Mine license ends in a z? What do I do?

Welcome to 1973!!

Both of mine end in letters. I figure they use the number before it.

I assume no restrictions for people walking up with cans, right?

@outofgas

I just got lucky last night with gas. . I end inV.

In the future I would use the odd day like in the vanity plates sentence they used above.

They should have been specific about us...

Ps. Let me know how it goes with that gas can loophole, LOL! Interesting... Good luck!

Everyone should be able to get gas on Election Day!!

What part of those plates that are vanity or not numbered beingg considered odd numbers didn't you understand?

Out of gas- pretty much everybody's licence plate ends In a letter. Use the number before it

Wait- I know-- it depends on if the description of your a$$ ends in a T, a Y , a B or S.

There's another previous article on Patch with details of letters. I think it's A-M is odd
N-Z is even. Maybe the editor can combine the two so all the latest is one piece? I'm sure they're swamped. Think I saw walk up w can is fine any day....good luck, everyone. It's good they're doing this. It's nuts out there! But if you go into NY a bit, it eases up. But even as far as Fishkill, NY, on Route 9 heading South---very long lines today. Stay safe!

From NJ.com:

Vehicles with license plates ending in odd numbers can only fill up at stations in these counties on odd numbered days of the month, the order said.

All license plates not ending in a number are considered odd, and should fill up on odd numbered days of the month, the order said.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/sandy_gas_ration_12_counties.html

what stations will have gas on no. 3?

Oh God. Now that I saw thewayitis's comment this is starting to look like a cluster****

We got gas in Palmer Twp PA on Tuesday with no limits, no lines, no restriction and about 30 cents a gallon cheaper. Win-win all around!

I guess people who didn't grow up in 70's gas crunch don't understand the license plate deal. Go with what it says exactly w/out reading into it. If you end in a letter you're an odd day. As for me, my bell bottoms, Dead shirt and mocassins are coming out of closet. Everything comes in cycles.

This contradicts the Governrs executive that says
“All license plates not ending in a number are considered odd, and should fill up on odd numbered days of the month”.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/sandy_gas_ration_12_counties.html#incart_maj-story-1

What gas stations have gas in the morristown area?

On the road now and looking at license plates and so far everyone we've passed all end in letters.

Wow, you people are rude. Ending in a letter is a legitimate question. It does not specify. Perhaps you all should read.

My plate has a letter, 2 numbers, a dash and three letters. Not a vanity plate, just how it was issued. Would I go by the last numeral of the 2 embedded numbers or would I consider it a "no number/vanity" plate?

So much for government help there solution is always more stupid laws. How about getting power to the stations and using government resources to move fuel from other parts of the country.

have a feeling none of them will have any by the 4th if its up to oddfellows, i'm doomed, will just stay home and count blessings, let those who REALLY NEED IT have it, good luck!

The executive order says this:
Vehicles with license plates, ***the last number of which** is an odd number, can only fill up at stations in these counties on odd-numbered days of the month, the order said. Vehicles with license plates, **the last number of which** is an even number, can only fill up on even-numbered days. (emphasis mine)

It does not say that the last character has to be a number. To determine if you are even or odd, use the last digit in your license plate. If your plate is T84 TZX -- you are EVEN because the last digit in the plate is even.

What about those out of town drivers. What do they have to do to get gas in New Jersey when they riding through? Crispy Critter do you want them to push there car to the next state! Well thought out plan.

Between vanity plates and plates that end in letters and odd numbered playesthat's a lot more 'odd' cars than even cars. Should be A-M is one of the days & N-Z is the other.

Has anyone heard what gas stations might be running around west Orange, Orange border?

Maybe since people only look at the patch article and not the nj.com article, maybe the patch editor should clarify then.

I don't why we are even excepting this situation. Now the government and the governor are going to dictate what we should be doing and when we can gas now that we pay tax on. They are all home with their electric on and with their cars full of gas. If americans continue to allow the government to dictate their lives I feel bad for our kids and the following generations. If this happened in another country america would have their troops helping the situation. Since it happened inside america we the americans have to suffer. But they never forget to take taxes out. Its sick when somebody tells you that depending on the last number of your license plate is going to dictate whether you can go out and get gas to feed you family. You be the judge. How far will we let thos go.

Why don't we ration governor christies food and we will see what happens

anybody know where these gas stations are. I live by Clinton ave and the gas station by fabyan has not received a shipment of gas so the people around here do not have gas to go looking for gas

Update on Gas Rationing in NJ: The Odd/Even Number system will go into effect at NOON on Saturday. This means that if your plate ends in an odd # you get gas on odd days and if it ends in an even # you get it on even days. If your plate ends in a letter, A-M is considered odd and N-Z is considered even. Vanity plates are odd #.

If you read it carefully it says last number not last character. See the examples below.
ABC-12D is even,
ABC-23D is odd and
ABC-DEF is odd,

Brings back memories of when I was a kid back in the 70's. We had odd/even days and red/green flags which indicate whether a station had gas or not.

