This summers gas prices....

Gofirstclass said:
Ummm, Jim, have you been stuck in a cave your whole life? Never heard of sports rivalries? Dang, man, where y'all been? Every place I've lived (except for Alaska in the early 70's) sports rivalries have been a way of life.

Yup, I'm guessing you are the only sane one here. And you just keep thinking that my friend.

Wowzers.
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My reply was directed at the person who commented about being wound tight. Of course EVERYBODY knows about sports rivalries. Even those that DO live in a cave. But those that hate people from other states because of sports are actually the ones that are wound tight.

Gas prices are what we started talking about. But really, in today's world that's the least of our worries. If sports even makes the list at all, then I feel sorry for you.
 
I'm on Spam, baloney, and Quaker Oats dry outa the box until Joe gets things fixed.:( Now that Joe, Nancy, and Kamal Toe are for funding police & secure borders I'm not sure where inflation ranks on the list. Cars caused the inflation ya know, soon as he can get a few more car parts then it'll go away I guess.
 
Cdillerud said:
Are you a child?
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Is this what it looks like when "the adults are back in charge"? I'll take the child leaders back please. Bring on the mean tweets and $40/barrel oil. I think we tried this $140/barrel experiment before and it didn't go so well. Time for Barack's 3rd term to end.
 
What makes you think that anyone else in office would bring the price of oil to $40 barrel? Enlighten me.

If I recall, gas was over $4.00 a gallon(I believe it was around $1.20 when he took office..) during the Bush presidency as well. It isn't largely impacted by who is sitting in the big chair. Nothing President Biden said last night is impacting gas prices today. It's simply not possible.
 
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Cdillerud said:
What makes you think that anyone else in office would bring the price of oil to $40 barrel? Enlighten me.

If I recall, gas was over $4.00 a gallon(I believe it was around $1.20 when he took office..) during the Bush presidency as well. It isn't largely impacted by who is sitting in the big chair. Nothing President Biden said last night is impacting gas prices today. It's simply not possible.
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Actually it is affected by the "big chair".... My industry deals with the oil industry in supplying tools for the oil rigs. Many rigs were shut down during Covid in 2020 but have not restarted as the economy picked up due to the "Green New Deal" type policies of Biden administration. Only 4 wells have been restarted in the last several months. No one wants to reinvest in starting the rigs up if the administration is going to add financial burdens to them.
 
That is partially true. Not fully true. The oil industry slowed down production during COVID due to falling demand(I know, Hannity thinks Hunter created that, right?) but what are the "green New Deal" policies preventing the companies from ramping up production again? Keystone is the red herring that gets thrown around but that would have had pennies worth of impact on the price of a gallon of gas. At best. IN THE FUTURE. It wasn't going to impact gas prices today. At all.

The "industry" is creating unbelievable return for shareholders right now by keeping costs low and production tight. That's their end game. Until demand drops again, they are in the drivers seat. Even if the evil administration loosened up some drilling it would not make the kind of price drops our friends are looking for until demand abates to some degree.
It's super easy to blame the administration. I am just saying its more than that. And as someone that deals with the industry, I know you know that.
 
Gofirstclass said:
Our local mom and pop convenience store has traditionally had the lowest price in the area.

Last week it was $3.18. Today it's $3.95. OUCH!
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And what has happened in that intervening week? A war in Europe. That will always have an impact.
 
Cdillerud said:
What makes you think that anyone else in office would bring the price of oil to $40 barrel? Enlighten me.

If I recall, gas was over $4.00 a gallon(I believe it was around $1.20 when he took office..) during the Bush presidency as well. It isn't largely impacted by who is sitting in the big chair. Nothing President Biden said last night is impacting gas prices today. It's simply not possible.
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Sir, I give you the war on fossil fuels implemented as policy by Biden at the expectation of the Green new deal folks. Policy matters, a lot.
 
Blueone said:
Well good enjoy yourself…. You seem like a fun guy. You know now to leave me alone…
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Dude, grab a drink and soak up some sun. Check out real life Bikinis instead of this forum. :) We'll see you in a week.
 
Golfman25 said:
Sir, I give you the war on fossil fuels implemented as policy by Biden at the expectation of the Green new deal folks. Policy matters, a lot.
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Enumerate the policies enacted to date that are impacting your price at the pump. Learn us something.
 
Cdillerud said:
That is partially true. Not fully true. The oil industry slowed down production during COVID due to falling demand(I know, Hannity thinks Hunter created that, right?) but what are the "green New Deal" policies preventing the companies from ramping up production again? Keystone is the red herring that gets thrown around but that would have had pennies worth of impact on the price of a gallon of gas. At best. IN THE FUTURE. It wasn't going to impact gas prices today. At all.

The "industry" is creating unbelievable return for shareholders right now by keeping costs low and production tight. That's their end game. Until demand drops again, they are in the drivers seat. Even if the evil administration loosened up some drilling it would not make the kind of price drops our friends are looking for until demand abates to some degree.
It's super easy to blame the administration. I am just saying its more than that. And as someone that deals with the industry, I know you know that.
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The Keystone Pipeline saga is representative of each administration's stance on oil. Those that like oil, favor the project. Those that don't, do not. Since the administration hates oil, there is higher risk and lower return from producing in the US/Canada. So guess what, they don't.
 
Golfman25 said:
The Keystone Pipeline saga is representative of each administration's stance on oil. Those that like oil, favor the project. Those that don't, do not. Since the administration hates oil, there is higher risk and lower return from producing in the US/Canada. So guess what, they don't.
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Hates oil? Or understands it is a finite resource that we need to curtail and transition off at some point?
 
Cdillerud said:
Enumerate the policies enacted to date that are impacting your price at the pump. Learn us something.
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As I said above, everything Biden has done has increased the risk to US oil producers. Money will flow to less risky ventures.
 
Cdillerud said:
Hates oil? Or understands it is a finite resource that we need to curtail and transition off at some point?
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Nope, hates oil. They have been calling it a finite resource for 100 years. Forcing a transition because of AOC and her ilk is damaging to our country and is now getting people killed.
 
Golfman25 said:
The Keystone Pipeline saga is representative of each administration's stance on oil. Those that like oil, favor the project. Those that don't, do not. Since the administration hates oil, there is higher risk and lower return from producing in the US/Canada. So guess what, they don't.
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No, they DO, because that is what they do. But only if it is insanely profitable to do so. At your expense.
 
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