Gas Prices

[Spurshot]

This morning, AAA auto club says it's $6.22 for regular, average here in LA county, CA.  Costco is $5.69/5.99. 

 

Those days of 34 cent/gal gas in 1972 (in socal), when I worked in a Shell station are just a footnote in history. 

Edited June 2, 2022 by Spurshot

[Grumpy Bear]

3 minutes ago, Spurshot said:

This morning, AAA auto club says it's $6.22 for regular, average here in LA county, CA.  Costco is $5.69/5.99. 

 

https://www.pacificresearch.org/the-high-cost-of-driving-in-california-is-no-accident/?gclid=CjwKCAjwv-GUBhAzEiwASUMm4ic1f40inwGDJwQ0zNKvE5CLlsVnaka6kW7iVG6DAFbfRuQVPZHM-BoCh4QQAvD_BwE

 

 

[pokismoki]

20 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

 

https://www.pacificresearch.org/the-high-cost-of-driving-in-california-is-no-accident/?gclid=CjwKCAjwv-GUBhAzEiwASUMm4ic1f40inwGDJwQ0zNKvE5CLlsVnaka6kW7iVG6DAFbfRuQVPZHM-BoCh4QQAvD_BwE

 

 

California has too many lefty intelligencia types , its a power grab similar to Ukrain, but not as violent yet..

 

some stations in CA are posting $9 for diesel , I have a feeling this Fall something big is gonna happen in this country.  I would def stock up on critical items for winter

[pokismoki]

Here are the people in charge in Cali.

 

 

[Z45]

From Jobberworld...

 

• ExxonMobil Set to Increase Lubricant Prices in July

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• Afton announces additive price increase

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• Chevron Revises Previous Price Increase

 

 

[KARNUT]

Many people saw this coming. I was listening to Mark Levin this morning on iHeartRadio while walking. 3 days after the presidential  election he predicted how the gas prices and inflation would react to his policy. He played it again as a reminder. Just last week we learned from the president that it was by design to push the masses to electric vehicles. I was first married during Jimmy Carter. My first house was financed at 13 percent. While waiting in line for gas in my 8 mile per gallon Ford elite. I was wondering if a tank of recently doubled per gallon gas would last until I got paid. There’re were no credit cards to cushion the blow. If I ran out of money nothing happened. No stimulus, no earned income credit no help. It’s just starting to sink in with the credit world we live in. This winter, the Christmas season if nothing changes, oh boy watch out. Yup saw it before, people don’t learn. 

[It's Tim]

1 hour ago, pokismoki said:

I would def stock up on critical items for winter

Warm clothing and some place to stash food for the soon to be millions of new homeless that got sucked into the "lowest mortgage rates in history" wouldn't be a bad idea.

[KARNUT]

We always have 6 months of stored food. I live in a hurricane prone area. I lost electric for a week once in 22 years. I don’t have a generator. I lost less in frozen food than a generator cost in 22 years. Now because of solar and wind power taking over part of our grid they’re warning of power outages. This is progress. Now I’m looking at generators. So if we all start buying generators as a precaution that’s  more pollution. Personal generators will not be as efficient as a central natural gas power plant. Who educated these geniuses? 

[Z45]

Get ready is spot on.  My neighbor is a electrical engineer (management) for local utility and we have some of the highest rates in the USA in the sparsely populated part of upper Michigan.  He was telling me internal discussion within the power company, which is regulated, are predicting rates will have double if not more within the next year.  The price of fuel a big factor right now and the 1/2 of all the power is generated by gas turbines.  Just about every time they petition the state of a price increase, the state grants it.  Says a local city got some Brandon Grant? to install EV charging stations. He laughs because the liberals praising this think they will be able to charge for free but little do they know, you will need a credit card to access the charging stations.  The city will get a profit from them.

 

He's been there about 30 yrs and said, never seen it this bad ever.  I am afraid to retire. 

Edited June 2, 2022 by elcamino

[pokismoki]

i will be picking up 

1. two 50lbs of white rice

 2. quality tennis shoes and boots

3. cheap motorcycle

4. 5 gal propane tanks,  propane never goes bad and it can feed a genset

5. 250 gal storage totes for agua

6. 100% cotton t-shirts and socks and underwear

7. any tools and hardware you might need if you cant make the store

8. couple extra used tires for the car, truck and moto

9. used solar panels and a couple deep cycle batts

10. .22  and 410 ammo

[CamGTP]

It's up another 15 cents today, that's 35 cents in 4 days to put it at $4.64 a gallon now.

[Grumpy Bear]

Gone up here 20 cents a day three days running. Now at $4.89 - $5.49 spread for 87 octane. 

 

All the sudden traffic looks like it did during COVID's worst. 

[richard wysong]

prices haven't affected the traffic here yet, it's worse than it was before covid

[Big_Kahuna]

26 minutes ago, richard wysong said:

prices haven't affected the traffic here yet, it's worse than it was before covid

of course people have to work harder to keep up with todays high prices on everything, ask average american how they fill about the 5$ a gallon.....

[Grumpy Bear]

IF price is the result of supply vs demand and the supply is controlled by OPEC then supply is artificial. Much like diamonds. The most plentiful gem on the planet but supply controlled primarily by De Beers. Highest price per carrot weight of any gem? Hardly! 

 

Talk about limited supply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painite

 

OPEC said this evening that they would ramp up production by 650,000 barrels per day starting in July. They rest is the race of GREED. How high can they push it before demands DISTRUCTION???? 

 

https://www.ft.com/content/bb130bb9-4b75-4626-961a-2c1ed9b0e7f9

 

This is a game you get to pay for but but refuse to participate in.

Ya just keep buying.

These guys play with OPM. (Other peoples money). 

 

Oh go on... Spin the wheel....

It's truck...I didn't buy it for it's economy. 

You got them right where they want you. 

 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Grumpy Bear