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Re: urban legend (re: price of gas) widespread



There are 3 to 4 hour delays at the border crossings into Detroit today.
Much less into Windsor.

Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@hcea.net
http://www.hcea.net



----- Original Message -----
From: "Renee J. LaPerriere" <rlaperriere@TAMIU.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: urban legend (re: price of gas) widespread


> When I was on my way home last night after class (about 8:30) the lines at
> the gas stations were frightening. Some people waited as long as 3-plus
> hours to get gas (rumor was the price was going up to $5/gallon). Folks
> were pretty calm, but the police were out in large numbers.
>
> Also--
> the 4 international bridges here in Laredo were shut down only for about
30
> to 45 minutes--due to a bomb threat. After the powers-that-be determined
> there were no bombs, the bridges reopened.  The border here was not
> "closed" in the way national news media were communicating yesterday.
>
>
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> Reference/Special Collections Librarian
> rlaperriere@tamiu.edu
> http://www.tamiu.edu/~rlaperriere/
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> Texas A&M International University
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> Laredo, TX  78041-1900
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