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Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

I just got this e-mail from a friend. I love the signature line. The extra mile, go there often, lonely place.

Subject: FUEL

NOTE ***8211; 4 OF THE MAJOR US FUEL REFINERIES ARE SCHUDULED TO SHUT DOWN IN THE NEXT 3 HOURS. 2 ADDITIONAL REFINERIES HAVE SHUT DOWN ALREADY. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING TO FILL YOUR CARS UP BEFORE THE PRICES RISE. DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE, IF ANY, IT USUALLY TAKES A FUEL REFINERY 1 WEEK TO START UP AND START PROCESSING FUEL AGAIN.

Billy Abernathy FPEM
Polk County Emergency Management
EOC Coordinator
1890 Jim Keene Blvd.
Winter Haven, 33880
[email protected]
Office 863-298-7001
Cell 863-860-8002

The ***8220;Extra Mile***8221; has no traffic jams.

Funny you mentioned that!!!! Last time we had to evac., I filled my Wellcraft uup. Figured while that line at the gas pump was a mile long I would have a cold beer and let a siphon hose do the work. God Bless a Wellcraft!!!!!

Oh, and don't be like the jackass's I came across in the river who took all day to anchor their sailboat up. I was putterin by in 3' swells in my jon boat(on the way to pull out) and asked the sailboat crew if they had everything they needed. They said "Yep, just finishin up!!" I asked if they had someone comin to pick them up and you guessed it, "Uhhhhh, no. Guess we forgot that part....." I had to give them a ride back to the docks just in time for 30-35kt gusts and me to have to haul azz 30' up into the marsh to avoid gettin swamped to make the 3mi run to the ramp. This was before cell phones and my ramp buddy(Dad) was pissed to say the least I was 1hr late. He thought I capsized. He asked me where I dropped them off at, we went back there to their dock, I could hear the screamin from the car

Moral of the story: Be prepared!!