Gas shortages test patience of motorists following Sandy
<p><span word="Electricity">Electricity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lower">Lower</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motorists">motorists</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="directs">directs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorist">motorist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Drivers">Drivers</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="the">the</span> $50 <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="liters">liters</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="fares">fares</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="rationing">rationing</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>. <span word="Abdel">Abdel</span> <span word="Kadr">Kadr</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="cabbies">cabbies</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cab">cab</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="canisters">canisters</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generator">generator</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span>. <span word="Tony">Tony</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p>“<span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="eases">eases</span> <span word="up">up</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="calm">calm</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="flaring">flaring</span> <span word="tempers">tempers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Perez">Perez</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>.</p>
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