Perhaps the reason why AAPL is having its biggest daily tumble in recent history on the day it officially launched the iPad mini for retail sale, is because all the people who otherwise would be waiting in line in front of FAO Schwartz and inhaling the smell of fresh horse excrement, are doing all they can to obtain gas. Any gas. Because iHeater, iShower and iFridge just lack that little "oomph" when dealing with people who are cold, smelly and hungry.
Pictures courtesy of the DailyMail
Desperate measures: Chris Zaturoski uses a garden hose to attempt to siphon gasoline from his car to use in a generator at his New Jersey house which is without power in the wake of superstorm Sandy
Gridlock: Traffic is gridlocked on the Long Island Expressway into Manhattan near the turn off for the Queensboro Bridge as commuters try to get back to work after Sandy
Lights out: Without power, many gas stations have had to close because they can't pump fuel into customers' cars
Busy: An Instagram user shares a picture of their local station
Limited options: Police tape blocks the entrance to a fuelling station where people wait in line
Serious situation: A commuter cycles past a long line of vehicles waiting to get fuel from a gas station in Midtown Manhattan today
Waste of time: Many of the queues were more than three hours long
Tough competition: Lines began forming today at around 5am
Budget choice: A man squats down to fill up his gas can at a Hess fuelling station in Brooklyn
Everyone's affected: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have been inundated with evocative pictures of people coping with low fuel supplies
Heat seekers: As temperatures begin to drop, people wait in line to fill containers with gas at a Shell filling station in Keyport, N.J.
Struggle: President Obama sent 250,000 gallons of gas and 500,000 gallons of diesel fuel via the Department of Defense
Powerless: Drivers are forced to travel to find open gas stations. Many have yellow tape wrapped over their pumps
Anger: State officials have has help from the Red Cross and the National Guard - but it is still not enough
Killing time: Residents of downtown neighborhoods have had to rely on crowded buses or taxis to get around, though the latter may not be an option in days to come
All aboard: Mohammad Ullah fills up his gypsy cab from a gas container while others wait on a line
Heavy work: A police officer, right, helps Jason Bravo push an out-of-gas van into a station in Brooklyn
Which direction? A New York City Police officer directs traffic at a Hess fuelling station in Brooklyn
Some lines are miles long and many have had to stop using their cars because their tanks are empty
Fuel rage: A police officer attempts to break up the row amid escalating anger over the gas shortage
Keeping control: The fuel rationing in the tri-state area is having a huge knock-on effect, and police and National Guard troops are now providing security at gas stations
Drafted in: A police officer watches as people wait in line to fill their gas containers after Superstorm Sandy closed most gas stations in Allenhurst, New Jersey
Friction: Residents argue for their place in line while waiting to get fuel at a gas station in the New York City borough of Queens. State troopers have been drafted in to maintain order in some areas
Dispute: An argument starts as men take their place in the line for fuel from a gas station in the borough of Queens in New York
City in chaos: Children play on the ground during the long wait to get to one of the gas stations still operating
Dry at the pumps: A police officer holds caution tape after a gas station ran out of fuel in the Brooklyn borough of New York
None here: A New York City police officer explains to a driver that a gas station on the west side of Manhattan has run out of fuel
A state on its knees: An estimated 80 per cent of the gas stations in New Jersey are closed closed
All smiles: A group beam with happiness after they reach the front of the line
Trying to stock up: People line up to fill gas containers at the New Jersey Turnpike's Thomas A. Edison service area, near Woodbridge
All ages: A girl holds jerry cans while waiting in line at a gas station in Hazlet township, New Jersey
Running on empty: A man lifts a jerry can over his head to see if there is any gasoline left at a gas station in Hazlet township, New Jersey
Deserted: Many stations are out of action because they have no power to operate the pumps
Patient: Residents hold containers while waiting for hours to get fuel from a gas station in the New York City borough of Queens
Hanging around: A man talks on a cell phone as he waits with others for fuel in Queens, New York City
Weary: Long queues for fuel formed at this Gulf gas station in Manalapan, New Jersey
Little helper: Kora Ferrone, carries a five-gallon gas can as she assists her father, Chris Ferrone, in line at a station in Toms River, New Jersey
Queuing for gas: A long line of people wait to purchase gasoline for their cars and generators, at a gas station in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Masses: People needing to get back to work in New Jersey queue at a gas station in Point Pleasant
Stressful: Families are stockpiling gas, unsure of when supplies will revive and unable to rely on the public transport system
Endless: Cars wait in long lines at a Sunoco gas station on the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, New Jersey
Sign of the times: Motorists hoping to fill up at a Sunoco gas station on the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, New Jersey, had no choice but to stop and wait
Congested: Cars queue bumper to bumper as they approach a gas station in Toms River, New Jersey, after fuel stocks were depleted following Superstorm Sandy
Filling up: A gas station attendant fills a customer's Jerry cans with gasoline in Hazlet township, New Jersey, after the devastation of Sandy
Frayed tempers: Armed police tackle violence at a gas station in Brooklyn, after one customer accused another of cutting in line
Misery: Drivers get to gas stations as early as they can can to beat the crowds, but the crisis could go on for another week
Drained: Fuel tankers have been diverted to the Port of Virginia, and immediate relief is still some way off
Pushing through: A police officer moves a car that is completely out of gas, trying to position it so it can fill up at a gas station in Brooklyn, New York
Road block: Passing motorists are accidentally finding themselves in line, and getting accused of cutting
In the dark: Station managers in the borough haven¿t been told specifics, only that they hope to have fuel deliveries by early next week
Shellshocked: New Yorkers are just starting to get their lives back on track after the terrible storm
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Why wouldn't you do this????
