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Gas shortages intensify in Southeast, with 28 percent of North Carolina stations now dry
By Taylor Telford
Panic-buying has emptied 28 percent of North Carolina’s fuel stations and is exacerbating gasoline shortages across the Southeast, underscoring the real-world implications of a cyberattack that forced Colonial Pipeline offline last week.
More than 17 percent of the stations in Georgia and Virginia were dry Wednesday, according to GasBuddy, and states as far as West Virginia and Kentucky also are running out. Major metropolitan areas have been hit hardest by the shortages, with more than 70 percent of the stations out of gasoline in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greenville, as well as roughly 60 percent of those in Norfolk and Atlanta, according to Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head oil analyst.
As of Wednesday, governors in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia had declared states of emergency and taken steps to relax fuel transport rules to ease some of the pain at the pump. But the run on gas stations also is colliding with a shortage of truck drivers, compounding the logistical challenges as states try to fill in for the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45 percent of the East Coast’s fuel.
The Colonial Pipeline system shut down Friday after hackers thought to be based in the former Soviet Union infiltrated servers and encrypted its data, demanding a fee to restore access.
The run on gas in parts of the southeastern United States is colliding with another logistical hurdle: a shortage of tanker truck drivers.
Well before a cyberattack forced the Colonial Pipeline offline last week, and before the coronavirus outbreak that set off massive disruptions to the labor force and to consumer behavior, the trucking industry has struggled to maintain a full workforce.
Before the pandemic, as the nation’s humming economy enjoyed a historically low level of unemployment, trucking companies turned to tried-and-true financial incentives to attract and retain workers: They boosted pay, offered bonuses and expanded their recruiting pool to consider people they previously would have turned away. But the shortage has persisted — owing in part, experts say, to the higher qualifications needed to transport fuel and to the attractiveness of other job opportunities.
In 2019, about 10 percent of trucks in the petroleum industry were sitting idle, according to industry estimates, but that figure ballooned to 35 percent, as the coronavirus pandemic drove down demand and tanker truck drivers fled to other lines of work.
“It’s not helpful that there is a shortage of drivers right now,” said Jeanette McGee, a spokeswoman for AAA. “However the industry is prioritizing refueling to areas that are strained at the moment.”
While experts say the United States has ample gasoline supplies, some terminals have gone dry because of the pipeline shutdown. Transporting fuel has now become a logistical choke point.
Typically, gas is moved from abundant inland sources that are in proximity to pipelines. But to work around the crisis, trucks are forced to drive further or run different routes, adding time to fuel deliveries. In addition to rerouting trucks, companies are relying on imports and other pipelines to make up for the shortfall.
Kirk McCauley, whose organization represents gas stations in Maryland, the District and Delaware, said some stations are running out of fuel as demand has surged. At the same time, a pandemic-related shortage of tanker-truck drivers has made it more difficult to get the tanks refilled.
As of Wednesday morning, McCauley said, tank farms in Baltimore, Springfield and Fairfax had enough fuel supplied by Colonial, but there weren’t enough drivers to get it from the storage facilities to gas stations. Many truck drivers who were laid off when people drove less earlier in the pandemic have found other jobs, he said, and it takes time for new workers to obtain the special licenses needed to transport hazardous materials.
“They’re seeing a crush of customers,” said McCauley, director of government affairs for the Washington, Maryland, Delaware Service Station and Automotive Repair Association. “People are filling up when they normally wouldn’t. The buying pattern has completely changed.”
John Townsend, spokesman for AAA-Mid Atlantic, said the average price of a gallon of gas hit $3 Wednesday morning, up 7 cents from last Wednesday. Prices were up 11 cents a gallon statewide in Maryland, 13 cents in Virginia and 3 cents in the District — the result of heightened demand, he said.
Some gas station owners are probably hiking prices, Townsend said, because they don’t know when they will receive their next shipment or whether it will cost more as demand soars.
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Anyone low on gas? Facing lines? Fill up recently?
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So Russians were able to infiltrate Facebook to get Trump elected in 16, but they were ready for that type of cyber attack this election so out of frustration these Russians decided to attack our gasoline pipeline?
