Gas Prices Are Going to Go Up

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  1. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    he was going for a Steppenwolf reference.
    it didn't really work, but the effort was apparent.
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  2. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    Nah, just whatever comes their way.
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  3. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    tried to get the motor running, but...
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  4. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    Darling you're going to make it happen
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  5. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    O, pshaw!

    :wub:
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    I paid $4.99 for premium today ($5.09 + $0.10 discount card) and was happy about it.
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    A weird take on Born to Be Wild lyrics.
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    Remember, if gas prices go up and your guy is President, then the President has nothing to do with gas prices. If the other party's guy is President, it's all their fault.
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  10. Ten Lubak

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    Wonder how those people who bought oil when it went negative a while back are doing :lol:

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  11. matthunter

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    Remember, Lanzman is "on the fence" only in the sense that the railing has gone right up his arse and through his brain, hence why he says this shit.
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  12. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    except for where that never really happened.

    well, other than that one time where Trump was pushing for the price of gas to go up in the summer of 2020.... just not sure that fits your narrative
  13. Steal Your Face

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    :lol: I filled up a week ago, I feel like a millionaire.
  14. Steal Your Face

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    Biden could use the strategic reserves, isn’t that what it’s for?
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  15. matthunter

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    Umm...

    https://www.nbc12.com/2022/03/05/bi...lion-barrels-oil-strategic-petroleum-reserve/

    He has.

    However, this still applies:

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-prices-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-wont-affect/
  16. Paladin

    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    That's to run the country in a national emergency.
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    I'm surprised at you. Making folk wear masks was an act of tyranny, but making them pay higher gas prices?! To an Conservative American, that's tantamount to genocide.
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    Paid nothing for energy today. I charge for free at the office.

    Otherwise 40 miles is about 12KWh. At $0.12/KHh it would be $1.44 for 40 miles. If I charge at home.

    Suckers.
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  19. Eightball

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    Uh no thats for the countries defense, not so you can drive your penis extension around.
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    Im retired. :P lol
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  21. Eightball

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    Still not at the all time high, under Bush in 08.
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    Mrs. Albert demented estrogen monster

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    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    I don't remember that, who is it on here that has said it?
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    When I filled up in my hometown on Saturday I think it was $3.79? :unsure:

    Gas prices there always tend to run higher for some reason, though, which is ironic considering how much oil is pumped there.
  25. Steal Your Face

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    I saw a graphic once of imports by state and was shocked to see that TX imports oil.:wtf:
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    This too shall pass.*










    *unless we get nuked to oblivion, in which case who cares what the price of gas is? :shrug:
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  27. Man Afraid of his Shoes

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    Okay, other than this guy, who cares what the price of gas is? :shrug: R (1).jpg
  28. We Are Borg

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    Good for you. Too bad literally everything else you need to purchase/borrow/steal will go up in price.
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  29. steve2^4

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    The facts of oil:
    • The US is a net oil exporter: we extract more oil than we use.
    • Texas and other US refineries bet heavily on Keystone bringing us cheaper Canadian "sour" crude. To this end they invested billions in refineries that could process the lower quality crude oil.
    • Texas doesn't have enough refining capacity for the Texas sweet crude they pump out of their own ground, so they are forced to buy lower quality oil.
    This is why the oil lobby wants the damn pipeline so bad. They aren't even drilling here to the extent they could (although that's bound to pick up now that oil prices are back up). But any new wells will only go into the international market.

    Unless you want the US to nationalize oil like they have in Venezuela and other countries, we don't control the price of oil or the price you pay at the pump.

    Oil companies are laughing all the way to the bank (oil stocks are way up if you haven't noticed).

    Suckers.

    source.
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  30. steve2^4

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    Steal? I don't think you mean what you think you mean...

    I know... I just paid $800 for a $200 exterior entry system.