Reading earlier article on NJ.com about this system in Belleville (?) - they will use your residental address as your even or odd day to buy gas. Guessing they will use same sort of system as above if no number on your address.
Just in time too as line at Parsippany WAWA tonight was backed up ONTO 46.

Specialized or vanity plates, those not displaying any numbers, will be considered odd numbered plates..

Here is the exact wording:

" Once in effect, all retail dealers of motor fuel will be required to only sell motor fuel for use in a passenger automobile bearing license plates, THE LAST NUMBER OF WHICH is an even number, on even numbered days of each month. Likewise sales will only be permitted to passenger automobiles bearing license plates ending in odd numbers on odd numbered days of the month. Specialized plates – or those not displaying a number – will be considered odd numbered plates.

Correction - use address if you are walking up with gas can in hand! Sorry!

For everyone confused about the number/letter/vanity plate issue:
If you have ANY numbers on your plate, you use the last one. For example, AD3V2k would use the 2 and be even
If you ONLY have letters, you are ODD. VFR HJJ is odd. IMADIVA is odd.

FYI, there is no loophole around the gas can issue. I believe on the website, it specifically states that along with motorists who have to do odd/even days, so do pedestrians. With pedestrians, they go by the digits in your street address. If it ends in an odd number then you go on the odd numbered day of the month and so forth.

Motorists in these counties whose license plates end in even numbers can fill up only on even-numbered days. Odd-numbered plates -- which includes those not ending in number -- can fill up only on odd days.

Does this order also include Diesel powered vehicles?

I don't understand the problem, If your plate ends in an odd number you can get gas on the on date if your plate ends in an even number you go on the even date. If it ends in a letter, regardless of which letter you go on the odd date. If you are from out of state you follow the same rules!! This is a difficult time for all of NJ the government is just trying to make it all work the best they can why don't we just all try to get along and work together and get through this awful time and be thankful you have a car to fill. This did work in the 70's gas shortage I know I was there.

Thank you enough already! Why can't people figure out how to use the numbers on their tags? I shouldn't complain because mine is even so go ahead everyone who can't figure it out, go on the odd day.

at least in the 70s we had a warm home to go back to after waiting in gas line, some of these folks dont

It would be better if he crews just got the power back on then there would not be any issue! I know there is a lot of damage, but I saw a crew out in Bernardville that did not do anything with the power post that was folded over! Looking at it won't fix it! There are electricians out of work, why don't the electric companies use them? I am sure the community would help in any way they can if you just ask and organize people so they work safely. By rationing gas the recovery will be slower as people will not able to get to work!

What if I drive up in my even numbered car with cans in the trunk and my address is an odd number? You think there is mayhem waiting in lines...what a cluster @&$$ this is going to be!!

i think they cant use out of work electricians, etc. because of insurance, all gets so complicated

The Last NUMBER. not letter. example- G53-XYZ is odd, H22-WBT is even.

What about a license that ends with the number zero?

From nj.com:
Vehicles with license plates, the last number of which is an odd number, can only fill up at stations in these counties on odd-numbered days of the month, the order said.

Vehicles with license plates, the last number of which is an even number, can only fill up on even-numbered days.

Zero is considered an even number.

The order does not mention the purchase of fuel by individuals with gas canisters.

All license plates not displaying a number, such as vanity plates, are considered odd, and should fill up on odd numbered days of the month, the order said.

Now I'm also getting a little confused, reading through more of the responses! Sorry if I further messed things up for anyone I replied to, as I was just trying to help LOL.
Even having grown up in NJ during the energy crisis of 1974 (not driving yet, though), this stuff is still cray-cray. New Jersey: Only The Strong Survive.

People it is not that difficult. Look at the number in your lPlate. If the number is an ODD number you can get gas on an Odd day such as tomorrow 11/3 If you have a number in your plate that is an EVEN then you get gas on even calendar days. Anything else would be considered Odd. Remember it doesn't matter where the number is in your plate.

Most new license plates end w/ a letter. Are these considered odd numbers. Please clarify?

So if New Jersey is rationing gas does that mean that people from New York are not allowed to get gas? Because thats what is making those lines in Mahwah so freakin long!!!!

What about people who don't have Internet access because they have no power. How are they going to know this new edict?

I think Freddy's onto something about rationing our great governor's food :)

Here is a link to the order on the Governor's website: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/552012/approved/20121102n.html

There isn't anything in there about A-M and N-Z, you'll notice.

And you will also notice that it is the responsibility of the gas station to uphold this law while it stands. Therefore, if you have a plate number R43-ABC and you go on an even day (WRONG), you will get turned away for not being there on the proper day.

This is all so misguided. If you want to increase the supply of fuel, let the prices rise. Then the "price gougers" will bring gas from the rest of the country and we will have more gas.

Price controls by rationing will only result in non existent cheap gas.

Maybe the politicians should read a book on economics.

