Gas is now under $3

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In reply to Sq 17 • 9:31a, 10/16/26
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Sq 17 said:
amercer said:
I know this board hates regulation and all, but without it a lot more refineries would blow up and destroy towns…

And places like Pasadena would revert to being borderline uninhabitable

Who on this board is old enough to remember that Pasadena and the Ship Channel had a noticeable and noxious smell 24/7/365 throughout the 70's

Oh man, I can remember days with a strong north wind and it would all blow over Clear Lake. I get nostalgic for many things from my youth, but not that.

edit - And Pasadena is STILL uninhabitable, refineries or not.
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In reply to BigRobSA • 9:35a, 10/16/26
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Part of the reason they're so capital intensive is all of the govt interference via regulations. Gut regulations and get out of the way.

Refineries are capital intensive because they are devilishly complex machines that rely on highly specialized materials and require constant upkeep no matter the price of WTI or Brent. They require real experts to keep them in productive form.

That all occurs to serve a commodity production process that can go into surplus for decades at a time, destroying any sort of return on capital.

Capital markets hate the companies for those reasons, not Washington red tape. Any company prone to volatile margins negative return on capital is going to be shunned.
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In reply to Windy City Ag • 11:20a, 10/16/26
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Part of the reason they're so capital intensive is all of the govt interference via regulations. Gut regulations and get out of the way.

Refineries are capital intensive because they are devilishly complex machines that rely on highly specialized materials and require constant upkeep no matter the price of WTI or Brent. They require real experts to keep them in productive form.

That all occurs to serve a commodity production process that can go into surplus for decades at a time, destroying any sort of return on capital.

Capital markets hate the companies for those reasons, not Washington red tape. Any company prone to volatile margins negative return on capital is going to be shunned.


Sounds like it wouldn't hurt to gut regulations then, anyway, huh?

And i realize there's more to it...which is why I said they were part of it all.
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In reply to Sq 17 • 12:14p, 10/16/26
Sq 17 said:
amercer said:
I know this board hates regulation and all, but without it a lot more refineries would blow up and destroy towns…

And places like Pasadena would revert to being borderline uninhabitable

Who on this board is old enough to remember that Pasadena and the Ship Channel had a noticeable and noxious smell 24/7/365 throughout the 70's

Had??? Lol.
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12:50p, 10/16/26
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Something may be happening. Market was down and has reversed up. WTI back over $101 and Brent almost $110. RBOB and diesel traded down and reversed hard too.
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 1:17p, 10/16/26
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .
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In reply to Danny Vermin • 1:29p, 10/16/26
I can't quantify it item by item, but I know that despite consciously reducing the amount of unnecessary grocery items I buy, my overall grocery bill has continued to increase regardless. But, who knows.
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In reply to Rossticus • 1:33p, 10/16/26
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Weve got 6 people in the house, we have cut back DRASTICALLY and are still spending more than we ever have.
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In reply to Rossticus • 4:25p, 10/16/26
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Rossticus said:
I can't quantify it item by item, but I know that despite consciously reducing the amount of unnecessary grocery items I buy, my overall grocery bill has continued to increase regardless. But, who knows.

Even just a few years ago I never would have thought that I could carry $300 worth of groceries from the car to the house in one trip.
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In reply to Ag_of_08 • 4:27p, 10/16/26
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Weve got 6 people in the house, we have cut back DRASTICALLY and are still spending more than we ever have.

Where is the chicken poster to tell you it is just a few cents to pay for the future of his kids? I mean, he spouted that crap for months and now, vanished.

$6.85 for diesel where I live. We have cut back a lot at our house. Luckily I just got a new job that I work from home with instead of a 150mi daily commute in a F250.
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4:35p, 10/16/26
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Let's not forget that inflation doesn't just mean things cost more - it means any cash you had is losing value.

If the real inflation numbers were reported, I think people would realize that the value of their cash on hand has been cut in half.
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4:37p, 10/16/26
Gas is at $3.31 here in Collin County
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In reply to LegalDrugPusher • 4:39p, 10/16/26
Which is still above $3.
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In reply to LegalDrugPusher • 4:51p, 10/16/26
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LegalDrugPusher said:
Gas is at $3.31 here in Collin County


Where in Collin county? I could drive from CS to fill up to save.
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5:01p, 10/16/26
Back up to $3.889 and higher here in San AntMexico
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In reply to EFR • 5:02p, 10/16/26
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Which is still above $3.


But it's trending South, and eventually it will remain, and you will have to like it
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In reply to LegalDrugPusher • 5:05p, 10/16/26
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LegalDrugPusher said:
Gas is at $3.31 here in Collin County


Where? It's 3.44 at Costco and Sam's


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5:06p, 10/16/26
It's 3.80 or over at every station I've passed between Austin and SA.
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In reply to BigRobSA • 5:22p, 10/16/26
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BigRobSA said:
Back up to $3.889 and higher here in San AntMexico

$3.16 (minus 10 cents if on the app)=$3.06 in Natalia at Loves. HTH!

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In reply to Danny Vermin • 6:47p, 10/16/26
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Danny Vermin said:
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .


People will pay 2.50 for a gallon of milk, $2 for 20 oz of water, and $7 for 12 oz coffee without thinking much of it.

If the gen pop knew what it takes to get a gallon of gasoline refined and delivered to the pump I wonder if the *****ing would be reduced. Probably not.
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In reply to Illustrious Potentate • 7:22p, 10/16/26
Illustrious Potentate said:
Danny Vermin said:
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .


