Tinfoil Hat? Is media covering up gas shortages to prevent panic?

[Speck Tater]

http://p088.ezboard.com/fdownstreamventurespetroleummarkets.showMessage?topicID=20398.topic

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This post definitely falls into the more conspiratorial realm, but here goes:

I believe the news media may be covering up an increasing amount of shortages at gas stations in the US.

I'm in Madison WI for a month right now. It is a question of personal relevance for me, because I am planning on driving across the country (to the West coast) two weeks from now.

www.omaha.com/index.php?u... <<-- (on edit: These links work on original post but not here)

www.mankatofreepress.com/...

These two stories are worrying me. Additionally, I just heard from a friend that he had to wait in line for gas in Austin TX because several local gas stations were out of gas. I couldn't find anything on the web about it. . .

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More at URL above.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. According to the "media that's covering it up"...

at least one refinery that makes gas blends specifically for some midwestern markets is offline and ther are no more sources for those blends.

[RC]

2. How convenient for the oil companies.

When does National Security enter in here? No wait, we don't have any National Security here. They are all over in Iraq using their oil. With most everything outsourced, what do we need for gasoline to get to work for anyway?

[brokensymmetry]

3. They may well be keeping quiet.

Mustn't upset people...they might quit shopping.