Gas?
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From: Wichita, Kansas
It's all such b.s. too, Gasoline is our #1 export...still. We are importing OIL to make gasoline to...sell to foreign markets. But the amount of oil we get from Russia is MAYBE 10% at best, so no way is this 200% increase in fuel costs due to the conflict in the Ukraine. Not to make this political but shiite was going to hell insofar as fuel prices due entirely to Bedpan. I bought 100 of the "I did that!" decals and have been putting them on gas pumps...when I can find a space, lol. Most the pumps around here are already COVERED in them.
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From: Lafayette,La
We live in Lafayette , la. Sales tax here in Lafayette has been record after record the past year or so , as well as outer surrounding areas. This is oil land/equipment manufacture , support , etc.
I know of at least a dozen or so building projects (retail, car wash ,general business offices) currently under construction right by me . Rising material cost isn't slowing anything down.
Houses, from small low 200's to 4+ million going up everywhere. Selling as fast as there completed.
Restaurants -PACKED! WITH LINES WAITING.
NEW vehicles- all those BENZ,BMW,Infinity,Audi that use premium fuel, have fun with those fill ups .
Diesels, everywhere and the hay bras with the giant tractor tires ...pffft they gonna go broke rolling coal.
Food- wheat hit it's highest ever this week per bushel . Fertilizer through the roof.

I , at 52 think we are reaching peak insanity.
Funny thing is I still have some memory of the last 2 times in my life when petro products did this, but neither of those times we didn't have inflation on fire and a Government run by complete ,inept employees.
With WW3 going hot , God bless us all.
Went to the RaceTrac to get a cup of coffee this morning,
87 -$3.89 Diesel $4.34 insane..
I know of at least a dozen or so building projects (retail, car wash ,general business offices) currently under construction right by me . Rising material cost isn't slowing anything down.
Houses, from small low 200's to 4+ million going up everywhere. Selling as fast as there completed.
Restaurants -PACKED! WITH LINES WAITING.
NEW vehicles- all those BENZ,BMW,Infinity,Audi that use premium fuel, have fun with those fill ups .
Diesels, everywhere and the hay bras with the giant tractor tires ...pffft they gonna go broke rolling coal.
Food- wheat hit it's highest ever this week per bushel . Fertilizer through the roof.

I , at 52 think we are reaching peak insanity.
Funny thing is I still have some memory of the last 2 times in my life when petro products did this, but neither of those times we didn't have inflation on fire and a Government run by complete ,inept employees.
With WW3 going hot , God bless us all.
Went to the RaceTrac to get a cup of coffee this morning,
87 -$3.89 Diesel $4.34 insane..
Last edited by open87; 03-06-2022 at 07:37 AM.
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From: NW Michigan
Need to put Vaseline around under your cap when filling so you and your boat both know it’s getting a good fken! Hard to say summer will bring. The rich are just getting richer including biden over this crap.