And we are comfortable saying it's the Russian's acting, with the limited evidence available, but it was racist to say covid19 emerged from China?
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So Russians were able to infiltrate Facebook to get Trump elected in 16, but they were ready for that type of cyber attack these election so out of frustration these Russians decided to attack our gasoline pipeline?
And we are comfortable saying it's the Russian's acting, with the limited evidence available, but it was racist to say covid19 emerged from China?
Only Russians can hack. Chinese never hack....bad at maths, no computers, etc.
Again, even though we are in a global trade and currency war with China and they have spies all over our elected officials laptops - ONLY RUSSIA can hack.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Abyss
https://www.wired.com/2004/03/soviets-burned-by-cia-hackers/
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Only Russians can hack. Chinese never hack....bad at maths, no computers, etc.
Again, even though we are in a global trade and currency war with China and they have spies all over our elected officials laptops - ONLY RUSSIA can hack.
Seriously this blame the Russians on every development should cause "red flags" to go off for every American citizen.
If Biden was on top of his game he'd blame the Russians for shutting down the Alaskan pipeline as well.
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There is a Costco near me. The line for the last two days to get gas is down the street in multiple directions then snaking through the parking lot. Such a fucking mess.
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There is a Costco near me. The line for the last two days to get gas is down the street in multiple directions then snaking through the parking lot. Such a fucking mess.
Isnt that typical for Costco in San Diego?
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Are we still blaming Trump? Or has it been long enough to blame Biden? ;D
I haven't seen any problems here, but gas prices have increased over a dollar per gallon since January.
Can't wait to see how bad they get now.
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Are we still blaming Trump? Or has it been long enough to blame Biden? ;D
I haven't seen any problems here, but gas prices have increased over a dollar per gallon since January.
Can't wait to see how bad they get now.
It wont be a problem until people have to start working again.
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Isnt that typical for Costco in San Diego?
I'm on the east coast now.
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I'm on the east coast now.
Gotcha. Stay safe bro.
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The buses will take everyone to the FEMA camps, no need for gas. ;)
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Karen fills her gas bags:
https://twitter.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1392258528576819200
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Karen fills her gas bags:
https://twitter.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1392258528576819200
It never amazes me how stupid many people are in this Country. ;D
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Karen fills her gas bags:
https://twitter.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1392258528576819200
I was expecting a completely different sort of clip! ;D
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Karen fills her gas bags:
https://twitter.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1392258528576819200
The good news is she is a registered voter.
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Karen fills her gas bags:
https://twitter.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1392258528576819200
We are doomed :'(
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That was from 2019 folks... ;D
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Humanity sucks so bad.
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https://twitter.com/USCPSC/status/1392482092823502849 .
Hilarious.
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Welcome To Biden’s America – Viral Video Shows Man And Woman Fight, Spit At Each Other At A Gas Station Amid Panic-Buying
Conservative US ^ | 05.12.2021 | Kathy Sullivan
https://twitter.com/Tr00peRR/status/1392416797824012288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1392416797824012288%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Fwelcome-to-bidens-america-viral-video-shows-man-and-woman-fight-spit-at-each-other-at-a-gas-station%2F
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Frustrations were high on Tuesday as people rushed to gas stations to top off their tanks amid fears of a fuel shortage caused by the shutdown of a major pipeline.
One man caught an intense altercation on camera at a Marathon gas station in Knightdale.
Police charged Alexus Orianna Harris, 25, with simple assault and Matthew James-stark Artero, 47, with simple assault and damage to property.
A man who wanted to be identified only as Rashaad said he was in line for gas when he saw a fight break out between a man and woman at one of the pumps.
He said he was waiting to get gas at the Marathon station around 2 p.m. when a woman in a white sedan tried to join the long line.
Rashaad said the woman ran her car into a gray Honda at one of the pumps.
The man and woman argued over spots in the line and each spat in the other’s face before the fight turned physical and a cellphone was damaged, police said.
