About those bags of gasoline-- just opened my email and found this...

[TreasonousBastard]

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hoarding-gas-plastic-bags/

...Both of these pieces of media are real, but neither relates to the May 2021 gas shortage in the southeastern United States. Both of these images are several years old, and one was taken outside of the United States...

[hlthe2b]

1. I remember seeing them years ago... Probably posted here.

[Throck]

2. I hate being bullshitted.

[Hortensis]

6. I hate being insulted along with everyone else as if filling up your tank

when stations in your area are running out of gas and closing is unreasonable and irresponsible.

Listen to most media, and you'd think the gas shortage isn't because the Colonial Pipeline was shut down. Instead, over 45% of the gas stations in GA (60% in Atlanta) ran out of gas because many (panicked!!!) drivers topped up when they could instead of waiting until their tanks were mostly empty.

[Effete Snob]

3. Truth is not popular

[abqtommy]

4. The photos may be old but human stupidity is alive and well today.

[raccoon]

5. We're being given fake news. Thanks, OP, for posting. Nt

[LeftInTX]

7. Gotta wonder about that lady at a Houston Kroger (2019)??

What is she thinking?

&t=1s

[yagotme]

8. I don't believe the word "think" was in that process... n/t