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need 2   9/16 bolts $7  everyone wanted + $7-14 for the 2-3 week mail

could have been in the #45 $14 /3 day order but didnt see them

fasternal said they would do the 500 mile /week transfer FOB store price, ONLY bc I called and asked.Still 15 m to pick up.

kind of hard to fix anything with $200 shipping from 20 locations if at ALL.

may as well settle in, as Putin will have better parts and logistics soon.

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Jet fuel prices are just as bad. I uplifted 1000 gallons (less than 1/4 capacity) in NY (Teterboro) yesterday at a discounted 8.89 gallon. The math is easy. When I was at Eastern back before the Arab oil embargo jet fuel was around .07/gal. Good thing as the Jurassic  jets gobbled it up at a fantastic rate.

 Our fuel budget is blown through the roof!

Of course EVERYONE'S fuel budget is blown through the roof. I've been driving with the "egg" between my foot and gas pedal, observing the speed limit, no idling, squeezing out an additional 1-2 mpg.

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8 hours ago, New Englander said:

I've been driving with the "egg" between my foot and gas pedal, observing the speed limit, no idling, squeezing out an additional 1-2 mpg.

I managed to average 21.5MPG with my pick up that has an off-road bumper by setting the cruse at 67 on a 500 mile road trip.

I normally drive it at 75MPH and never got any better than 19MPG 

That drag coeffect is exponential  when the front tires are totally exposed with that type bumper 

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I’ve heard unsubstantiated rumors of more than just high prices coming soon. Again I say unsubstantiated but you don’t want to be caught off guard. I’ve heard shortages of diesel in a few weeks.  This could get bad. 

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Here’s what my visit to the pump looked like in central TX yesterday afternoon. Filled my truck for $4.39.9 for 87 octane. 

But wifey’s BMW twin turbo needs the 93 octane, and I use the 90 octane ethanol free in all my outdoor power equipment. 

 

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1 hour ago, Rick G. said:

Here’s what my visit to the pump looked like in central TX yesterday afternoon. Filled my truck for $4.39.9 for 87 octane. 

But wifey’s BMW twin turbo needs the 93 octane, and I use the 90 octane ethanol free in all my outdoor power equipment. 

 

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Those prices look really cheap!  but im in illinois ...

 

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8 hours ago, Ian Beale said:

That article seems like a good explanation 

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The load of clear dsl I hauled in last night dropped the price from $5.20 to $5.09 at the local station in Cody. 

A little break before it makes it's Memorial Day run up. 

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1 hour ago, sandhiller said:

The load of clear dsl I hauled in last night dropped the price from $5.20 to $5.09 at the local station in Cody. 

A little break before it makes it's Memorial Day run up. 

That is kinda how the last couple months have been for me. It will go down a nickel, and I get my hopes up and think it’s going on down, so wait to fuel and it jumps a dime

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23 minutes ago, Lazy WP said:

That is kinda how the last couple months have been for me. It will go down a nickel, and I get my hopes up and think it’s going on down, so wait to fuel and it jumps a dime

If you can outguess it Nick let me know. 

I knew I was going after a load so filled the Dodge up to beat the price increase and..................

...................it went down😆

Only 30 gallons so not as bad as the 80 I normally put in the Pete at the end of each run but you guys putting in 200......gotta watch where you fill up cuz you don't generally have a big "when window".

Unless and until they open up domestic production again, I don't think we will see prices going down. 

I worry about using strategic reserves to artificially lower prices. IMHO a set up for a major fail down the road and the logic behind this makes me very uneasy. 

 

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1 hour ago, sandhiller said:

If you can outguess it Nick let me know. 

I knew I was going after a load so filled the Dodge up to beat the price increase and..................

...................it went down😆

Only 30 gallons so not as bad as the 80 I normally put in the Pete at the end of each run but you guys putting in 200......gotta watch where you fill up cuz you don't generally have a big "when window".

Unless and until they open up domestic production again, I don't think we will see prices going down. 

I worry about using strategic reserves to artificially lower prices. IMHO a set up for a major fail down the road and the logic behind this makes me very uneasy. 

 

Domestic production is down 25% 

I don’t know why.

 

Strategic Oil Reserves are there for military usage in times of war. In my opinion.

We are exporting oil that we don’t have to export. 


 

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4.24 off road delivered today. 

4.39 Gasoline delivered to the farm. 

That's a painful bill

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