So lines will be just as long, but it will be full of odd or even numbers! Wonderful solution! This DOES NOT solve the problem. So insurance is an issue with out if work electricians. Get them cover! It is really sime

The Governor's Website is exactly why people are confused.. It says the following:
Once in effect, all retail dealers of motor fuel will be required to only sell motor fuel for use in a passenger automobile bearing license plates, the last number of which is an even number, on even numbered days of each month. Likewise sales will only be permitted to passenger automobiles bearing license plates ending in odd numbers on odd numbered days of the month. Specialized plates – or those not displaying a number – will be considered odd numbered plates.
==> the issue is it should say ==> or those not 'ENDING' in a number

If you don't have any NUMBERS on your plate (NJDMV) you go on an ODD day.

I stand corrected. Thanks Mike I went to the link in your above statement it makes it all very clear. Anyone with questions should check it out. If your Lplate ends in lettes A-M your odd N-Z your even:) Good Luck to all

I swear some of you are complete idiots. I can't believe the confusion that has been generated because most of you can't read. Take a Xanax and go to bed.

Here's an idea:

Look at your plate number
Remove ALL the letters from that number
If your last number is odd, you go on odd days
If your last number is even, you go on even days
If you don't have any numbers, you go on odd days

Yo niggas I got my gas!!

This blog is hysterical ! Odd even numbers !
Ha
It goes around and around
No one gets it
Ha

Hate to say it but that is wrong. See RacerWife7 post with the actually state website.. Nothing about A-M etc..Very simple and does not start till Noon tomorrow..
1. End in odd number, fill on odd day,
2. End in even number (incl 0) fill on even day
3. End in letter, fill on odd day no matter what letter

That may be what News 12 said but that is NOT what the order says! If that is there case there will be MANY MANY more odd cars than even cars.

@Maryann & All

Keep a close eye on the stations on the corner of Washington and Early street. I checked there after my power came up tonight and the attendant said they were still working on the wiring. Otherwise they were good to go... Good luck!

Blessed to have a full tank.

Apparently it's not clear if there is this much of a discussion. For tomorrow I will just go before noon.

You use the last numerical digit when reading from right to left.
Also, you will not be able to purchase more than ONE GALLON for portable containers, no generator gas can loophole (see. NJAC 14:29-6.13)

The order is for the last DIGIT - this means number- on the plate wherever that may fall. ONLY go by the letters rule if you have NO NUMBERS on your plate (ie a 'vanity' plate). This is clearly specified in spite of its confusing nature. So some examples (made up): if your plate is aed f1g then you go on odd days because it contains the digit 1; if your plate is aed f2g then you go on even days because it contains the digit 2; if your plate is spr dwg then you go on odd days because you have no digits on your plate. Hope this is helpful.

What?

Natalie...please clarify the situation w the plates. Everyone is getting more confused by all these comments.

I guess I'm lucky, because no matter which of the five different opinions I use, I'm even :)

Ok there is wayyyyy too much differences in opinion. Can someone please give a str8 answer on this. Mine ends with a letter with a 4 before it. Some say I wld be odd since there is a letter at the end. Others say even since there is a 4. Which is it??

People it's not rocket science!

"STFU" & "GTFO" = odd

"Learn2read"= even

1. End in odd number, fill on odd day,
2. End in even number (incl 0) fill on even day
3. End in letter, fill on odd day no matter what letter

60% of the gas stations are closed anyway

You people are too much! I hope you are not really as confused as you seem to be. It's not brain surgery.

Glenn: you're even.

And I quote the Governor's words:

Once in effect, all retail dealers of motor fuel will be required to only sell motor fuel for use in a passenger automobile bearing license plates, the last number of which is an even number, on even numbered days of each month. Likewise sales will only be permitted to passenger automobiles bearing license plates ending in odd numbers on odd numbered days of the month. Specialized plates – or those not displaying a number – will be considered odd numbered plates.

Okay - breaking it down:
- "The last number of which" - it doesn't say the last CHARACTER. Left to right - the last NUMBER

- "those not displaying a number- will be considered odd numbered plates"

WOW !!!!!! Did some of you take ENGLISH in school ? What don't you understand ?

There is no room for opinion on this. What is written is very clear.

THE

The word in caps above is "THE." If you think it says "SHE," it's not a difference in opinion.

They MUST clarify what we need to do with our gas cans. No more walk-in lines like the previous days....we need to wait in line with our cars to fill our cans now? This is dumb...won't everyone sitting in line with their cars running to fill their cans waste even MORE gas?

This really isn't complicated people. Plenty of the comments here CLEARLY explain this!!! Use the last NUMBER in your plate!! Ignore all the letters!! If you don't have any numbers you are ODD!! I didn't live through the 70's and I get this. Not rocket science!

The '70's are back - when the oil embargo happened under the Carter administration. Flash back.

Helen, forget what the author and the comments say. Go by what the state has said. People are paraphrasing and messing it up. There's a reason why some journalists write for NY Times and some write for Patch.

