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fenchurchWell, early tomorrow morning we're heading out for Dragon*Con and it looks like the fuel costs are gonna be nasty. I'm planning on not letting the fuel gauge get under half-full, since I hear they're having problems with fuel shortages in the Atlanta area (although ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wisteria has assured me that it's nowhere near as bad as it looked on the news tonight!). I think I may still try working it so I won't need to fuel up at all while we're in the city.
On the plus side, I did something I NEVER do when I rented this car. You know how they ask if you'd like to purchase a tank of gas at a slight discount (per the gas price that day), and it's really only worthwhile if you're planning on bringing the car back almost completely empty. Well, this time on a whim, I said yes. So, I'm getting that tank of gas for $1.99 a gallon, and they're talking about it being around $4.00 a gallon by the end of the weekend. So, score one on the side of following wacky intuition.
I'm guessing there are likely to be some fundraisers at the convention and I wouldn't be surprised to find a blood drive. If I've done my calculations correctly, I should be able to donate blood on Friday or Saturday (depending on whether the 56th day counts as a day you can't donate or a day you can) and I'm planning on doing it, even if I have to drive around to find a donation spot. I've heard that blood banks have definitely been running short... they've lost the stores they had in the affected areas and are now running low in other areas as blood is transfered there. And it's something concrete and immediate I can do to help -- I know that other things are probably more helpful, but this should at least help with the feelings of frustration for not being able to do something more direct.
Getting really excited about the convention, meeting so many of my LJ friends, and seeingrosiewook again (and I'm very grateful that she's letting us crash at her place for the weekend!)
wisteria has assured me that it's nowhere near as bad as it looked on the news tonight!). I think I may still try working it so I won't need to fuel up at all while we're in the city.On the plus side, I did something I NEVER do when I rented this car. You know how they ask if you'd like to purchase a tank of gas at a slight discount (per the gas price that day), and it's really only worthwhile if you're planning on bringing the car back almost completely empty. Well, this time on a whim, I said yes. So, I'm getting that tank of gas for $1.99 a gallon, and they're talking about it being around $4.00 a gallon by the end of the weekend. So, score one on the side of following wacky intuition.
I'm guessing there are likely to be some fundraisers at the convention and I wouldn't be surprised to find a blood drive. If I've done my calculations correctly, I should be able to donate blood on Friday or Saturday (depending on whether the 56th day counts as a day you can't donate or a day you can) and I'm planning on doing it, even if I have to drive around to find a donation spot. I've heard that blood banks have definitely been running short... they've lost the stores they had in the affected areas and are now running low in other areas as blood is transfered there. And it's something concrete and immediate I can do to help -- I know that other things are probably more helpful, but this should at least help with the feelings of frustration for not being able to do something more direct.
Getting really excited about the convention, meeting so many of my LJ friends, and seeing
rosiewook again (and I'm very grateful that she's letting us crash at her place for the weekend!)
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Date: 2005-09-01 04:33 am (UTC)I just saw the guest list and noticed Jamie Bamber will be there. Take photos of his arms for me and
Gas prices
Date: 2005-09-01 04:47 am (UTC)Is there any reason why it should rise so quickly *here*?!
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Date: 2005-09-01 10:34 am (UTC)1. Stupid media coverage that made it sound like we wouldn't be getting any gas at all for the forseeable future since "all [our] gas comes from New Orleans."
2. Unscrupulous people hiking gas prices to $6/gallon
3. People starting a run on gas, as a result of the two above.
In reality, the gas has started to flow again. There may be limits on the amount of gas we can purchase for a couple of weeks, but we're far from out of gas. And the governor has inacted the anti-price-gouging statutes and will be prosecuting those who hiked prices.
Of course, thanks to the run yesterday, many stations are now completely out of gas. It will take several days to get them restocked, again.
Nice to know that people can pull together in times like this.
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Date: 2005-09-01 03:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-01 03:57 pm (UTC)Hope we can meet up sometime during the con!
James LeMaire (aka Sithspit)
Date: 2005-09-02 12:25 pm (UTC)Thank you.
Prayers for Sith, his family, and everyone else.