Shortage of gasoline for cars. Took a ride out of the City and saw long, long lines at the gas stations on the NJ Turnpike. The reason: there was not enough gasoline available because the local pump was dry due to no delivery or was completely inoperative. Now a couple of days later, in town, hailed a cab. The cabbie said he had not been able to drive for two days, because he could not get any gas. Today he managed to get 5 gallons. He picked me up because I was a short run. He can not afford to take single long runs on so little gas.