6 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

I wouldn’t put all blame for anything on one man.  But the POSTUS is the top dog. On the planet. 

We had a war to prevent being ruled by a king. We have a limited head of the executive branch whose primary function is to engage in foreign diplomacy and keep the nation secure.

Not to keep gas prices low.

By design presidents have little authority over what private companies charge for their products. Or over private matters in general.

If you want a benevolent dictatorship I'd suggest Singapore.

Snoorda was driving around L.A. in a truck with no insurance.  Then it got stolen.  I don’t think his problem is gas prices if you catch my drift.

Just now, Dave Moss said:

Snoorda was driving around L.A. in a truck with no insurance.  Then it got stolen.  I don’t think his problem is gas prices if you catch my drift.

Pretty sure he had a truck vandalized like three times and the third time he didn't even have insurance.

12 hours ago, Paul852 said:

Pretty sure he had a truck vandalized like three times and the third time he didn't even have insurance.

Close.  But no.  I had 2 trucks stolen and my tools stolen 5 times in 2021.
 

this year looks like everyone is getting robbed at the pumps 

wait… I said I wouldn’t talk about this anymore 

2 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

Close.  But no.  I had 2 trucks stolen and my tools stolen 5 times in 2021.
 

this year looks like everyone is getting robbed at the pumps 

After 1/21 of course.

Just now, Paul852 said:

After 1/21 of course.

As a matter of fact you nailed it

It’s a streak of bad luck combined with some carelessness. I never had tools or a vehicle stolen in my life and it apl

caught up to me I one year I guess

glad to say I got a new truck. And have replaced most of my tools. 

7 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

As a matter of fact you nailed it

It’s a streak of bad luck combined with some carelessness. I never had tools or a vehicle stolen in my life and it apl

caught up to me I one year I guess

glad to say I got a new truck. And have replaced most of my tools. 

Good luck!

Umm gas prices are soaring in Ireland too and Joe isn't president of ireland.    Just saying.

On 3/12/2022 at 1:39 PM, JohnSnowsHair said:

Federal policy can of course have an effect on gas prices. But mostly long term, not short term. 

A cold chill running up the skirt of wall street such as the mention of a rate hike can spike or depress prices. Executive orders have that effect too.

9 hours ago, Walkingwindchime said:

Umm gas prices are soaring in Ireland too and Joe isn't president of ireland.    Just saying.

They are up all over the world, and most of the world would cheerfully pay our price at the pump.

Places paying more for gas than the US;

Vietnam*

Lesotho*

Paraguay 

El Salvador*

Zambia*

Ghana*

Nepal*

Grenada*

Rwanda*

Puerto Rico*

Nicaragua*

Cuba 

Philippines*

Costa Rica*

Poland*

Senegal 

Brazil*

Fiji*

Burma*

Guatemala*

Turkey*

Morocco 

Peru*

Hungary*

India*

Burundi 

Chile*

Australia*

China*

Curacao 

South Africa*

Uganda 

Bahamas 

Moldova*

Dominican Republic*

Mauritius*

Cayman Islands*

Malawi*

Thailand*

Jamaica*

Aruba*

Malta*

Japan*

Laos*

South Korea*

Canada*

Jordan*

Seychelles 

Cyprus*

Bulgaria*

Cape Verde*

Bosnia & Herz.*

Serbia*

Northern Macedonia*

Andorra*

Romania*

Croatia*

Belize*

Slovenia*

Albania 

Montenegro*

Slovakia*

Uruguay*

Luxembourg*

Wallis and Futuna 

Czech Republic*

Austria*

Mayotte*

Spain*

Ireland*

Central African Rep. 

Latvia*

Lithuania*

San Marino 

Switzerland*

Monaco 

United Kingdom*

Barbados*

Portugal*

France*

Greece*

Belgium*

Italy*

Estonia*

New Zealand*

Zimbabwe*

Iceland*

Germany*

Singapore*

Israel*

Finland*

Netherlands*

Sweden*

Liechtenstein 

Denmark*

Norway*

Hong Kong*

11 minutes ago, Toastrel said:

They are up all over the world, and most of the world would cheerfully pay our price at the pump.