My plate ends with a dash -

Does that put me on an odd day?

Okay, we have clarification, being added to the story

From the governor's office :

The last numerical digit that appears.

Only in cases where there are NO numbers and only letters is the plate counted as an odd number.

The number to look for is the final numerical digit contained in the plate number, whether it is the final character or not, according to the governor's office.

So, for example, a theoretical plate number of "MVM 48Q" would have "8" as its final numerical digit, and would be permitted to fill up on an even day.

Specialized or vanity plates, those not displaying any numbers, will be considered odd numbered plates, the release said.

"Only in cases where there are no numbers and only letters is the plate counted as an odd number," said Kevin Roberts's of Christie's press office in an email to New Brunswick Patch.

wow this thread is hysterical! and 1 gallon for gas cans? WTF? but cars can have 20 gallons? i can keep my food at 70 degrees and a light on for 1 whole hour each day with all that excess fuel, thanks governor! and you can only hAve 1 cookie tonight!

As a former 1st grade teacher, I see we need to do more to clarify the difference between a character and a digit as well as odd/even. LOL

KLF & RacerWife had it right earlier. Write your plate number down, erase all the letters. if you've erased everything you're odd, otherwise decide if the numbers left are odd or even!!!

It's not rocket science!

Would be so helpful if the patch researched and posted all pertinent information in the first article. This rush to publish only confuses people and makes a stressful situation even worse.

how do i get a new plate number?

can i paint over a 1 to make it a 4?

Concerned...
Follow what RacerWife and KLF said. Instructions involve WORDS and no matter how clear they may seem to the author, there will alwsys be misinterpretations. Throw in math terms like number (should be digit), odd and even and more confusion results. The key is to provide a sufficient number of examples as some posters did. So is it 6 am or 12 noon tomorrow!

Worst thread ever.

One of the funniest things I've read in a long time. Good luck tomorrow.

Which gas stations will be opened tomorrow in maplewood and west orange, nj

Who's on first?

Really people you're reading the article then asking questions that have already been answered for you IN the article itself. And some of you criticizing others are answering questions WRONG even though the answer is there for you in the above article. I wasn't even alive in '73 but even I understand this: You use the number furthest right. Vanity plates displaying NO numbers are odd. There are NO even or odd day AS OF YET for filling of gas CANS.

So for tomorrow, if my license plate ends in 2, they won't give me gas, right? But if my house address ends in a three then I can get gas, right? If on the next day, they refuse me gas, but my cell phone ends in an even number, I will get gas. I got it now.

@patrick hahahahahahahaha too good man too good

This is the dumbest idea!

It is truly amazing how many stupid people there are. The article explains the process perfectly yet it still poses too difficult for some to comprehend.

Maybe the same people will think twice about daily driving their squeaky-clean Silverado with the virgin 8ft bed on that 120 mile roundtrip to work.

The problem is the headline of this article is totally wrong. Tom Troncone from Patch tried to clarify it in the comments BUT they haven't fixed the article! Many people read the article without reading comments. Because most of our plates in NJ are "ending" with a letter, most people will think that they will need to go to the odd day. Patch is responsible for fixing the article with explanation and examples before creating more chaos in our area.

On question comes to mind. Let's say you are online on your odds day and the clock strikes 12:01 am. Then what? Because you are now technically on line during an even day.

Who cares about who understands the article! It's a stupid idea!

Stupid. The idea, the debate, the problem. Enjoy those gas lines, fools.

My Mom's license ends in Z2. See y'all on the 4th. :)

Wow. I cant stop laughing at this right now. Being that I'm an even I'm hoping every one continues to think they are odd so I won't have any wait for gas on Sunday. :-).

Agreed Adrian, how are people not getting this? Maybe they're just reading the headline and not the story? It's very clear, and as Pam said KLF and Racerwife made it even easier. Please follow their lead.

Hehe Peter. It's easy. Showed this thread to my 8 year old. He gets it.

When Mickey's hands come together and point to 12 the fun will start.

If you dont like it, get a screw driver and switch plates with someone you don't like

if you don't understand it, start stealing a lot of plates from people you hate

if you are walking with a container, you get one gallon of gas... ONE... (1)
your day will be:
if your house address is: 420 TIME LN= even
if your house address is: 13 Bad JUJU ST= odd

If you don't like it, move

if you don't understand it ...... you will figure it out after the sun goes up and down 4 or 5 times

I don't want to live on this world anymore

OMG....Bonnie had a good ??...what about an out of state traveler in need of gas? Are they going to be allowed to bypass this system so that they can proceed on their way to where ever they be going? I feel bad for all you that live in New JOYSEY. I grew up in N. Jersey; thank goodness I now live in upstate NY. According to our Albany area news stations, we too will be feeling the pinch in our area. This due to the fact that the Port of Albany has been receiving tankers constantly, but since "SANDY" hit the NYC area & Jersey shores, many of our upstate supplies ate being shared. Shared with downstate distrubtors. In addition, a pipeline that supplies the Syracuse area had been shut down gas supplies were diverted to that area too. So we too may have stations being short of gas or run out altogether. So SANDY is affecting many others besides those, you, who all are acting like children!!! On-line info maybe obtained by checking either CBS, NY or CBS Channel 6, Albany. Good luck all!!!