Wow 1973 all over again....
I take it the IPHONE and IAPPS is not helping anyone from gas and food. Sugges they fucking eat the shit. Dumb Fuck Amerkans so fucking helpless. Have u lived in Africa bitchezz.
Yeah, man. I thought, like EVERYTHING comes from an iphone. you just type in 'nearest gas station' and be on your merry way?
If there's a hurricane, you just like type 'hurricane repair' on your iphone and be done?
I think there should be a class action against apple for misrepresentation.
English, please...
Maybe if they had gold they could have skipped the line... Oh wait, no one would have cared...
Mindful vs Headless
http://chartistfriendfrompittsburgh.blogspot.com/2012/11/mindful-vs-head...
A lot of people are going to be headed south with a different mind set.
WHo needs gas anyway, it is so XXth century...
Trust me, these fuel lines are nothing as compared to the gas & fuel lines that the USA shall see in a few years, after the federal government imposes price controls on fuel.
-- Paul D. Bain
PaulBain@PObox.com
you voted for a turd world illegal president. you fing morons deserve what you get. Don't come around my neck of the woods. less you want to eat some lead.
So, in your opinion, things would have gone down completely different with a President McCain?
Not to mention "VP" Palin ! May she roast in hell to boost her IQ.
LOL...why would we want to come around your neck of the woods? Believe me--you live wherever it is you live for a reason...and it's not a good one... :-)
Who's got the acid?
pfft. who cares about gasoline? the riots will start when the iphone runs out of juice and cannot be recharged.
Do you know just how spot on you are?
During the Arab Spring(s) in each and every case when the powers that be shut down the social media, they found that they'd had to that point, a buncha mad, aggravated potentially dangerous people talkin' shit sittin' in their living rooms drinkin' coffee...
But once shut down, the very same folks went outside to continue the dialogue and quickly turned into mean, dangerous motherfucking crowds of violent demonstrators burning and pillaging shit, turning on the powers that be's goon squads.
The moment the social media/phones goes out/is cut off is when the real troubles just begin....
Terrorists... LOL
would venture to say that the forementioned 18-29ers may be out of their element for a wee-bit.
Virtual people meet real life. Shit-in-the-hallway.
While Everyone Was Focused On Sandy, Obama Issued Another Executive Order: Expanding The Role Of Homeland Security
http://investmentwatchblog.com/attention-while-everyone-was-focused-on-sandy-obama-issued-another-executive-order-expanding-the-role-of-homeland-security/
Obama Campaigns In Vegas While Storm Victims Defecate In The Hallways And Rummage Through Garbage Dumpsters For Food
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/obama-campaigns-in-vegas-while-storm-victims-defecate-in-the-hallways-and-rummage-through-garbage-dumpsters-for-food
Drip, Drip, Drip..
'Bout time they all held hands and started singin' Kumbayah, Bitchez
Where the fuck are the queues for GOLD and Silver eh?
Man everyone wants IPhone 5!
walk and bicycle bitchess. Yeah NY aholes
The Goldman-Sachs CEO, Llyod Blankfein lives at 15 Central Park West, New York, NY.
He says "come on by and use my potty"
All are welcome.
I do walk and bicycle, and I take the subway (which is running in many parts of the city). My car is parked, like it is 95% of the time, and at the moment, the gas gauge is happily on "E." But it doesn't matter--because I don't need to drive it. I love to walk, unlike the milk-fed Midwestern and Southern porkers who whine about walking three blocks when they're visiting Manhattan. It's like, jesus christ, get the fuck out of the way and go back to Des Moines...
Need gas? There's an app for that.
Wait, no there isn't.
An app that lets you know which stations have gas? Good idea.
My heartfelt condolences to all the folks who got hit by this storm.
I'm much more shocked by the effects of Sandy than of 9/11, and I suspect we're just getting started.
