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OnTheReel Senior Enthusiast

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I believe it. Thank god I saw the writing on the wall and sold my big boat. I shudder to think of filling a 210 gallon tank at marina rates. Boat market is gonna crash real soon, along with anything else recreational. And just about everything I suppose. But hey, at least Covid is still every bit as prevalent as if we had not pumped trillions of fake money into this economy to stop it.

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diyer2
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Worked at a full service gas station in high school with 2 bays for repairs. Mechanical pumps, cheap oil in cardboard quarts and mostly cash sales. Gas rarely went over 30 cents a gallon for regular. 

Grumpy Bear
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Now we are in my wheelhouse     Any refinery that can run sour crude can and does process sweet. Just can't do it as efficiently. Fact, no refinery in the USA processes ONLY sour crude. They

txab
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Again politics is not a subject for the site. It's specifically mentioned in the site rules. People are only going to argue.   Gas price listing are fine without all the political comment.

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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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I saw reports today that a majority of people asked said 5$ a gallon gas is a game changer for them. I remember those days tight budgets getting by on hope and prayer. Starting a job with a two week pay period. Filling up a car that got the better fuel mileage. A week in the water pump started leaking. Even with those days of stress doesn’t come close to what struggling people are experiencing today. The increases have been too rapid. 

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The Zip Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, FJB said:

AAA says by the end of July average will be 6.50 a gallon

Man I hope that's wrong, Ca prices are usually around 2 bucks more than the average.  There goes all of the casual and unplanned trips.

Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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Ah come on boys.

Where is that "It's a truck, who cares!" attitude? 

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Ya all will be driving like me before it's over.

 

 

 

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OnTheReel Senior Enthusiast

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Not a chance Grump! I sure ain’t happy about paying this much, because it was predictable and avoidable. But I’m also not one of the people getting completely killed by these prices. We here are all fortunate in that regard. 

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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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I realize most people on here are more effluent. Especially the ones who don’t seem to mind high gas and truck prices. I can see a collapse of large frame vehicle buying among the general public. My brother in law a mid six figure earner. His wife is a nurse. Both truck driving people. I’ve never seen him in anything but a truck he’s a large person. His fuel bill has gotten so large it’s cutting into other essential items. He’s looking at midsize front drive vehicles. Its not over. Just heard off shore permits are about to expire. Usually a transition to new leases are seamless. There’re slow walking the process. They want you in electric vehicles. 

Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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Learned to drive in the 60's and worked in a filling station at the time. Saw gas as low as 19 cents a gallon for brief periods during the "gas wars' of the time. Also saw $5 gas in the early 70's in places like the middle of the Nevada desert.  Gouge and greed isn't new. 

 

When I graduated I could have filled my current trucks tank for $7, $32 and change in 2015 dollars. As of this minute at the local average this fill is now $98 in current dollars and it look like headed for $120 a tank by summer end. June 14, 2020 I was paying $1.96/gallon or $39 a tank. (12 tank average price local). So gas has TRIPLED since mid summer 2020 just two years ago. 

 

This isn't supply an demand. This isn't about Poly-Ticks. This isn't about a war in Europe. This is about human GREED.

 

https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/average-gas-prices-through-history/

 

My pat answer to this in decades past has been to stop buying gas by the amount greed dictates. That would mean currently cutting my driving by 66%. :crackup:Looks like thy got me this time. 

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garagerog Enthusiast

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Greed has always been with us, it's nothing new, just part of the human "condition".  It's just easier to be greedy in times of tight supply and high demand. In times of abundant supply or low demand, competition in our capitalist system severely punishes the greedy black-hearts.

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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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Our current oil supply situation is a some of all parts. It started with a signal to the oil producers we don’t love you anymore, we’re going to end you. The president said as much. Then the invasion. To ignore the whole story is foolish. Depending on foreigners for our well being is foolish. I hope that is learned. As long as people cherry pick it wouldn’t be, that’s foolish. I learned through the seventies. I’m prepared. Fool me once.

customboss Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, KARNUT said:

I realize most people on here are more effluent. Especially the ones who don’t seem to mind high gas and truck prices. I can see a collapse of large frame vehicle buying among the general public. My brother in law a mid six figure earner. His wife is a nurse. Both truck driving people. I’ve never seen him in anything but a truck he’s a large person. His fuel bill has gotten so large it’s cutting into other essential items. He’s looking at midsize front drive vehicles. Its not over. Just heard off shore permits are about to expire. Usually a transition to new leases are seamless. There’re slow walking the process. They want you in electric vehicles. 

Effluent and They same thing........🤣

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1 hour ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Learned to drive in the 60's and worked in a filling station at the time. Saw gas as low as 19 cents a gallon for brief periods during the "gas wars' of the time. Also saw $5 gas in the early 70's in places like the middle of the Nevada desert.  Gouge and greed isn't new. 

 

When I graduated I could have filled my current trucks tank for $7, $32 and change in 2015 dollars. As of this minute at the local average this fill is now $98 in current dollars and it look like headed for $120 a tank by summer end. June 14, 2020 I was paying $1.96/gallon or $39 a tank. (12 tank average price local). So gas has TRIPLED since mid summer 2020 just two years ago. 

 

This isn't supply an demand. This isn't about Poly-Ticks. This isn't about a war in Europe. This is about human GREED.

 

https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/average-gas-prices-through-history/

 

My pat answer to this in decades past has been to stop buying gas by the amount greed dictates. That would mean currently cutting my driving by 66%. :crackup:Looks like thy got me this time. 

SPOT ON!!!  Gosh we agree for once......⚖️

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txab Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, customboss said:

Effluent and They same thing........🤣

Did you mean Affluent?

 

Effluent is something totally different

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customboss Senior Enthusiast

customboss

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2 minutes ago, txab said:

Did you Affluent?

 

Effluent is something totally different

I'm quoting Karnut. Not sure what he meant but thats what he wrote.....🤣

 

The THEY's in this world are EFFLUENT most of the time....🤩

txab Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, customboss said:

I'm quoting Karnut. Not sure what he meant but thats what he wrote.....🤣

 

The THEY's in this world are EFFLUENT most of the time....🤩

OIC. I generally don't read his posts very closely and I missed his error

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Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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29 minutes ago, txab said:

Did you Affluent?

 

Effluent is something totally different

 

Ah come on explain it. Makes a better joke. 

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