted by Jaxcam02

This exactly, did they not learn when the water supply was hacked in Florida. It was clearly a test run to this. There is absolutely no legitimate reason why these massive infrastructure projects need to be connected to the internet. Everything they do can be done on a closed network LAN with no connectivity. Your already running a pipe, just run the cat5 cables along with it to the control stations.

Actually, the network is only closed until someone makes a "jump box" available from off-network. Various controls, monitors, and management stations need to access things and that can all be done on a closed network. As soon as someone needs to access that same stuff from "home", the compromise can happen. It's everywhere.

[Jaxcam02]

Originally Posted by ember1205

Actually, the network is only closed until someone makes a "jump box" available from off-network. Various controls, monitors, and management stations need to access things and that can all be done on a closed network. As soon as someone needs to access that same stuff from "home", the compromise can happen. It's everywhere.

That is the problem, off-site connections should not be used. Better start paying someone to be on site at the control center 24/7.