Share Your Thoughts: Odd-Even Gas Rationing

Almost two weeks after Hurricane Sandy slammed Lindenhurst and all of Long Island, a gas rationing system has gone into effect Friday, November 9, at 5 a.m.

That's according to Nassau and Suffolk County officials who announced this measure on Thursday afternoon as a result of the continuing fuel shortage.

The temporary policy requires gas stations in both Counties to sell fuel only to drivers with vehicles bearing license plate numbers that correlate in odd/even terms with the day of the month, according to a press release from Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone's office. 

Here are the details from the release:

• Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be able to purchase fuel only on even-numbered days and drivers with license plate numbers that end in an odd number will be able to purchase fuel only on odd-numbered days. 
• License plates such as vanity plates that don't display numbers will be considered odd-numbered plates. 
• Out-of-state plates will be subject to the same requirements.
• This policy doesn't apply to commercial vehicles, taxi or limousine fleets or emergency fleets, nor does it apply to hand-held gas canisters. 

Friday, being the ninth day of the month, is an odd-numbered day. Zero is considered an even number.

Read more about this here.

Do you think this helps with the fuel shortage? Where are you getting gas? What kind of lines have you been seeing at Lindenhurst gas stations and other local ones?

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