If you can’t find gas in your city that’s probably because your fellow Americans are hoarding gasoline in everything from garbage bags to inflatable swimming pools.
Florida, Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina declared states of emergency as residents panic buy gasoline, leading to severe gas shortages in the southeast. 1,000 gas stations in the south ran dry as a result of unnecessary hoarding.
When a state of emergency is declared during a gas shortage, the police are supposed to monitor gas stations to prevent hoarding.
People should be limited to 1 or 2 gallons of gas so the shortage doesn’t worsen.
Twitter users posted photos of craven hoarders. Not only is filling trash bags with gasoline dangerous, it’s also illegal.
Why do they need so much gas and where did they find those size gas cans? I know it's a shortage but is this really necessary. pic.twitter.com/UgNWJRCxu1
— ACountryGirlWithALILCitySwag (@MsSouthernB4U) May 12, 2021
And this is how someone thinks they should get gas…? #gasshortage pic.twitter.com/XT7APSI9rM
— Tyler in Texas (@ty_p3) May 12, 2021
Do not be this person. #gasshortage pic.twitter.com/R2eZmAdDhS
— ZR (@ZR_dude) May 11, 2021
Always double bag your gas ?? #gasshortage #GasShortage2021 pic.twitter.com/0SzhFBhLVE
— regular man ?? (@JasonRFate) May 12, 2021
Now this don't make no damn sense ?????????? #gasshortage pic.twitter.com/zNxULceUMj
— Demetria (@demetriad5369) May 11, 2021
People really do be out here #gasshortage pic.twitter.com/RLttdSADU1
— Christian Conn (@fireburrito5651) May 12, 2021
No need to wonder why there's a #gasshortage on the east coast. Ole buddy had eight containers lined up at the Murphy across from Tanger 17 in Myrtle Beach. pic.twitter.com/RYBFLlQRyn
— TJ Lundeen (@lundeentj) May 10, 2021
I hate it here. Signed, a person who actually needs gas and is on E. pic.twitter.com/odPTD8XBgc
— kati (@katicrosslin) May 12, 2021
This is why there’s a gas shortage………….. pic.twitter.com/4q2cdCgl1L
— IG:@DavyJTheVirgo (@DavyJTheVirgo) May 12, 2021