Ricordo Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Batesmotel said: Titanic I was thinking of Nero. Like Brandon, he was an artist. Btw, read that 50% of the retail price of gasoline corresponds to the cost of oil. The rest are add-ons. Is that true? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, Ricordo said: I was thinking of Nero. Like Brandon, he was an artist. Btw, read that 50% of the retail price of gasoline corresponds to the cost of oil. The rest are add-ons. Is that true? I do know anymore. We got out of gas in about 1985. The price model is totally different now. I do know that most convenience store operations are lucky to break even on gas. The profit is in food and drinks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 Gallon of regular gas today at $4.18 9/10 in beautiful downtown Land O' Lakes. Down one cent from the other day. Brandon's energy policies seem to be working. But if he finds out about the decrease, he'll surely do something about it to make it go up again. Just don't call him "Shirley". Anything but "Shirley". "Shirley".... Btw, there's actually a name for the fluctuations in gas prices. It's called "the feather/rocket phenomenon". The "feather" stands for Brandon. He floats here and there, so gracefully, depending on where the wind carries him. So romantic...and no mean tweets. The "rocket" refers what he has between his butt cheeks that makes him stumble ever so often. His wife, Jill, thinks it's "so hot". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Ricordo said: I was thinking of Nero. Like Brandon, he was an artist. Btw, read that 50% of the retail price of gasoline corresponds to the cost of oil. The rest are add-ons. Is that true? Production, refining, and shipping costs play a big part, as does taxes, lease sales, etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 7 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: Production, refining, and shipping costs play a big part, as does taxes, lease sales, etc. There is a tendency for state/local governments to raise tge gasoline tax every time the pump price declines steadily for awhile. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, railfancwb said: There is a tendency for state/local governments to raise tge gasoline tax every time the pump price declines steadily for awhile. Our local government was ecstatic last time we had high gas prices since they were raking in so much money on the taxes. Mostly local sales tax. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 My area has seen a rash of gasoline theft. In a few cases, the thieves have even used a drill to put a hole in the vehicle's gas tank. We're assuming that the higher gas prices are causing the thefts. Keep an eye on your vehicles people! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 Those clamoring for intervention in Ukraine should volunteer and go fight there. You know, "for democracy'. Not doin' it? Yeah, a lot easier sending the other guy to do what you so fervently want. Silly me.... https://www.dailywire.com/news/evil-has-taken-over-this-nation-ufc-fighter-joins-tucker-carlson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 "Plain" coffee in a small cup is $20 / gal at starbucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 One (1) fl oz bottle of Iodine Tincture 2% selling for $8.00 at Walgreens in beautiful downtown Land O' Lakes yesterday. Today it might even be higher. Perhaps Kamala should come here to calm things down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, kerbie18 said: My area has seen a rash of gasoline theft. In a few cases, the thieves have even used a drill to put a hole in the vehicle's gas tank. We're assuming that the higher gas prices are causing the thefts. Keep an eye on your vehicles people! Drilling fuel tanks has been a thing here for years. It's quite expensive to replace the tank for someone to steal a few gallons of gas. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 In times like this, we need every single bit of Kamala and Brandon infinite wisdom. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mrs.Cicero Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 $4.26 today. And the MI state house and senate sent a bill to the psycho governor to nix the $.27 state gas tax for the next 6 months... but she'd rather the federal gov't nix their gas tax (it's less $). In neither case will that lower the actual price - at best it would slow the increase for a couple weeks, and then it would go up again at the same rate it does everywhere else. But, hey, "election year handwaving" and "Just ignore the man behind the curtain" (because he's an idiot). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I saw some posts online today stating prices were going up in the afternoon. Just got back from town. $5.79 for diesel. I'm sure glad the tanks are full on the KW and both loaders. The KW holds 200 gallons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Walt Longmire Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I have my KW scheduled for some maintenance. I'll take it over when a stall opens up. I'm not parking it outside with over $1000 of fuel onboard waiting for the first tweaker that thinks he needs it worse than me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 The last time around, I met a guy that had his big rig's fuel siphoned out, So he bought the most rugged and expensive locking caps he could find. Two weeks later, someone just used a railroad spike and slegehammer to punch holes in the tanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Walt Longmire Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 7:14 AM, Huaco Kid said: The last time around, I met a guy that had his big rig's fuel siphoned out, So he bought the most rugged and expensive locking caps he could find. Two weeks later, someone just used a railroad spike and slegehammer to punch holes in the tanks. Thieves use cordless drills here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Walt Longmire said: Thieves use cordless drills here. Do they drill in from near the top and siphon or pump? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, railfancwb said: Do they drill in from near the top and siphon or pump? Drill from underneath and let it drain. Sometimes they cut the filler hose and siphon that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I paid $4.35 for 87 octane this morning. And that's a good 10-15 cents cheaper than the other stations in my area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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