if i'm in a gas line at 12:01 a.m., lots to rethink about my life

I'm going on an odd day and bringing my lawyer as a passenger. That gas attendent better be prepared for some serious debate. I love this.

i already feel sorry for the gas station attendant trying to deal with any "off dayers" can foresee some big kung fu fighting ahead

No walk ups with cans either. You must be In a car. Someone posted about your address but that is not correct or in the original statement by Chrsitie. You must be in a vehicle and follow the rules for the plate of that vehicle. For people who dealt with this in the seventies they said it helped.

citizens arrest, hey, maybe gomers station will have gas! and a pop too!

Why can't they get generators for the stations that still don't have power? You can keep the generators far away from the station like behind it or something in cases where it has a garage etc, its not like that would be dangerous.

Which are the even gas stations and which are the odd stations? What if the station is on the left side is that odd or even? If it's 3.79 a gallon that's odd right?

dont know that there are any generators around, stores all sold out

LMAO these comments are hilarious!!! Just made my night !!!

According to the state, plates ending in an even number can fill up on even numbered days of the month, while plates ending in an odd number can fill up on odd numbered days of the month.

Aka LAST NUMBER even if ur plate ends in a letter its the last number EXAMPLE: plate = ABC12C ... SOOOOO 2 IS UR LAST NUMBER NOT C BECAUSE C IS A LETTER. SO 2= EVEN day.

I thought I would put it into simpler terms for all of you bright people.

My number is even...why we starting with odd??

quite right martatown, but only on odd number days

Ok sober got the plate part figured out. If I'm on a car going 100 mph heading west and my plate is odd and I have 5 gas cans that are 4.7 gallons who gets gas first?

Really what's the deal with filling generator cans?

That's so we. Not sober..well I am...mostly

Hey, new topic... where's the mail? I haven't gotten since the hurricane but a mail truck went up my street the other day. Rain, sleet, snow, but not hurricanes? Anyone else getting mail?

I live in New York. Can I still fill up in NJ if I follow the same "even/odd" rule with my NY plates?

Today is an even day?? What's your address?

Bridgewater Patch- please, please, please find some way to archive these comments. They are comedy gold. Hopefully in a few days time we'll all be able to sit back and relax somewhere warm, with our tanks filled with gas and without the constant drone of generators filling our ears and be able to appreciate the total ridiculousness of this "Whisper Down The Lane" series of posts.

Absolutely no NYers are allowed to get gas in NJ...sorry governor fatty said that

mail was on that truck, see ya, havent had any here in 2 days, belleville, day before mailman didnt shut mailbox well and it blew all over lawn and got rained on

can line up at post office on even/odd days to get mail depending on address

Don't make the mistake of thinking you can fill up tomorrow just because your plate ends in a letter (unless it is ALL letters). You must go by the last NUMBER in the plate, even if it ends in a letter (as most do now). This is clear in this article, and in the order itself:

"The number to look for is the final numerical digit contained in the plate number, whether it is the final character on the plate or not, according to the governor's office. [Note: This and the next paragraph were added after the article was published]

So, for example, a theoretical plate number of "MVM 48Q" would have "8" as its final numerical digit, and would be permitted to fill up on an even day.

Specialized or vanity plates, those not displaying any numbers, will be considered odd numbered plates, the release said.

"Only in cases where there are no numbers and only letters is the plate counted as an odd number," said Kevin Roberts of Gov. Chris Christie's press office in an email to Patch."

http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/circular/eocc108.pdf

what if my address ends in a letter?

Listen if you can't understand this then you don't deserve to get gas!

you're screwed and will only get mail from publishers clearing house forever

and no gas for you!

Can handicap vehicles go anytime?

Whatever your state of registration, the same rules apply. If you have any numbers on your license plate, the one farthest to the right is the one that determines odd/even. If there are only letters, then the plate is considered odd (no pun intended). Is it really possible that this can be such an intellectual challenge to so many people posting here? Wow.

What if my plate is FOUR? Then what smarty pants?

Everything old is new again.

cant get gas at gas station so maybe, yes, i think so

see you all at lukoil on sunday, good night and good luck, stay safe

Handicap plates? One or two legs?

RacerWife7, sorry to have affended you by saying JOYSEY, but that it is the way people seem to perceive us the former & present Jerseyites. It really doesn't help when "we" are shown on such TV programs (which I have no desire to view) such as Jersey Shore & Housewives of NJ.....they attribute all Jerseyites as "city folk". "We" all know that much of Jersey is still farmland, somewhat rural, although I have heard that most of what I once knew of Mahwah & Ramsey have changed. Wonder how many of you or your parents, out there have lived in that area during the '50s???? Good luck to all of you tomorrow. Keep safe...no fighting at the gas stations....it really isn't worth loosing your cool.

