5 October 2008, 4:41 am
The lines are small and life is returning to normal for Charlotte-area drivers. The great gas crisis of 2008 is nearly over. But what a few weeks it has been. Long lines, short tempers, high prices and few answers. On Sept. 12, Hurricane Ike hit Texas, temporarily crippling more than a dozen refineries on the Gulf Coast, an area that accounts for about 20 percent of the nation's gas. What ...... read more