Reader Gasoline Question

11/5/2021

My apologies to readers OUTSIDE the USA; a reader has a question about our internal events, however could this one be repeated elsewhere around the world, with equal good &/or bad effects?

If you read the news article, you'll run across my namesake at GasBuddy.com — I am not and do not know him.

The question:
The Colonial Pipeline that sends gas from Texas to New Jersey has been shut down due to a Russian criminal group cyber attack. Many gas stations across the southeast have run out of gas.
Is this the first gas crisis you said would happen soon?
This is expected to be resolved by next week.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/11/southeast-coast-suffers-gas-shortage-amid-pipeline-shutdown/

Responds The Committee:
Yes, it is an initial, warm-up type event. It will appear to be aberration, hiccup or erratic occurrence but it is part of a trend.

11 Comments

Scott2

11/5/2021 18:41:15

there could be a thousand Patrick de haan's out there but there definitely not you Patrick or at least let's hope not. Your way too wonderful and cool and we don't want to share you Patrick 🤫

Patrick

11/5/2021 18:59:04

When shared I do not become diluted.

Desi Fallmuch, Acrobat

11/5/2021 21:06:47

Russians again? I'm old enough to remember the media laughing at those who thought there were Russians under their beds and in their closets. Now the MEdia are the ones who're finding them. Good night, comrades.

Patrick

12/5/2021 08:24:21

I'm young enough to remember when nobody laughed at the idea of Soviet troublemakers (not necessarily Russian) because "we" American youngsters & teenagers in the 60s & 70s were bathed in anti-communist theology. This was easy because a lot of what was informed, was true.

Only later in life did I discover great differences between Russian culture & society and Leninism, and why Russian people cannot be properly or fairly assessed against a background of the USSR.

Lorri

12/5/2021 08:52:04

There are a lot of YouTube videos of Russians traveling to the USA, and Americans traveling to Russia.

I love the "reaction" videos. Very interesting.

I just watched a young Russian woman talking about how you don't smile at strangers in Russia, or smile very much at all. She started smiling more in the US.

On the other hand, though Russians don't pay much attention to strangers, once you are introduced and are welcome in their homes, they shower you with food and affection.

Saint Irene

11/5/2021 21:36:47

(Ha-ha, Patrick De Haan--I also spotted that article with your name and was just about to post it=))

As soon as I heard "the Russians did it" I knew this was a practice run...as reported on the news tonight, Colonial Pipeline plans to pay the ransom...

Patrick

12/5/2021 08:10:07

This is a test of the current regime. The Russians are probing to see what reprisals, if any, will come of it.

Lorri

12/5/2021 08:47:29

Then there should be a definite reprisal. How about we send a cyber attack back, just as a "Hello".

Stephen

12/5/2021 22:25:39

Comment by a top EU official on dealing with Chinese and Russians:

Chinese - they change their minds whenever there is any setback, but if you persevere and throw the contract at them, generally they will more or less abide by the contract eventually;

Russians - contract, agreement, and commitment mean nothing to them, dealing with them is impossible.

Patrick

14/5/2021 07:26:33

My experience has been, leverage is the best thing to have, as with £50,000 and £50,000,000 borrowers that both fall behind. The former has problems, the latter has leverage.

Saint Irene

14/5/2021 02:54:38

Article: Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly 5 Million in Ransom

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-nearly-141548661.html?guccounter=1

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