The video shows two cars bumped up against each other at a gas station. The video shows a woman apparently spit at a man in a car and he gets out to apparently spit on her. The woman in the video hits the man and they struggle for a few seconds before separating. Video below:
Twitter Link
Two people are charged with assault after a fight in a line at a North Carolina gas station as a fuel pipeline shutdown sparks panic-buying, authorities said.
Knightdale police officers were called to a Marathon gas station in the town on Tuesday afternoon for a report of a crash and a disturbance related to two people fighting over spots in the line, according to a statement from the town.
The woman was charged with simple assault and the man was charged with assault on a female and damage to personal property, police said. Both were cited and released with a pending court date.
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Welcome To Biden’s America – Viral Video Shows Man And Woman Fight, Spit At Each Other At A Gas Station Amid Panic-Buying
Conservative US ^ | 05.12.2021 | Kathy Sullivan
https://twitter.com/Tr00peRR/status/1392416797824012288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1392416797824012288%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Fwelcome-to-bidens-america-viral-video-shows-man-and-woman-fight-spit-at-each-other-at-a-gas-station%2F
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Frustrations were high on Tuesday as people rushed to gas stations to top off their tanks amid fears of a fuel shortage caused by the shutdown of a major pipeline.
One man caught an intense altercation on camera at a Marathon gas station in Knightdale.
Police charged Alexus Orianna Harris, 25, with simple assault and Matthew James-stark Artero, 47, with simple assault and damage to property.
A man who wanted to be identified only as Rashaad said he was in line for gas when he saw a fight break out between a man and woman at one of the pumps.
He said he was waiting to get gas at the Marathon station around 2 p.m. when a woman in a white sedan tried to join the long line.
Rashaad said the woman ran her car into a gray Honda at one of the pumps.
The man and woman argued over spots in the line and each spat in the other’s face before the fight turned physical and a cellphone was damaged, police said.
The video shows two cars bumped up against each other at a gas station. The video shows a woman apparently spit at a man in a car and he gets out to apparently spit on her. The woman in the video hits the man and they struggle for a few seconds before separating. Video below:
Twitter Link
Two people are charged with assault after a fight in a line at a North Carolina gas station as a fuel pipeline shutdown sparks panic-buying, authorities said.
Knightdale police officers were called to a Marathon gas station in the town on Tuesday afternoon for a report of a crash and a disturbance related to two people fighting over spots in the line, according to a statement from the town.
The woman was charged with simple assault and the man was charged with assault on a female and damage to personal property, police said. Both were cited and released with a pending court date.
Haha what a dumb cunt.
Trashes her new car in a fit of rage.
Homedude could have landed a few haymakers but just held her at arm's length like the bitch that she is.
This made my day even better. ;D
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Whatever happened to chivalry?
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Whatever happened to chivalry?
Spit Eye for an Spit Eye.
I think he handled it well.
I would have at least smacked her around or done a pile-driver. ;D
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It never amazes me how stupid many people are all over the world ;D
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I live in FL,I also drive a diesel truck. So I laugh at the peasants screaming over the gas being gone with plastic bags on the handle as I fill up my 100 gallon auxiliary tank.
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I live in FL,I also drive a diesel truck. So I laugh at the peasants screaming over the gas being gone with plastic bags on the handle as I fill up my 100 gallon auxiliary tank.
Wait until everyone switches to electric cars, gas stations will be relics of the past and so will fuel shortages (but we will have nationwide blackouts).
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True.
But considering that American's are considered "educated" and "civilized" people, it always makes me laugh to see something this stupid.
In Botswana, Africa i probably wouldn't find it so silly.
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Glad I drive a Porsche Taycan
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I live in FL,I also drive a diesel truck. So I laugh at the peasants screaming over the gas being gone with plastic bags on the handle as I fill up my 100 gallon auxiliary tank.
Yes, like a proper working man should. I’ve got a 2,000 gallon on road and a 1,000 gallon off road tank at my shop. I just had them, all equipment and all truck mounted fuel cells topped off. Imma ride this bitch out for a few weeks until it gets back to normal.
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This kind of situation is where Biden is going to get exposed. The hiding in the basement shit isn’t going to cut it during a crisis.
