Is This Doom and Gloom Stuff For Real? Yes: Gov't. Shutting Down Fuel Terminals

Although I think by now all the main conspiracy theories and doomsday scenarios have been presented, I stumbled across one I hadn’t considered.

The government has shut down a fuel terminal in our area. An immediate effect of this is that fuel wholesalers can’t get gasoline and so, the prices have taken an upward spike. Exclusive of any other price forces, the immediate cutting off of supply will almost instantly increase the cost of fuel.

The politics of this are fairly simple. Keep gasoline prices high until a week or two before the election and then have prices take a large drop in the hopes the president gets a popularity boost.

The more sinister aspect of this is that, regardless of the glut of supply, the government can simply halt the sale of gas to the public. (The military can fill up at their leisure) Within four days of a terminal shut down, gas stations can start running out of fuel. Stop and ponder the effects of this if you live in a densly populated urban area or even a suburban area. Rail hubs can be shut down as well. (No diesel for the locomotives) Since 999 people out of 1000 aren’t survival oriented, you can imagine the panic and destruction that would result as people get desperate.

If you aren’t ready for the poop to hit the fan, you may be in for a tough time of it. Just sayin’.