Lilburn, GA

I had to run out and pick up a few things this morning, and I saw more stations with gas and fewer with lines... That is a good sign.

I'm also hearing on the news that RaceTrack is at 100%, QT is at 90% and that the pipeline is expected to be churing full capacity by Friday, Oct 3rd. So, it seems that the news a few days ago that it could be two more weeks might have been a touch pessimistic.

Keep in mind that people going and filling up every hour isn't going to help.

It certainly isn't the time to panic...

You can still check out my post on looking for gas if needed. It has a couple of tools that we can use to find stations that have gas in the holding tank.

Good luck... and don't wait in line.

I was with a buyer last week that wanted to look at a certain foreclosure home that they had seen listed. The price seemed a little high, but they thought there might be room for the bank to wiggle... It had been on the market for about 8 months.

When we walked in the door, the odor of decay was overwhelming. Literally. We couldn't walk into the house for more than a moment.

Of course, there was no power, the HVAC had not run for at least as long as it had been on the market, probably longer. There was (probably) a roof leak... and the moisture had allowed mold to grow unchecked.

Of course i called the listing agent, got a recording, left a message and... never heard back. I know that I couldn't have been the first person in the house in eight months... this couldn't have been the first time someone said that the house was having issues.

Now, this is likely a teardown. I couldn't recommend it to any of my buyers. The price was slightly too high for a home in reasonable shape. For what it had become, it wasn't even close. Priced at $345,000 it was about $20k too much. But, it had become a liability and not worth more than $50,000 (value of the land and cost to remove the house).

With banks having collateralization issues, losing $250,000 on this property over spending a little and pricing it reasonably seems kind of stupid. Multiply this by tens of thousands of properties across the country.

from LaneBailey.com

Yep... we still have a problem around Lilburn and Gwinnett County finding gas. In fact, the whole Atlanta area is facing the problem. I have been searching for ways to find gas for my readers. I have found a couple of ways to keep up to date on where there is gas...

The first way is Wright Express... Here is a link... Take a look at the right side, and you can see the date of the transaction. While I can't say for sure, it would seem that those with VERY recent transactions have gas. You can also see the price. This is also a good one to keep in mind later when looking for the best price nearby.

Another option is to use Twitter Search... Here is a link... This isn't well organized, but folks all over town are reporting what they see and marking it with a hashtag to make the search easier. #atlgas is the hashtag to look for.

Don't run out.

Don't freak out...

That is all...

via LaneBailey.com

Luckily, this hasn't been a problem for me... yet. And hopefully things will be cleaned up before it is...

But it IS a problem for a lot of other people here.

My friends in the western suburbs and downtown have been complaining about stations out of gas since Ike hit. Over here in the eastern burbs, the problems had been sporatic... Until the last couple of days.

A few days ago I had to get gas for my wife's minivan. At my usual haunt, the Kroger at Rockbridge and Five Forks, there hadn't been lines. But, on Tuesday, there were about 30 cars in line. Today, there were well over 100.

In both instances, the management were in the parking lot around the fueling center keeping the traffic moving and orderly. And the lines were moving quite quickly on Tuesday... which is part of the problem.

Despite the fact that there weren't limits on the purchases, the person in front of me got $10... They waited in line and got $10. At $4/gallon, that is only 2.5 gallons. The person in front of them got under $14... 3.5 gallons.

Why???

Obviously because they were just topping off... again. And that is one of the reasons for the shortage and the lines. People are panicking and getting gas every 8 minutes. That means lines... Of course it isn't the only problem, but the Governor has changed the rules to allow tankers to go to stations at all times of the day, and the EPA is allowing out of market gasoline to come into the market.

Hopefully this will clear up in a few days. The pieces seem to be in place. Now we just need the gas in place.

Feel free to check out my other blog about Atlanta Gas Shortages at LaneBailey.com.

There are a lot of Parkview football fans in Lilburn.  We visit some of the games, and the fans offer enthusiastic support.  There are quite a few like my family that don't yet have a Parkview student... some have a future Parkview student, others have alums in the family or are alums themselves. 

If you are looking to keep up with Parkview Football, I'll keep the scores updated here and on Lilburn Dwellings.

Aug 22 Mill Creek  30-10
Pre-Season

Aug 29 @Collins Hill  9-30

Sept 5 Chattahoochee  49-12

Sept 12 @Berkmar  28-7

Sept 19 Meadowcreek  65-20

Sept 26 @Grayson 22-24

Oct 3 7:30 pm Central Gwinnett
Homecoming

Oct 10 7:30 pm @Dacula

Oct 17 7:30 pm South Gwinnett
Safari Night

Oct 24 No Game

Oct 31 7:30 pm @Shiloh

Nov 7 7:30 pm Brookwood
Senior Night

Go Panthers...  Welcome to the Jungle.