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Oren[_2_]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:18:18 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:44:24 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 12:23:15 -0400, wrote:

Has anyone seen a backup generator at the local gas station?

It is law in Florida. If they are on an evacuation route, they need
backup power.

Is it the law that they have to stay open and not evacuate themselves?

I doubt that would be enforceable but they still have to have a
generator to show the inspectors when they test the pumps.

I'd agree on ability to enforce an evacuation. As long as a
station/store can get fuel and ice supplied, my bet is they stay open.

Didn't FL/NJ pass laws on price gouging??

There are 2 schools of thought on that. On the one hand it seems evil
to raise prices in an emergency but the other side of that is if there
is no price inventive, why wouldn't the business owner simply board up
and go?
Higher prices also incentivizes people to bring in hardware and
supplies from unaffected areas.

Then the question becomes, is it better to pay more or do without?

I call it free market. After Sandy, folks from Ohio bought,
transported and sold portable generators to NJ and sold to folks that
needed them and was willing to pay a higher price.

There were people in Florida, that got free portable generators from
FEMA, didn't need or show a real need, and then sold them to buy
drugs.