Atlanta is the poster child for shortages within the U.S. lately. The national news has been paying a bit less attention to the severe drought conditions here to focus on our recent fuel shortage. When the water crisis first broke, it felt like I couldn’t have a conversation that didn’t turn to watering restrictions - on what days we were allowed to water our gardens, that shameful neighbor who ran his sprinklers for over an hour, or the pros and cons of taking navy showers.

Then hurricane Ike hit, cutting off the supply of boutique fuel the EPA requires in this city, and conversations took a sudden turn around here.

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