AAA: Pipeline shutdown doesn't directly affect Kentucky gas, but panic buying could
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Updated: 11:17 PM EDT May 12, 2021
Alex Suckow
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Updated: 11:17 PM EDT May 12, 2021
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RECIPE FOR DISASTER. ALTHOUGH THERE’S NO SHORTAGE THE PANIC AT THE PUMP CONTINUES AS EVIDENT BY LONG LINES A GAS STATIONS HERE IN OUR AREA FIRE OFFICIALS. SAY IF YOU’RE GOING TO STOCK UP THERE’S SOME TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND. WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUT MULTIPLE CANS ON TOP OF THEIR VEHICLES. WE SAW THE PICTURE EARLIER WHERE SOMEBODY WAS USING A RUBBERMAID TOTE MANY AMERICAN STOCKING UP JUST IN CASE ALTHOUGH THE SUPPLY IN LOUISVILLE IS JUST FINE. AT CERTAIN GAS STATIONS AROUND OUR AREA YOU’LL FIND A LINE OF CARS LIKE THIS PATIENTLY WAITING TO FILL UP. AS FEARS LINGER OVER THE PIPELINE SHUTDOWN THAT IS NOW REOPEN. IT’S LIKE LAST YEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. THERE WAS A TOILET PAPER ISSUE WHEN IT SNOWS. THERE’S A MILK ISSUE BE SMART BE COGNIZANT, BUT MOST PROBABLY BE SAFE. AND TO DO THAT JORDAN YODAS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY FIRE SAYS IF YOU’VE ALREADY STOCKED UP ON GAS, MAKE SURE YOU’RE STIRRING IT SAFELY. DON’T EVER KEEP IT NEXT TO YOUR HOT WATER HEATER WHERE YOUR PILOT LIGHTEST THINGS OF THAT NATURE. DON’T PUT IT SOMEWHERE WHERE IT’S GOING TO SIT AND BAKE IN THE SUN. DON’T PUT IT. CAR DON’T PUT IT IN YOUR TRUNK. DON’T PUT IT IN THE VEHICLE WITH YOU AND FOR FIREFIGHTERS THESE WARNINGS ARE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE CARRYING EXTRA AMOUNTS OF FUEL ANY MULTITUDE OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN FRICTION CAN HAPPEN. YOU NAME IT AND THEN SUDDENLY WE’VE GOT AN AUTO ACCIDENT WITH ALSO A RAGING FIRE. SO IT’S JUST WE CAN’T EXPRESS ENOUGH THAT THE TRANSPORTING IT AND JUST NOT D