Atlanta's "Chicken Littles" and Hurricane Katrina
"The sky is falling!!! The sky is falling!!!" - Chicken Little
With rumors and urban legends being propagated all over Metro Atlanta regarding gasoline supplies allegedly drying up, prices as high as $4.00 per gallon by Friday, and gas stations closing at times ranging from 3 PM to 5 PM, way too many of my fellow citizens decided to be "Chicken Littles" for one day. If you doubt it, then you should have seen what I saw at every gas station I passed tonight on my way from work.
Furthermore, the gas stations decided to jack the prices up as high as $6.00 per gallon, though most were in the $3.00-per-gallon range. This was "highway robbery" and exploitation at its worst. In fact, it was so bad in Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue had to declare a "state of emergency" just to keep the prices from becoming even more ridiculous. Technically, the price gouging was within existing state law, but it took Governor Perdue's actions to put a stop to the madness. Here's the article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (ajc.com).
Dear readers, our overall situation here in Georgia is pretty darn good compared to the millions of people who live along the Gulf coast from New Orleans to Mobile and have to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. At least we are not clinging to rooftops and our houses are okay. Of course, we need not forget our fellow Georgians in the western part of the state who were victims of tornadoes spawned by the eastern fringes of Katrina, especially in the vicinity of Carroll County.
We, the staff at LouieWilliamsJr.com, urge you to make donations to one or more of the following charities:
- American Red Cross (To donate by phone instead of online, call 1-800-GIVE-NOW)
- The Salvation Army (To donate by phone instead of online, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY)
Besides financial donations, we also ask you to keep the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Most of all, fellow Metro Atlantans, please don't be a "Chicken Little", count your blessings, and please... please give what you can (time, materials, etc.) to help those folks who need it the most.
That's all for now, folks. Thanks for visiting and please come again.
With rumors and urban legends being propagated all over Metro Atlanta regarding gasoline supplies allegedly drying up, prices as high as $4.00 per gallon by Friday, and gas stations closing at times ranging from 3 PM to 5 PM, way too many of my fellow citizens decided to be "Chicken Littles" for one day. If you doubt it, then you should have seen what I saw at every gas station I passed tonight on my way from work.
Furthermore, the gas stations decided to jack the prices up as high as $6.00 per gallon, though most were in the $3.00-per-gallon range. This was "highway robbery" and exploitation at its worst. In fact, it was so bad in Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue had to declare a "state of emergency" just to keep the prices from becoming even more ridiculous. Technically, the price gouging was within existing state law, but it took Governor Perdue's actions to put a stop to the madness. Here's the article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (ajc.com).
Dear readers, our overall situation here in Georgia is pretty darn good compared to the millions of people who live along the Gulf coast from New Orleans to Mobile and have to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. At least we are not clinging to rooftops and our houses are okay. Of course, we need not forget our fellow Georgians in the western part of the state who were victims of tornadoes spawned by the eastern fringes of Katrina, especially in the vicinity of Carroll County.
We, the staff at LouieWilliamsJr.com, urge you to make donations to one or more of the following charities:
- American Red Cross (To donate by phone instead of online, call 1-800-GIVE-NOW)
- The Salvation Army (To donate by phone instead of online, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY)
Besides financial donations, we also ask you to keep the victims and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Most of all, fellow Metro Atlantans, please don't be a "Chicken Little", count your blessings, and please... please give what you can (time, materials, etc.) to help those folks who need it the most.
That's all for now, folks. Thanks for visiting and please come again.
posted by Georgia Road Geek at
5:43 PM
