In my mid-sized city, half the gas stations are closed.  They have run out of gasoline. 

People heard on the radio and television that Ike was going to damage oil refiners and prices might rise.  Today, people were lining up 15 deep at the gas stations, sometimes onto the street, to fill up their vehicles.  Gas prices jumped from ~$3.70 a gallon to over $5. 

Amazing.