Now is the time to make friends with your neighbors if you have the means. In times of trouble and real need, people will remember that sort of thing forever. Payback: >100:1. And Kudos to ZHers who are already doing exactly that.
I do feel for these people, but maybe now they'll think twice before calling the rest of the nation "flyover country."
As for TS hitting TF, this is just the beginning.
The guy in the 1st pic ain't siphoning..
He's huffing....
It's been a while since I've seen you post Ms Hedge. Glad to see you back.
It appears as if that officer is accepting cash from someone in line.
What exactly is the role of the cop in the transaction?
I lived in NYC and I can tell you the NYPD are full of bad characters.
The bribery and corruption is probably running rampant right now.
Oh, come on...it's just another market.
You know what those guys are paid, right?
I was just at a station up here in Fairfield CT and most the people filling up were from NYC. We are 45 miles from NYC. It's bad down there.
... in the mean time, ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227032/Even-superstorm-stop-get...
WHO RUNS BARTERTOWN
I see TPTB already have a fundraiser to press the Goyim to save the joohs from the taxes.
That was fast!
I don't remember even one fundraisers for the .....folks in nEW oRLEANS........?
Does anyone else see something uneven, racist, hateful?
Fuck you Yankees.
Can't wait to start my own business so I can fuck you out of docking my paycheck.
I am offended.
I see al;l the joohs trying to take atvantage and grope money from us?
Where were you when my power was out foir two weeks?
NYNY is off my list of places to visit.
I think I will go to Savannah.
FU and ur FRBNY.
Let Bernanke save you.
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asshole
I didn't see the "Boss" or Stevie Tyler throwing a instant benifit for us when we were suffering. I didn't see the Federal Gov't flying boom trucks from California to to ressurect our power.
You are self centered douche bags that steal resources from the other states of the Union.
We know what you are. Frauds.
FUCK YOU YOU YANKEE QUEER!
Can't wait until we put up our toll booth to stick it to you.
Just regrouping bitchz!
You have gun control there? Don't you?
We don't!
I can smell a carpetbagger from 10 yards.
I grew up in the South....good people down there. All I see is you blaming others like a pussy. Take your bitchass insensitivity and shove it up your ass you Schaudenfreude Shithead. I'd call you retarded, but that would be an insult to those good people.
As for New Yorkers not helping you and those affected by Katrina...........
Parting the Waters: New Yorker Benefit
The New Yorker presents an evening of words and music from New Orleans and the Delta to benefit Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Tickets cost $250, $100, and $50. The event will take place Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Town Hall in New York City.
Readings and performances by Buckwheat Zydeco, Patricia Clarkson, Elvis Costello, Willem Dafoe, David Byrne and Les Misérables Brass Band, Eddy Davis and His New Orleans Jazz Band featuring Woody Allen, Richard Ford, Gary Louris and Mark Olson from the Jayhawks, Leigh (Little Queenie) Harris, Terrence Howard, Kevin Kline, Audra McDonald, Toni Morrison, Mary-Louise Parker, Queen Ida and Her Zydeco Band, the ReBirth Brass Band, Lou Reed, Allen Toussaint, Calvin Trillin, and Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters.
http://top40.about.com/od/concerts/a/katrinabenefit.htm
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I actually studied Katrina for college. it was the government that fucked that up, as usual, not New Yorkers. Know your enemy.
Well done!
I hope you learned a lot in that Katrina class.
I enjoy seeing you sweat.
I'm sure the darkies will have their way.
The Boss is back in his apartment, next door to Sting and Llyod Blankfein at 15 Central Park West, New York, NY., living it up and paying Blackwater to keep you out.
Good luck with that.
If you ever want a cap in your ass; come on down! We will accomodate you.
When interest rates go up expect a $20 toll to pass in, and out, of this state.
I don't dislike you. I dislike what you represent. Bloomberg was going to proceed with the marathon?
What a heartless bastard.
NYNY is the absolute worst projection of what this country represents. Callous, indifferent, selfiousness.
You think it is all about you. It is not!
You rate the same as Nancy Pelosi.
Irene, Sandy..........say bye bye to the lower east side.......
We will be sure to collect money to send bikes to the projects so those folks can get uptown and to Brooklyn.
"When interest rates go up expect a $20 toll to pass in, and out, of this state."
We already pay $12 at the GWB, so your $20 toll isn't going to mean much. And why exactly would we be going there?
Oh!!!!!
The EBT Cards don't work???????
How awful for you!!!!!!
I suppose they will be rooming your nieghborhood looking for a snack?
Your cat perhaps?
I can't believe these Yankee queer, self centered assholes did nothing when New Orleans was destroyed.
If I recall "W" flew over the effected area an went back to the ranch!
I hope the minorities eat them for lunch.
LLYOD BLANKFIEN LIVES AT 15 Central Park West, New York, NY.
