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This Memorial Day weekend will look much different on the roads as officials expect close to pre-pandemic numbers of travelers, according to a new AAA poll.For many, getting back on the road could be a little bit of a shock as many people haven t left home for a vacation in more than a year. I’m just going to chill, take it all in, and you know, eat some crabs, hang out with some friends and probably celebrate my baby s birthday, said B. Plus. I ain t doing no traveling. I ain t saying there ain t nothing wrong with it, I m just not doing it. I want everybody to come travel to me. If you re vaccinated, I don t see a reason why you shouldn t be able to do things like that, said Ben Shilling. (I) don t really ever go out for Memorial Day weekend or travel. (I) just like to relax, have a nice three-day weekend, said Maeve Burke.According to a recent AAA poll on summer travel, 29% of respondents said they are planning a quick getaway, 22% are planning for a longer, more exten
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MARYLAND- “It honestly reminds me of the beginning of COVID, like everyone was going to grocery stores buying toilet paper and all the necessities and its going to be the same thing I feel like,” Bella Robinson, a Salisbury resident, said.
The fallout from US Colonial Pipeline shutdown prompted by a cyber security attack has caused people to rush for the pump.
The pipeline accounts for 45 percent of all fuel used on the East Coast, but locally officials say there’s no need to panic.
“We have interacted with the suppliers that supply the diesel fuel and gasoline to the county and we’ve talked with them and there’s no concern about the supply this time,” David Shipley, Emergency Services Director for Wicomico County, said.
The effects of the Colonial Pipeline issues are still being felt in Maryland as many gas stations are still seeing long lines or are simply out of gas.Despite the fact that government officials and fuel experts said this issue should be back to normal in a few days, there are still long lines at service stations where there has been a steady flow of traffic. The pipeline is now flowing; the ship is pulling into the Port of Baltimore and there s going to be plenty of gas. People should just stop overreacting, said Gov. Larry Hogan said on the fuel situation in Maryland. It reminds me of toilet paper and coronavirus. I hope it doesn’t get worse, said Tim McCulley, a driver getting gas on Thursday.ALSO: What we know about the pipeline ransomware attack: How it happened, who is responsible and more Over the past few days, not just in Maryland but around the country, people have been panic buying gas, causing temporary shortages. So, finding a station with fuel, in some cases ha
Residual effects of the outage could linger more than two weeks after the pipeline is reopened, because of the 15-18 days the fuel can take to reach the region from Texas.