Places paying more for gas than the US;

Vietnam*

Lesotho*

Paraguay 

El Salvador*

Zambia*

Ghana*

Nepal*

Grenada*

Rwanda*

Puerto Rico*

Nicaragua*

Cuba 

Philippines*

Costa Rica*

Poland*

Senegal 

Brazil*

Fiji*

Burma*

Guatemala*

Turkey*

Morocco 

Peru*

Hungary*

India*

Burundi 

Chile*

Australia*

China*

Curacao 

South Africa*

Uganda 

Bahamas 

Moldova*

Dominican Republic*

Mauritius*

Cayman Islands*

Malawi*

Thailand*

Jamaica*

Aruba*

Malta*

Japan*

Laos*

South Korea*

Canada*

Jordan*

Seychelles 

Cyprus*

Bulgaria*

Cape Verde*

Bosnia & Herz.*

Serbia*

Northern Macedonia*

Andorra*

Romania*

Croatia*

Belize*

Slovenia*

Albania 

Montenegro*

Slovakia*

Uruguay*

Luxembourg*

Wallis and Futuna 

Czech Republic*

Austria*

Mayotte*

Spain*

Ireland*

Central African Rep. 

Latvia*

Lithuania*

San Marino 

Switzerland*

Monaco 

United Kingdom*

Barbados*

Portugal*

France*

Greece*

Belgium*

Italy*

Estonia*

New Zealand*

Zimbabwe*

Iceland*

Germany*

Singapore*

Israel*

Finland*

Netherlands*

Sweden*

Liechtenstein 

Denmark*

Norway*

Hong Kong*

Joe likes to spread the misery globally...

12 minutes ago, sameaglesfan said:

Joe likes to spread the misery globally...

I hear Joe comes in at night, takes your money and leaves behind a really old werthers.

On 3/12/2022 at 11:07 AM, SNOORDA said:

Imagine being so partisan with your thought process that actually tell yourself and people around you the the administration/president of the United States of America doesn’t have any control over gas prices.   Yet they decide who we buy from and how it’s produced here at home.  
 

it’s insane

If you’re one of these people my best advice to to keep that belief close to your chest and save it for when you days like these when $10.00 gets you 1.3 gallons of gas so you’ll feel better about your political party.

Yep, fortunately the majority of the country will rightly place the blame for what's happening to the country on Biden and the dems. Normal Joe Schmoes aren't reading articles like "47 reasons federal policy has nothing to do with gas prices" by Rachel Maddow. Only hardcore ishlibs like the people who post in here fall for that propaganda. Most people are getting effed at the pump, and everywhere else, and can understand why. 

I look forward to your stupid-ass explaining how Biden's policies have caused gas prices to trend up in, say, the UK:
 

 

maybe you should talk to Abra, he maintains that the US is really still a vassal state of the Queen and operating under UK hegemony. I'm sure you'll find him enlightening.

5 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I look forward to your stupid-ass explaining how Biden's policies have caused gas prices to trend up in, say, the UK:
 

 

maybe you should talk to Abra, he maintains that the US is really still a vassal state of the Queen and operating under UK hegemony. I'm sure you'll find him enlightening.

Honestly, that's a terrible idea. Literally nobody should ever do that, ever.

8 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

Honestly, that's a terrible idea. Literally nobody should ever do that, ever.

getting high and watching the braintrust argue insanity doesn't sound that awful. 

Literally every ishlib in this thread:

 

Oil dropped below $100/barrel this morning.

7 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said:

Oil dropped below $100/barrel this morning.

gas prices rising when "spooked" by a potential oil supply disruption:

 

gas prices normalizing when supply disruptions disappear: 

Gasoline futures continue to drop.  Close thread.

14 minutes ago, barho said:

Gasoline futures continue to drop.  Close thread.

Republicans

Schmoopie just topped off the Explorer this morning.  Guess we should have waited  

Are we going to close this thread already, or what?

Picked up two new laptops for a client. One has extra RAM I have to install.

 

Thanks Joe Biden.