I'm sure he will fix you a sandwich and let you fill your water bottle!
Please go to 15 Central Park West, New York, NY and see!
He told me he is welcoming any needy survivors.
I am positive his potty works.
when iphone5
disappointment came out = SHORT SELL aapl !!! @ near $700...some fools bought and held..LOL !!
also i have a "STUPID QUESTION" here it is: Sandy has cost an approx $50b...why doesn't QEorganizer just tell bQE to print $100b for them....?? oh yeah bc he's spent TRILLIONS BAILING OUT THE 1%er's freaking casino!!!!
i hope tons of 1%ers mansions were UNDERWATER!!! FORECLOSED BY MOTHER NATURE !! ROFLMAO !!! that's where odummer was on the jersey shoreline with the freaking mansions, NOT at staten island (the 99%)....HYPOCRISY YOU CAN BELIEVE IN !!!!
the horror, the horror !!
2 days b4 sandy hit
on saturday i posted on ZH (the only place i blog):
"memo to sandy: drown the freaking WS casino and their mansions" or something like that...that was on Saturday...and lots of idiots (non-ZH readers) ignored the weather report....are those the same fools that laugh at "doomsday preppers" LOL !!!
can't wait for the new season of doomsday preppers on NatGeo...in a few weeks !!! yummie !!
love that show
check out this image: 50% of the people seem to be intentionally covering their face.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/02/article-2226354-15CD76A6000005...
One out of two is 50%. I wonder which one is covering his/her face because it is f*cking cold.
Deflationary Death Spiral Downward......that's what we are in right now.
This is why I built a pebble bed nuclear reactor in my backyard with a hundred year supply of uranium fuel (liquid sodium cooled, of course!) which I enriched my self with simple laser isotope separation techniques. I use the excess electric power from my steam powered dyno to electrolyze water providing me with an unlimited supply of hydrogen for transportation fuel in my fuel cell based moped.
But seriously, in the time they are waiting in line with their MT cars I could bike into and back out of NY from NJ-but why anyone would voluntarily go into NY is beyond me. The car is overrated as a mode of transport as these people are finding out.
And by the way, its quite easy to create a vacuum to pump any fluid without using your mouth to create a pressure gradient. Squeezing and releasing a tube (perastaltic action) will do quite nicely as a pump. Mechanical versions of this are readily available and cheap but in an emergence you can improvise.
If there were no anti gouging laws, there would be fewer lines, but even more to the point, many more gas stations would have invested in emergency generators having seen the profits to be gained from being open in extreme situations. absent anti gouging laws, the stations could even pay what it takes to make generators appear,by land , sea,or horse drawn carriage.
With anti gouging laws in place, why not just stay home. and leave the station closed.
Talking trash about gouging laws enflames the neo liberal . If we could only bottle that flame.
Correct, price regulates demand!
Most of them probably don;'t want to drill for oil in the USA..
Bloomturd endorsed Obama because of Global Warming as he got into his private helicopter! RFLAMO!
I am surprised that gasoline is so cheap in NYC after Sandy. After Katrina, gasoline prices spiked up to $5 and $6 in southeastern Louisiana.
Wow, New Yorkers are a scruffy bunch.
That's ruined the life-long images I had in my head from all the New York based movies I've watched showing all the rich wearing William Fioravanti suits and the poor wearing Armani Suits !
Was it Enrons Coce traders who stole you Gazzzzzzzz,gives thoughts, about the food lines in the goood oll days!
Dont worry:Obomney Cares!To Drone or not to Drone!
Kill for a few drops of Gazz,so far so good,Darwin.
thats fucked up
Damn those people are ugly! I bet the bankers look good
This whole situation illustrates how inadequate systems are in some parts of the country with regards to dealing with natural disasters.
FACT: Sandy was a minor CAT 1 hurricane which just happened to hit an area which was unprepared for that type of incident.
RESULT: Systems broke down and the result is not pretty.
If Sandy had hit Florida, which is prepared for such events, the damage would have been minor and life would have been almost back to normal in 24 hours or so.
This whole situation illustrates how inadequate systems are in some parts of the country with regards to dealing with natural disasters.
FACT: Sandy was a minor CAT 1 hurricane which just happened to hit an area which was unprepared for that type of incident.
RESULT: Systems broke down and the result is not pretty.
If Sandy had hit Florida, which is prepared for such events, the damage would have been minor and life would have been almost back to normal in 24 hours or so.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225935/Hurricane-Sandy-probably-wiped-New-Yorks-rats-despite-warnings-rodent-apocalypse-say-experts.html?ICO=most_read_module
Thousands of RATS may have drowned in superstorm as water swept into city's tunnels
The biggest rats we are having have made it out alive. The mormon rat and the rat who is speaking lies about the marathon he was having with his hat being backwards.