oh Mac!!! Why do you stress your mom out?

I'm so sorry msbelle.

Matthew's mom is stressing me out. She was telling us there is no gas in town. None. Everyone is out here in TR and possibly in Greenville because of people doing panic runs on gas bc of the cyber attack.

I don't know how accurate it is, I'm not going to run out tonight and get gas. I'm off until Saturday but I do need gas. and I can't really go drive around trying to find it either. so this is kind of stressing me out. Mom wanted me to go check on her house but I'm not if that will happen while I'm off. This is so stupid and I hate feeling like - oh no! and also I feel like I should get bas because it's running low even though I KNOW that is part of the problem..

I'm sorry, msbelle and askye.

There is much cause for celebration today as we wish Toddson a very happy birthday. I know it is way too low a bar to wish you a better year than last year, so let me wish you the all the best in the year to come.

When she was getting ready to move one of her retired neighbors came by and admitted that one of the cats was more indoor-indoor, with a brief jaunt between.

Yes, I am quite chill with Mulder abandoning me if it is in favor of my neighbor. (her name is Laura!) Laura and I will coordinate in trying to get him to come back, but if he doesn't then I guess I will go north this summer without him. He'll miss out on the mice and chipmunks of the Adirondacks!

I'm sorry, askye. Before you venture I would call your normal gas station and see what the status really is.

I realized I'm fine with gas because I work Saturday, have Sunday off, Work Monday and have tuesday off so I just need to get gas sometime around the weekend.

It's more the panic in the house and the stress that is the problem. It's also becoming an issue in NC. I talked to Mom and she's going to have her neighbor check on her place, she just wanted to make sure there wasn't a leak somewhere or something like that.

People should have learned with the toilet paper that hoarding just makes scarcity when there isn't an issue (yet). But people are filling up all their vehicles and multiple gas containers just to have gas and now it's hard to find gas.

Yikes I’m suddenly glad I got gas on Sunday??

I need to plan to take some time off, I have a lot of vacation time starting to pile up, but I’m about to switch projects at work (even though I just switched two months ago—apparently a good reputation is a dangerous thing) and don’t know when will be good or who will cover for me

Per NPR, there is no real shortage in most of the East, but only a few areas of the Southeast. Also the pipeline is expected to be up by end of weekend or early next week.

Thank you Laura! I'm hoping the coming year will be an improvement ... it almost HAS to be.

In related news, I saw that the vaccines are going to be approved for younger people. (yay) However, they'll need to understand that they will not get a beer after being vaccinated.

I got no beer, but immunized, which nicer!

I just had to run to the bank and none of the gas stations on the route had any lines. The prices seemed crazy though. But then again it has been years since I bought gas so I don't know if it has spiked. Like $3.15 or something. Seems the last time I noticed it was $2.50ish.

I was happy to get the vaccine, but a number of places now offer "shot and a chaser" to encourage those who are undecided. I think I still qualify for the free Krispy Kreme, although I'm not that enamored of the donuts.

And, in honor of my birthday, here's evidence that you're never too old for shenanigans.