People will pay 2.50 for a gallon of milk, $2 for 20 oz of water, and $7 for 12 oz coffee without thinking much of it.

If the gen pop knew what it takes to get a gallon of gasoline refined and delivered to the pump I wonder if the *****ing would be reduced. Probably not.
i'll admit i haven't heard this one before

"it's not that expensive when you compare it to the cost of completely different fluids"
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In reply to Old McDonald • 7:25p, 10/16/26
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Old McDonald said:
Illustrious Potentate said:
Danny Vermin said:
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .


People will pay 2.50 for a gallon of milk, $2 for 20 oz of water, and $7 for 12 oz coffee without thinking much of it.

If the gen pop knew what it takes to get a gallon of gasoline refined and delivered to the pump I wonder if the *****ing would be reduced. Probably not.
i'll admit i haven't heard this one before

"it's not that expensive when you compare it to the cost of completely different fluids"

It's not. But most people don't go through 20 gallons of milk per week either.
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In reply to docb • 8:39p, 10/16/26
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docb said:
Old McDonald said:
Illustrious Potentate said:
Danny Vermin said:
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .


People will pay 2.50 for a gallon of milk, $2 for 20 oz of water, and $7 for 12 oz coffee without thinking much of it.

If the gen pop knew what it takes to get a gallon of gasoline refined and delivered to the pump I wonder if the *****ing would be reduced. Probably not.
i'll admit i haven't heard this one before

"it's not that expensive when you compare it to the cost of completely different fluids"

It's not. But most people don't go through 20 gallons of milk per week either.


And boy howdy have you seen how much whiteout costs?
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In reply to Ducks4brkfast • 8:45p, 10/16/26
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Ducks4brkfast said:
docb said:
Old McDonald said:
Illustrious Potentate said:
Danny Vermin said:
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .


People will pay 2.50 for a gallon of milk, $2 for 20 oz of water, and $7 for 12 oz coffee without thinking much of it.

If the gen pop knew what it takes to get a gallon of gasoline refined and delivered to the pump I wonder if the *****ing would be reduced. Probably not.

i'll admit i haven't heard this one before

"it's not that expensive when you compare it to the cost of completely different fluids"

It's not. But most people don't go through 20 gallons of milk per week either.


And boy howdy have you seen how much whiteout costs?

Most people on this board do not even know what whiteout is used for.
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In reply to Illustrious Potentate • 8:48p, 10/16/26
Time to shut down this thread. We have officially gone full ****** with this take after many others.

How many gallons of milk are people buying per week vs gallons of gas?
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In reply to Captain Winky • 8:55p, 10/16/26
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It was time to shut this ***** fest down 3 months ago.
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 8:56p, 10/16/26
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No Spin Ag said:
sts7049 said:
not according to ukraine


Like all things in the war of agression Putin started, it can all stop with him ending his war and withdrawing his troops from the country he invaded.

It doesn't get any easier than that, yet for some reason Trump and his maga-Putin-sycophants won't accept that reality.


It's a cult.
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In reply to revvie • 9:04p, 10/16/26
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revvie said:
Ducks4brkfast said:
docb said:
Old McDonald said:
Illustrious Potentate said:
Danny Vermin said:
As someone who drinks/uses at least a gallon of Milk a week, it's cheaper now than it has been for years. I paid 2.42 and it was right at 3.00 the entire Biden disaster. I see people complaining about food prices but I just don't see it with what I consume except for beef .


People will pay 2.50 for a gallon of milk, $2 for 20 oz of water, and $7 for 12 oz coffee without thinking much of it.

If the gen pop knew what it takes to get a gallon of gasoline refined and delivered to the pump I wonder if the *****ing would be reduced. Probably not.

i'll admit i haven't heard this one before

"it's not that expensive when you compare it to the cost of completely different fluids"

It's not. But most people don't go through 20 gallons of milk per week either.


And boy howdy have you seen how much whiteout costs?

Most people on this board do not even know what whiteout is used for.


I remember getting AOL email forwards back in the early 2000s about high gas and how it compared to other liquids and a gallon of whiteout was the most valuable barrel of liquid.
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In reply to Ducks4brkfast • 9:08p, 10/16/26
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Probably like the price of duck meat per pound. Or maybe per ounce is more appropriate.
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In reply to Illustrious Potentate • 9:27p, 10/16/26
Illustrious Potentate said:
Probably like the price of duck meat per pound. Or maybe per ounce is more appropriate.

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In reply to LegalDrugPusher • 10:16p, 10/16/26
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LegalDrugPusher said:
Gas is at $3.31 here in Collin County


GasBuddy doesn't support that claim, where did you see it for $3.31?
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In reply to Illustrious Potentate • 10:18p, 10/16/26
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Illustrious Potentate said:
It was time to shut this ***** fest down 3 months ago.


Just
Two more weeks!
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11:37p, 10/16/26
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Came across my twitter feed. Good analysis?



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In reply to outofstateaggie • 6:23a, 10/17/26
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Yeah, she's pretty funny/good. Not a bad simplification, though I hadn't heard the 60/40 (Russia/Iran) analyses before. Thx.
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In reply to outofstateaggie • 6:48a, 10/17/26
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She's generally pretty accurate as she researches before making a video and is willing to come back and admit when she's wrong which is nice.

Also former Aggie softball player so bonus points
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