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GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US FOR 22NEWS AT 6. I'M
DROPPING THIS WEEK AND MANY WILL
BE CRANKING UP THE HEAT. SOME
FEARED THAT SANDY WOULD MAKE IT
HARDER TO HEAT YOUR HOME AND
22NEWS REPORTER SHANNON HALLIGAN
WHEN SANDY HIT SOME OF THE
NATION'S MOST POPULATED AREAS IT
WAS FEARED THAT IT WOULD DRIVE
GAS PRICES UP... BUT THAT'S NOT
THE CASE. THERE ARE MILE-LONG
LINES FOR GAS IN NEW JERSEY AND
NEW YORK. REFINERIES ARE STILL
SHUT IN THE NORTHEAST AND BARGES
ARE JUST STARTING TO MAKE IT'S
WAY INTO THE HARBOR.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING OT HAVE
WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEW YORK
RIGHT NOW AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY
WE DIDN'T GET FLOODED OUT BUT I
WAS PRETTY SURE WE WOULD.
DESPITE ALL OF THAT, ANALYSTS
ACTUALLY EXPECT GAS PRICES TO
GALLON BETWEEN NOW AND
THANKSGIVING. IT'S IN PART DUE
EASING OF SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
BY SANDY. THE PRICE OF HEATING
VERY GOOD TIME.
THE OIL TRUCK WOULD HAVE TO COME
BY AND A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS
WEEKS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONGER
PERIOD OF COLD THAT WE HAVEN'T
HAD SO FAR THIS SEASON. 40'S FOR
OVERNIGHT LOWS. IF PEOPLE HAVE
PUTTING ON THEIR HEAT SO FAR
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN HIT OR MISS
THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE
SUSTAINED. TEMPERATURES THIS
WEEK COULD GET CLOSE TO RECORD
LOWS. WHILE IT MAY BE A LITTLE
EASIER TO HEAT OUR HOMES IN
WESTERN MASSCHUSETTS, IT DOESN'T
HELP THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
STILL WITHOUT POWER. IN
SPRINGFIELD, SHANNON HALLIGAN