After a cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, motorists in East Coast markets — including Delaware — are feeling pain at the pump. Gas prices in Delaware stood at an average of $2.89 per gallon Wednesday, up a penny from the previous night and 11 cents over the past week. The national gas average was $3 per gallon. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said motorists should avoid rushing out and hoarding gasoline during a White House press conference Tuesday. “Just as there was no need to hoard toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, there should be no cause for hoarding gasoline, especially in light of the fact that the pipeline should be fully operational by the weekend,” Ms. Granholm said.
- Thank God, my car’s electric. Still I’m seeing the prices for shipping skyrocket. — Jaden Blondin
- Food is going to go up, as well! Everything will. — Debra Meinhardt Petro
- Yup. Luckily, I’ve got enough food for myself. — Jaden Blondin
- Can we just highlight this and not the alarmist title?: “Just as there was no need to hoard toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, there should be no cause for hoarding gasoline, especially in light of the fact that the pipeline should be fully operational by the weekend,” Ms. Granholm said. — Denise Briggs Vendrick
- And this weekend’s NASCAR race at Dover Downs is bringing plenty of fan vehicles that will all need gas! — Gerald Jerry Rice
- Cower in your living rooms with your AR-15 and tinfoil hats, and you’ll be fine! — Rick Reed
- These attacks against our country never occurred when Trump was president. Maybe we should fly planes full of cash to our enemies and hope they’ll like us. — Steve Durnan
- Incorrect. There were thousands of ransomware attacks, in fact, probably like tens of thousands. — Rick Reed
- This is on Joe’s watch! — Cal William
- More fear spin. Been out all day and feeling no pain at the pump. — Howard Gaines III
- Well, so much for building or even keeping refineries in the mid-Atlantic. Suffer now like Texas with electric. — Jeff Powell
- Six cents since yesterday. — Valerie Byerley Mont
- Everything is just fine, according to this administration. — Tim Preuss
- If Trump was still president, he would do what he always did: nothing. He is probably orchestrating this hack with his Russian handlers. — Dennis Norwood
- It’s back on now. — David Kline
- Paid $2.69 in Vero Beach, Florida, yesterday. — Mary McGee
