1970s Redux: Gas Rationing Imposed in North Jersey

Hurricane Sandy aftermath coverage tends to focus on the Jersey Shore. It’s where the most dramatic property damage occurred. But up in densely-populated Northern New Jersey, there’s an epic energy crunch owing to flooded fuel tanks and gas station power outages.

Fist fights. Guns drawn. Lines that are hours long.

Governor Chris Christie had to do something, Save Jerseyans. Our middle age and senior citizen readers will feel like they’ve stepped into a 1970s time warp.

The details from the Administration:

Executive Order 108, declaring a limited state of energy emergency with regard to the supply of motor fuel and implementing odd-even rationing for gasoline purchases in 12 New Jersey counties. Odd-even fuel sales will take effect in the following counties at noon on November 3, 2012: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Monmouth, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.

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Once in effect, all retail dealers of motor fuel will be required to only sell motor fuel for use in a passenger automobile bearing license plates, the last number of which is an even number, on even numbered days of each month. Likewise sales will only be permitted to passenger automobiles bearing license plates ending in odd numbers on odd numbered days of the month. Specialized plates – or those not displaying a number – will be considered odd numbered plates.

Unreal, right?

Check out Executive Order 108 here.

 

Matt Rooney
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