The Southeast is served by the Colonial Pipeline that is the primary supplier for North and South Carolina. Matters of fact, two pipelines carry fuel from the Gulf of Mexico and because the gasoline moves from 3 to 5 mph, it can take days to reach southern cities. "I was just in Atlanta yesterday. There is no gasoline in Atlanta, in Charlotte, in Chattanooga. It's like a Third World country," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said last Sunday on ABC.

Nice article, Jody!