By Eddie Farah on September 15, 2008 -
First Coast News is reporting that the state Attorney General’s Office has received more than 70 complaints in Duval County about gasoline price gouging this week. The Gate station chain is the subject of the majority of them.
Gate says their supplier raised the price on them and they’re passing it onto the consumer. The AG’s office is asking them to document that. The stations according to First Coast News are Flying J, Dodge's Gas Stores, Valero and Pilot Travel Centers.
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that on Tuesday the states attorney general issued subpoenas to four the four companies. Prices were reported by hundreds of consumers to be well over $4 a gallon.
Inventories of gasoline dropped more than three million barrels this week as a result of shutdowns from Hurricane Ike, and you probably saw gas stations that had no gas or prices that were high.That’s because supplies were reported to be the lowest since November 1967.
There continue to be shortages in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.The problem is that refineries in Texas the along the Gulf coast and West Louisiana had been closed during Ike, they are now slowly coming back on-line.
Gov. Charlie Crist said that Florida is not suffering from any gas shortages and that people shouldn’t panic.
By Eddie Farah on September 5, 2008 -
We are in the middle of hurricane season in Florida and most of us are keeping an eye on the latest storm, Hanna, heading offshore of North Florida, soon to be followed by Ike.
Forcasters and the Florida Highway Patrol have the same mantra, “don’t go out on the roads unless you have to.”
That’s fine, but what if you have to? What if you risk losing your job if you decide to stay home with your children, whose school has been cancelled and to follow the recommendations of safety officials?
Here’s where the disconnect comes in. While it’s advised that you stay home, the simple answer is yes, you can be fired if you don’t.
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By Eddie Farah on August 18, 2008 -
With high winds from Hurricane Fay predicted to hit the Jacksonville area this week, the Department of Transportation reports that motorists are calling to find out if roads will be closed.
Motorists can call 511 for traffic information. Newly constructed electronic signs along portions of I-95 will keep drivers updated on any road or bridge closures.
Bridges are a concern as well as the new elevated flyovers that take cars high above the congestion below.
When are winds too high to travel on them? The DOT says there is no wind threshold that requires vehicles to stay off the elevated roadways. It’s up to the local law enforcement.
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