Now a fuel shortage?
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Is Santorum Right? Did High Gas Prices Trigger the Great Recession?
Rick Santorum is getting much grief for this: Rick Santorum told an audience Monday that the 2008 recession was caused by high gas prices. He said Americans were unable to pay their mortgages—not because of unsustainable housing prices or reckless lending practices—but because of $4-per-gallon...www.aei.org
It's a huge factor in recessions at the very least.
$4.865/gallon is current rochester gas price.
Totally agree. For the people who are on tight budgets a sudden dramatic rise in fuel is catastrophic.
Don't worry "non orange man" is on the case
He will blame Russia for his failures just like everything he does that ends in failure is someone else's fault
Biden Administration Halts New Drilling in Legal Fight Over Climate Costs (Published 2022)
The Interior Department is pausing new federal oil and gas leases and permits after a judge blocked the government from weighing the cost of climate damage in decisions.
E&E News: All the climate actions Biden took on Day 1
<p>U.S. climate policy hung a U-turn yesterday, with President Biden using his Inauguration Day to launch a domestic and international response to climate change that is diametrically opposed to that of his predecessor.</p>
Biden is to blame for rising gas prices. America needs to expand energy production.
President Biden's energy policies have hurt Americans at the gas pump as the crisis in Ukraine unfolds. It's time to expand energy production.
www.usatoday.com
Gas Prices Break All-Time High — Are Biden’s Energy Policies to Blame?
Prices are only going to go up through Memorial Day.
www.gobankingrates.com
And here for anyone who cares what Obama has to say
FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
I just filled my bike at $4.89g for $20. Glad I wasn't filling my car or truck.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
The shills on his payroll.
Id like to, once again, thank all you fucking morons that voted for Xiden.
Gas is costing me almost 500 more per month, groceries are about 400 a month more, not to mention everything else.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Wow that’s serious money. I’m sure we are there or more on groceries, but not there on gas because we don’t drive much.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
air force one and the backups should all be fking grounded .. Slow Joe can fuckin walk to where he needs to be ..
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
can't the damn states take back the land ..
i thought the GOVT can't own land .. .. it was all on loan to them to help manage by all the people ..
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Yeah it is, i commute about 100 miles per day into the city, my truck averages about 12mpg. Thats only going to and from work, then there is driving kids to sports, errands, etc... I need a truck so a car wont work for me, and even if i wanted a truck with better mpg its not affordable right now.
Was making an on-line Walmart order yesterday - the "closest" Walmart store is 100 mile round-trip, that's why we buy online a lot.
Was looking at the price increases and things that have gone "Out of Stock" for a while - in the latter group is Folger's Classic Roast, our go-to coffee. Haven't seen it in the 3 lb canister for close to a month.
Saw this coming and have 30 lbs stored and, no, you can't have any.
Regardless, decided to check the oil I use in our car - Valvoline Full Synthetic High Mileage 5W-30 - has gone WAY up!!
Paid $22.47 for the 5 qt size on 02 JAN 22 and just bought another on 20 MAY 22 for $29.47.
That's a 31% increase in a little over 4 months - get it while you can because, regardless of "panic buying", all prices are going up, and availability is tanking.
Just another feature of living in "Clusterfuck Nation", which is a hybrid of "Clown World" and "Retard Nation".
Was looking at the price increases and things that have gone "Out of Stock" for a while - in the latter group is Folger's Classic Roast, our go-to coffee. Haven't seen it in the 3 lb canister for close to a month.
Saw this coming and have 30 lbs stored and, no, you can't have any.
Regardless, decided to check the oil I use in our car - Valvoline Full Synthetic High Mileage 5W-30 - has gone WAY up!!
Paid $22.47 for the 5 qt size on 02 JAN 22 and just bought another on 20 MAY 22 for $29.47.
That's a 31% increase in a little over 4 months - get it while you can because, regardless of "panic buying", all prices are going up, and availability is tanking.
Just another feature of living in "Clusterfuck Nation", which is a hybrid of "Clown World" and "Retard Nation".