Here's a problem that was viewed in Hawthorne today. Couple pulls up and parks their car across the street from the gas station in total view of the cars waiting in line, wife goes on line with a 5 gallon can, gets it filled and then hands it off to her husband who hands her another empty one while he fills the car with the first one in clear view of everyone else waiting in their cars. She eventually comes back with another full 5 gallon can and they pour that one into the car and proceed to take off perhaps for the next open station. Their total wait time... about 15 minutes. cars on line wait time... 3 1/2 hours, and half of them ended up with no gas when they closed the station. That's gall.

This is absolutely hilarious. I hope nobody is trying to get real information from these comments!

I enjoy the smell of gas. I'll be in line on the odd and the even days!

Are you people completely ignorant or retarded?? There are over 200 comments about HOW and WHEN to get gas. How about this...all you neurologically impaired people who just can't seem to "get it", should forget about when you need to get gas and just ride a friggin bicycle or walk! You don't deserve to be driving because you are all absolutely stupid and moronic! These are adults that made these comments correct? UGH!

Wildcat it's not confusing at all...people are idiots!! And idiots keep posting wrong information as facts...you can't tell I'm joking?? This thread is hilarious. Someone wrote if you walk up with cans you use your address?? That wrote it like a fact.

Hey, hey Carolyn retarded is not PC anymore...it's special. Although you are correct.

Has anyone heard of a station charging $30 MINIMUM for gas!? Whether you walk up with cans or drive up a car it's $30 upfront I heard. CROOKS!

And the problem with this old idea is in the 70's cars had 3 numbers then a state outline and then 3 more numbers. Obviously, nobody thought this out or explained it thoroughly. Plates now end in letters as well...nj state knuckleheads can't think that far in advance.

Serious question... are 24 hour stations on 17 staying open 24/7? Are they pumping gas at 2 am?

And the problem with this old idea is in the 70's cars had 3 letters then a state outline and then 3 numbers. Obviously, nobody thought this out or explained it thoroughly. Plates now end in letters as well...nj state knuckleheads can't think that far in advance.

Who's on first ?

Desperate times? Who's car needs gas every day? You can't wait one more day? Everyone panics

Curious, anyone actually posting from a gas line right now, this moment? Where are you?

Well people...thanks for the laughs...they've been few & far between lately. "Can I get my mail at the gas station?"...hysterical. I lived through the 70's gas shortage & this system...though not perfect did work. Just use your head...all newer license plates end in LETTERS...what sense would it make to have ALL those cars go on ODD # days??? BTW: this is not a gas shortage like the 70's...this is a POWER shortage...to few stations with power to pump gas are open. Fix the power & get the stations open & the lines will be gone.

Just use your age

Perhaps the confusion is from lack of electricity...heat...food...running water...etc.

What if my age ends in a letter. And if it ends in s letter will I get mail or gas?

I cant stop laughing. This thread alone is helping me deal with the crisis. And if u cant understand the system your license should be revoked n hit over the head with a tac hammer.

Hey folks, how about this? You're alive, right? Lots aren't - how would you like to be that mom on Staten Island who had her kids ripped from her arms in rising floodwaters? Go ahead, laugh about your license plate numbers and what day you'll get gas.

@ concerned...you're killin me ...but depending on your age you may get gas!
Why is the junk mail still being delivered?

Here's a simple solution for those who just don't "get it"... Line up for gas no matter what day it is and when you get up there and they tell you you're there on the wrong day, come back tomorrow (except if it's the 31st, then come back in two days). Simple!

Yes wildcat That is sad. But why do people panic about gas but not when they are told to evacuate? And why would you count on patch comments for official news .

You know, this system is all well and good, if and only if, all stations are open EVERY day of the week.

You people should be very thankful that this is not a "pump your own" state. We'd be online forever.

News12 had it wrong - racer wife and Pam above are correct. Good luck!!

guess I'm stupid but can people still run around like Mad Max with the red cans and get gas? Or is christies order literal that stations can only sell gas to "cars" with plates? So i cant wear my license ate around my neck like flava flav does his clock, and get gas either? cars only? or stil "book of eli" red can chaos? So i need to ciphen gas from my filled up car tank if I want to feed my generator?

Does anyone have a pedal car for sale ??

This going to be a complete mess for the poor ppl that work in jersey but live in pa. Also working two jobs a day very well spread a part need gas everyday. This isnt gonna work.. my hubby only home weekends and lives in nj all week. He needs to fill up everyday!

Do you know some guy was on the line yesterday with an empty five gallon Spackle pail. Think he got gas?

Errr, so after all the fuss above, to what end does it serve if there is no gas to begin with?

Yes i know this..but his first job is over 60 miles to second job then 60 miles back home everyday!! This isbt gonna work. And he needs to work

I'm wondering if there's some small gas station somewhere in New Jersey on one of your least traveled back roads with tons of gas and wondering where all the customers are? Stuff like that happens you know.

