The massive blackouts imposed across Northern California has led to a run on gasoline, portable generators and other supplies.
imposed across Northern California on Wednesday led to a run on gasoline, portable generators and other supplies while retailers struggled to serve customers.in a bid to avoid wind-driven fires caused by downed power lines.
Considering the nearly $1,000 worth of food she planned to purchase and the imminent power outage, Sheets said she called her husband to talk about buying a generator for their home.“By the time I had done that, the last big generator was gone off the shelves,” she said. Her husband, a law enforcement officer, later found a generator at a Costco in Rancho Cordova.Sheets said she went to Safeway to pick up more bottled water and saw a line of cars snaked around a gas station parking lot.
But the generator isn’t strong enough to keep powering the cooler that holds her roses, dahlias and other flowers needing refrigeration, she said.
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