Need to get rid of the sports. I just got into it with my wife about it. Non-essential horseshit! Huge waste of money for the "Yeah" factor. My daughter has a soccer tournament in Boston this coming weekend.. Right on Memorial weekend! Fuck no! My son had another tournament last weekend. 2 weekends wasted running kids around when so much work to do around the house and cost of gas through the roof. She doesn't get it! Still living in a Pre-Covid world.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I don’t care if you need a truck or want a truck the price shouldn’t be what it is and you should be able to have the vehicle you want if you work hard and pay for it. Fuck JB/BJ.
Let's go Brandon!
I get it. It's a tough call. I see both sides of it.
I want my kids to have as normal of a life as possible. I want them to be kids. I want them to have those experiences.
But at the same time things are rapidly Changing and IMO the sooner people accept it and come to terms and adapt they will position themselves ahead of others.
Maybe there is some common ground compromise. Kick travel soccer to the curb (dad joke) and instead play house or for the school team. Way cheaper, way less time, way less of a burden. But the kids still get to be on a team and compete and play and have fun.
(And yes, I have a daughter who plays travel soccer so I feel ya. I've been carting her back and forth to sahlens indoor soccer all winter and now it's getting into thre outdoor season and games. I think this will be her last year doing it) I think she can make the school team next year.
Just my .02
I hear ya. Thing is at least at my kids school they won't even consider a kid on the school team unless they have been doing travel sports. It's all political.
spat
.950 JDJ
Kids sports is a valuable part of society.
Why we let it become part of the school's I don't know.
Lived in Loudonville NY until 1959.
Typical GI post-WWII housing, but we had woods right on side of the house.
The development had a huge sand bottomed drainage area with a simple fence around it.
Spent hours there playing pickup baseball - played little league too.
Fond memories...won't even watch it anymore.
Yes, our country, and the world, is completely different now in almost every way.
And virtually none of that change is good.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
You can’t live life like that. If your kids want to have fun well then you need to do that. This is all part of the liberal plan.
I just read some morons tweet how they want minimum wage $30/hour and I make $32-$33/hour. I asked if that’s the case so I get a raise? Of course no response. The plan is to make everyone equal except the politicians and wealthy. Hang in there Biden will get voted out soon or be to unwell to hold office.
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Shadow rider
6.5 Creedmoor
I put $283.16 worth of gas in my work car last week (Mon. - Fri.). It's a Chevy Cruze!
why so much?
livingston
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Many folks don't get it. How much tension in marriages across the country because of the Biden economy ?. Never mentioned is it... $$$ just is not there to spend a few nights eating out, .. Carting kids 200 miles for a game .. Perhaps even flying down to Florida for a few days. ... This is going to end badly for many marriages. When I have traveled in China you saw hundreds of folks walking along the road ... Miles from any towns ... This is a lifestyle we may have to endure.
Acer-m14
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just got home from dinner at friends and we all took a trip to Geneseo and friend and his wife were just talking about the price of gas and
they were like there goes all the plans this year .. looks like were just going to stay home and be bored .. no trips , no going camping . no movies .. ect ..
they were like there goes all the plans this year .. looks like were just going to stay home and be bored .. no trips , no going camping . no movies .. ect ..
With this economy I guess they will entertain themselves with a ball and a stick if things keep going in this direction. Sorry to say that First world living is about to end for many.
99cummins
.308 Win
Have to wonder when the economy is really going to feel this. Right now people are still going out, shopping and traveling somewhat normally. At some point people are going to have to stop spending anything extra and cutting back on the necessities if things keep going the way they are. People will go to and from work, buy groceries and try to pay bills and that will be it. We have been cutting back little by little and we didn’t do much to begin with. This is a house of cards in a stiff breeze.
ManualF150
.308 Win
I've already been hearing it. It will come. Folks are complaining, but wait till they throw in the towel and quit doing things.
This cascades into that house of cards in a stiff breeze... it all comes crashing down.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
sorry boss can't come to work .. had to pay the bills and now no money for gas / diesel
do i get a company car ?
do i get a company car ?
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Wow!!
Beerman
6.5 Creedmoor
Everyone needs to calm down. Everything isn’t going up. For example, retirement accounts, the value of the dollar, the brightness of the future…. They’re all coming down fast. Thumbs down. See? Another down thing. Good times, good times…