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This kind of situation is where Biden is going to get exposed. The hiding in the basement shit isn’t going to cut it during a crisis.
Lol exposed? As if people care.
The media isnt going to confront his leadership on this and as such most will believe the president has done a good job handling this.
It's a sad state of affairs.
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Biden wanted this ! He is a failure and a disaster.
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Only Russians can hack. Chinese never hack....bad at maths, no computers, etc.
Again, even though we are in a global trade and currency war with China and they have spies all over our elected officials laptops - ONLY RUSSIA can hack.
;D ;D ;D
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I went to buy rec gas(non-ethanol) for my zero turn and somebody had come with a huge tank and bought all of it. Gas without ethanol lasts many times longer than regular blended gas. The prepping is on.
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Isnt that typical for Costco in San Diego?
Not if you go mornings
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Biggest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Restarts After Cyberattack
Gas pipeline is back in business. Maybe the shit the Southeast is going through might be resolved in a day or two.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/america-s-largest-gasoline-pipeline-restarting-after-cyberattack (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/america-s-largest-gasoline-pipeline-restarting-after-cyberattack)
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Just fueled up today...I live out in the country so no problems for me...town only has a population of 5200🤣
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Just fueled up today...I live out in the country so no problems for me...town only has a population of 5200🤣
How many plastic bags did you fill up with gas? LOL! :D ;D
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Biggest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Restarts After Cyberattack
Gas pipeline is back in business. Maybe the shit the Southeast is going through might be resolved in a day or two.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/america-s-largest-gasoline-pipeline-restarting-after-cyberattack (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/america-s-largest-gasoline-pipeline-restarting-after-cyberattack)
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On the news they said the flow rate in the pipeline is at the rate of 5 miles per hour- so this will take a week or so to resolve, at the fastest.
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Can't believe we paid to get out of this mess. We suck.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-5m-ransom-last-week-report/
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Can't believe we paid to get out of this mess. We suck.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-5m-ransom-last-week-report/
If this is cyber warfare shouldn’t these people be taken out? Just eliminate them... others will get the message.
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The costco near me is empty, the exxon near me has taped off the gas pumps and the BP down the road is also shut down. So fucked up.
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Lol exposed? As if people care.
The media isnt going to confront his leadership on this and as such most will believe the president has done a good job handling this.
It's a sad state of affairs.
You’re right but I’d like to think at least a few people notice things like the Middle East being relatively quiet for Trump’s presidency and when Biden takes over things immediately go down the toilet.
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If this is cyber warfare shouldn’t these people be taken out? Just eliminate them... others will get the message.
AMEN to that my brother!
America should flex its weapons of mass destruction. Somehow, as crazy as this sounds I think that under Trump, we would have seen a hanging on these digital terrorists.
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Didn’t Biden say he’d be tough on Russia? I know, maybe he’s a Putin Puppet...oh no, wait..he has a to be Russian spy, no that can’t be it...oh I know, he’s just a plain ole Russian asset 🙄
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On the news they said the flow rate in the pipeline is at the rate of 5 miles per hour- so this will take a week or so to resolve, at the fastest.
Yea. I figure it would take a week or so at best. Maybe by next week Friday the Southeast will be back to normal. I wonder how Vince Goodrum is holding up.
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Genius administration
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/13/energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm-colonial-pipeline-crisis-if-you-drove-electric-car-this-would-not-be-affecting-you/
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Is this due to Covid like the rush for toilet paper several months ago?
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Is this due to Covid like the rush for toilet paper several months ago?
There might be something to this.
Granted, there was a hacking into a national pipeline which caused the trouble in properly delivering the fuel, but the reaction by the people could be related to some long-term, lingering side effects following the COVID hunt and craze for toilet paper and water. People are fearing scarcity like never before. It's as if they are being prepped/desensitized for the next great depression (no joke).
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Genius administration
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/13/energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm-colonial-pipeline-crisis-if-you-drove-electric-car-this-would-not-be-affecting-you/
Great qoute from a former Michigan Governor!
