From: hymie@nasalinux.net   
      
   In our last episode, the evil Dr. Lacto had captured our hero,   
     Howard , who said:   
   > hymie!  wrote   
   >   
   >> We saw something similar in the eastern United States ... in the   
   >> spring? It's probably a combination of the two -- concerns about   
   >> shortages lead to panic buying, and panic buying leads to shortages.   
   >> You're right that they're two different things, but IMHO it's very   
   >> wrong to say that it's strictly one xor the other   
   >   
   > For gasoline it's even less complicated -- you can buy twenty extra   
   > rolls of toilet paper, but there is simply no way for almost anyone to   
   > buy twenty extra gallons of gas,   
      
   You're not familiar with those red cans that store gasoline for home use,   
   such as lawn mowers?  Based on changing / breaking safety features,   
   I own at least three of them.   
      
   From what I remember in the news stories, many people were not being nearly   
   so careful in what they were storing their gasoline in.   
      
   --hymie!             http://nasalinux.net/~hymie            hymie@nasalinux.net   
      
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