Aeolus
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/b...rocket-if-iran-closed-the-strait.html?_r=1&hp
A scary article in today's New York Times.
I remember reading that during the 70's OPEC scare, long gas lines were at least in part caused by fear of a shortage, where drivers tried to fill their tanks in advance of a shortage.
For those of you youngsters who weren't here or oldsters who can't remember 1973, here's the fun we had.
A scary article in today's New York Times.
I remember reading that during the 70's OPEC scare, long gas lines were at least in part caused by fear of a shortage, where drivers tried to fill their tanks in advance of a shortage.
For those of you youngsters who weren't here or oldsters who can't remember 1973, here's the fun we had.
In the U.S., odd-even rationing was implemented; drivers of vehicles with license plates having an odd number as the last digit (or a vanity license plate) were allowed to purchase gasoline for their cars only on odd-numbered days of the month, while drivers of vehicles with even-numbered license plates were allowed to purchase fuel only on even-numbered days.[30] The rule did not apply on the 31st day of those months containing 31 days, or on February 29 in leap years— the latter never came into play, since the restrictions had been abolished by 1976.
In some U.S. states, a three-color flag system was used to denote gasoline availability at service stations — a green flag denoted unrationed sale of gasoline, a yellow flag denoted restricted and rationed sales, and a red flag denoted that no gasoline was available but the service station was open for other services.[