Shes right, and if you completely ignore the fact that electricity does not come from a clean energy source, but there's a limited amount of electric vehicles available.
Maybe she should have created better incentives for Detroit automakers during her governorship and there wouldn't be a lack of electric cars!
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If this is cyber warfare shouldn’t these people be taken out? Just eliminate them... others will get the message.
Probably just some small hacking group but the government doesn’t want to make it look like it’s susceptible in this way so they blame it on a major power.
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Only a few months into the Biden administration and things are falling apart. I'm sure glad we got rid of the bad orange man. ::)
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Biden is a complete and utter joke. Disaster!
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Is this due to Covid like the rush for toilet paper several months ago?
Dems are notoriously full of shit, so...
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Israel just went to ground war in Gaza so get ready for some interesting times.
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Israel just went to ground war in Gaza so get ready for some interesting times.
Israel doesn't pussyfoot around. I hope they flush those mooslime turds to Sheol. I also hope all the Hollywood Hebrews stroke out and die from unbridled faux indignation over Israel defending herself.
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You can get gas if you pass a gas station off a major highway but anywhere in the city of Greenville then best of luck getting any gas. ;) I did notice that Quick trip, stop a minute, BP didn't have any gas but spinx and 7/11 both had gas. ;)
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"The issue with the gas, is ahhh, shut down pipelines, uhmm, make us dependent on foreign fuel, and uhmm, uhmmm".
"Not great for environment, uhmm, big green egg, ahh, green new deal. So in winter, when freezing and pipes are bursting, umm, boy it gets cold".
"Cmon man, give me a break, you dont need fuel man??? Just have servants like me, and uhmm, you know, token blacks"" Maybe token women man".
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:D
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Recently released image of the Pipeline hacker...
(https://media.tenor.com/images/cec959c552c36ddd244f61c496c5f9c3/tenor.gif)
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Please tell me that one of these fuck sticks filling bottles and bags with gasoline had their car explode. Please.
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I doubt Russia would commit an act of war and then give the whole thing back for 5 million. This has geeks written all over it.
Where's Eddie Deezen?
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Recently released image of the Pipeline hacker...
(https://media.tenor.com/images/cec959c552c36ddd244f61c496c5f9c3/tenor.gif)
They should pay the hacker in cryptocurrency.
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They should pay the hacker in cryptocurrency.
They did.
7 coins worth $5 million.
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They did.
7 coins worth $5 million.
HAHAHAHA! They got the last laugh then paying the hacker in fairy dust.
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https://hannity.com/media-room/pain-at-the-pump-gas-prices-in-virginia-rise-to-7-per-gallon-white-house-says-economy-successful/?fbclid=IwAR1J4VZr19sOdzCiPxbkSBtUK6AZurdiTkTj5Z0qJ8153tYieCPhxplcjA8
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https://hannity.com/media-room/pain-at-the-pump-gas-prices-in-virginia-rise-to-7-per-gallon-white-house-says-economy-successful/?fbclid=IwAR1J4VZr19sOdzCiPxbkSBtUK6AZurdiTkTj5Z0qJ8153tYieCPhxplcjA8
Bide America
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Please tell me that one of these fuck sticks filling bottles and bags with gasoline had their car explode. Please.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/14/hummer-gas-fire-florida-texaco/5089276001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/14/hummer-gas-fire-florida-texaco/5089276001/)
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"Do not pour gasoline over an open flame."
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Good to know.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/78/e1/0a/78e10aa57dfe8fd46ff43041094b64fb.gif)
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Costco has gas again and the lines are super short. Looks like morons are back to normal
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Glad I drive a Porsche Taycan
Fitting. You've been taycan it up the ass for years now.
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Fitting. You've been taycan it up the ass for years now.
LOL Okay, I admit you finally made a funny post. You can enjoy that hot pocket and popov chaser at maximum levels tonight.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DarkVariableDorado-size_restricted.gif)
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Remember when the left said we don’t need a pipeline....lol
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Glad I drive a Porsche Taycan
Hahaha, what was the name of that little guy that chaos was scared to meet up with ???