Gas Rationing at UNC

And so it begins:

FORMAL NOTICE: Fuel Restrictions at UNC Service Stations

To meet the Governor’s directive to suspend all non-essential state government traffic, the UNC at Chapel Hill Service Stations has begun restricting the issuance of fuel to essential service vehicles only.

Fuel transactions for essential state vehicles will be limited to 10 gallons per week to ensure that all essential vehicles have an opportunity to obtain fuel. Essential vehicles are currently defined as law enforcement vehicles, emergency response vehicles and vehicles that provide critical maintenance services to the campus.

No fuel will be issued to non-essential vehicles. Vehicles that serve an administrative role are considered non-essential.

Additionally, the Carolina Motor Fleet operation has been suspended for the foreseeable future. Motor Fleet vehicles will no longer be issued for travel until fuel supplies have stabilized. Customers are encouraged to continue reserving vehicles for future use, but no assurances can be given that reserved vehicles will be available on the requested date until the fuel supply situation stabilizes.

We recognize that this may cause some level of disruption in your planned activities and regret the necessity to take this action. But without any assurances that fuel supplies will resume in the near future, it is critical that the University retain sufficient fuel capacity to meet emergency and life-safety needs. Please be patient as the region struggles to resume normal operations. We will keep you informed as the situation
changes.

Can't say I am surprised... UNC and the other universities were already being cut to the bone at the legislature... and North Carolina is still taxing cigarettes at 5 cents a pack (lowest in the nation)

Update: Damn... shoulda known Atrios would get there first...