We night owls shouldn't be posting here now, we should be out scouting gas while everyone else is sleeping.

You know, it's strange that the people who'll line up hundreds deep to get a Furby at Walmarts on Black Friday, are complaining about lining up for the necessities.

This thread has me crying!!! My stomach hurts from reading this discussion for the past 20 min. LMAO!!!

This is a good way to manage gas traffic. Probably the best thing Christie has done since elected. www.firebrandcentral.com

Is this odd-even rationing for gas a law for good or until everything is normalized again?

Here's my dumb question, is Saturday an odd or even day?

If this is a representative sample of NJ's population, we may have bigger problems than power outages and gas rationing. What's going to happen to their synapses after waiting on gas lines for hours and inhaling fumes? Then again, looks like the damage has already been done...

Aaahhh, ok I got it now. Thanks Racerwife! :)

Its the new normal for now and plays right into obummers plan for alternative fuels. Sad to say Sandy may have now swung favor in his direction for Tuesday

If you have electricity, can you get gas?

NJ Star Ledger Says Odd & Even Rationing begins at 12:00 NOON Today...which is an odd DAY...not weekday

Also, other good news in the article mentions that by EOW, enough power should be on to get the pumps working....

There is no "Shortage" It's stuck in the tanks due to lack of Electricity. The article also goes on...and again with the NJ State Legislature..too little too late...will be pushing that ALL NJ Gas stations be required to have backup generators....in the FUTURE

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/sandy_gas_ration_12_counties.html

OH, Just curious? Did ANYONE Fill up before Sandy's landfall? And Only Drive when it was Required? Like needing Radiation treatments or something at the Hospital? Or is it the Governments fault for not being prepared with such a slow moving storm?

I guess the best thing to do is not to use your car for pleasure, use it for emergency or work. I'm still in full, I work in the Bronx and live in Hackensack, I filled my gas tank on Wednesday. Trust me less trips to the gas station is less stress.

I went all over wyckoff, hawthorne, area.. Either long lines or stations had electric but no gas. There may be plenty of gas but I saw 4 stations today that were open (mini marts) but had no gas... Having plenty of gas might not be a problem but getting the gas stations WITH power to have gas is still an issue in many areas.

So did the Mayor of Chatham Borough sign decree declaring the Shell Station gas only for the emergency vehicles... and of course their personal vechicle ???

No provisions for nurses and doctors so DON'T GET SICK OR HURT.

About time and now maybe no one will pull out a firearm to prove a point.

This problem would not have hit so soon if people would have acknowledged the state of emergency that was in place. I could not believe the mount of motorists on the roadways on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I feel that Governor Christie dropped the ball but not stressing the state of emergency and police should have impounded every vehicle that was being aimlessly driven around by nonessential folks trying to get a cup of coffee. Millions gallons of gas wasted by spoiled clueless ingnorant people.

If you can't figure out what day you are allowed to get gas, you should not be behind any steering wheel!

The Garden State ??? Should be renamed the Moron State ! If people are unable to grasp the odd/even concept after 200 comments you are all F'ing stupid. Being nice or being sarcastic doesn't even come into play anymore it is simply frightening that you people drive, and have some kind of job or task within society...

Okay where are the C120 transport planes with those gas tankers! Lol I don't mind odd or even days for gasfillups....as long as the stations are frigin open! Good luck everyone!

Someone is not doing their job! If gas stations have power for their mini mart than why not their pumps? How come if they do have electric they have no gas ? Is this night mare being drawn out for political reasons ?I was prepared ahead of time , filled my tank but we worked all wk ,I'm a nurse husband a c.o. Now on e and can't get gas. Cumberland farms on hamburg tpk Wayne lied when I called they said they don't have gas , I ran out to look for gas and they had gas. Line was too long !police said ," they have no idea who has gas ahead of time " how do they have police ready than for the line? people of higher authority are using are misery in hopes to persuade votes ! I bet after tuesday all pumps are running !!

NBC News just announced that if your plate ends in a letter, it's considered odd and you can get gas on odd days. OMG which is correct?

TDTD. = too dumb to drive

We keep debating this because the news show personnel are idiots. they are the problem.. I hope this helps.. It is fact and then my interpretation.

The approved Executive Order 108 from the government site (http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/552012/approved/20121102n.html)

N.J.A.C. 14:29-6.2 including, but not limited to:
a. Requiring retail dealers of motor fuel to only sell motor fuel for use in a passenger automobile bearing license plates, the last number of which is an even number, on even numbered days of each month; and
b. Requiring retail dealers of motor fuel to only sell motor fuel for use in a passenger automobile bearing license plates, the last number of which is an odd number, on odd numbered days of each month; and
c. Deeming all license plates not displaying a number as an odd numbered plate.

Laymans terms (in my opinion):
IGNORE ALL LETTERS since it states "the last number"
1. If the last NUMBER is odd, you go on odd days
2. If the last NUMBER is even, you go on even days
3. If you have NO NUMBERS, you go on odd days

What about out of state plates?

You know how when things come back in style? Here come the great 70's gas shortage.

Those who would not or could not comprehend these basic directions should neither breed nor buy gas. But after a Patch member directly quotes the instructions they suddenly get it. Now I know what teachers must go through. Didn't need interpreters in 1973.

Tom T.. thanks!

400 comments and some people still can't understand. I'm flabbergasted.

No mater what they do is still going to be bad, and is going to get worst !

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Where exactly are the cops is West Caldwell????? There are lines on Bloomfield for gas but no cops, no information about when they are opening, nothing.

I think this is a great idea, but have serious concern with respect to the policing and enforcement...

Its really not that difficult to understand, and its totally ridiculous!

I was in West Caldwell and saw many cops all around controlling the gas line on Bloomfield Avenue.

Until the article was amended with the additional clarification, the confusion was justified. Thanks for the update.

Everyone, after careful analysis I believe everyone should go home, drink heavily, and vote for Mitt on Tuesday...... If Aliens landed today they would be correct in leaving looking for intelligent life.

Channel 4 news woman just said if your license plate ends in a LETTER you can go on ODD days.
If you license ends in a # (ex2) you go on EVEN days... Either she just confused every person on here or she is wrong... She even showed a license plate that had a letter as the last spot and said because he had a LETTER he can go today even though he had a letter not odd in their license plate... NBC just F*** up

Delta Gas Station at 19 Summit Avenue, Summit, is open and has gas this morning (Saturday, November 3); however, it is only for Atlantic Healthcare employees. Residents of Summit are being turned away.

What does zero count as, odd or even?

From the Governor's office:

*If you have numerals ANYWHERE on your license plate, the final number determines whether you're odd or even.
*If you don't have ANY numbers on your license plate, you're in the ODD crowd
*Specialized or vanity plates = ODD

is today 11/3, an even number or odd number day

If there is a shortage why is every lawn crew in Ridgewood blowing every lawn? Talk about a waste of gas! If I really need gas I am going to give some lawn crew $100 and buy one of those big tanks they have to run all the mowers and blowers.

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Geez......... 407 comments so far.
I wish as many people had conversation about how to help the victims of this disaster. Or how to get money interests out of politics. Or how to get those millions of children in the U.S. who go to bed hungry, fed.
Please, I'm not accusing ALL of you, but I guess I'm fed up with Americans who feel they need gas more than the emergency personnel, or the taxis & buses, or the deliverymen to our food stores, etc.

Important message 800-621-3362 this is the number for FEMA $300.00 food stamps for people who lost power .Pass this along to anyone you know in need.

They are giving out miss information some one should text them or email them before
they cause more trouble at the pumps. I'm not that good at texting or finding web sites. I'll leave that to the younger people. Take care all and be good to one another.

Ok, I have read & reread. Also checked other sites. Still a little grey on this....If my plate is ends let's say..... wur-125, I know it would be an odd day. wur-126 is even... If my plates shows. ILUVU... that's odd...if its...X33-RAF... Odd? or X32-CAF Even? or X23-C3F??odd...X23-C2F...even?

One more time. Does anyone know if zero counts as odd or even number?
Thanks.

if you can't figure THIS out - the you are NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE Tuesday !!

Zero is even.....

WHERE IS OBAMA?

Three days ago, everyone was posting how great Obama was for showing up to do pictures and video after the storm. Yesterday he was smiling and waving in Ohio.
Well, at least HE'S safe, sleeping late, eating good and keeping warm and dry.

Happy Trails To You, Until I Need You Again.

Ok, now that everyone has figured out how to decipher the Da Vinci Code to death (go back to remedial english please! for society's sake), does anyone know of a URL link that provides up to date updates of gas stations that are open and closed?

Thank u Larry

>> State of Self entitled idiots...

TOO MUCH Credit.....I go with Ignorance....zero is even...

Same people who probably are confused that you might need GOOD Tires in BAD Weather...and MAINTAIN Your CAR...OR STAY OFF THE FREAKIN ROAD

UPDATE: I just got off the phone with the Office of the Governor. In order to get gas, you MUST go with the last entry on your license plate. For example, mine ends in 30T. Because I end in a letter, I am considered an odd number. I explained all of the mass confustion and mixed messages. I also explained that they message that sent out is in direct contradiction to what they just explained. They promised to address this with the Union County police departments as well as post updates.

Check this out: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/as_nj_gas_shortage_rolls_on_la.html

And O is even. Always even.

Ok I've been reading this for over 2 hrs....0 (zero) is EVEN.... (I've been up all night excuse my typo up above..my IQ is way way above 80 )
Both my cars end in 1 (one) so I am an odd numbered I can bring both my cars today because today is the 3rd (odd number day to get gas)...........Sheeesh i know it's early but I need a nice glass of wine after reading all these posts.