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It's all a shell game boys and girls. It's hard to stay focused on anything as much as they have going at any one time. Yea the last time I saw a POTUS motorcade on T.V. they weren't driving Prius's, I think they were Chevrolet Tahoes. The green deal people can preach all they want about green, it takes oil to make plastic, to mine for lead, copper, zinc. I can't keep up with the gas prices, about every 2 days they tack on another $0.10-0.20. Last time I looked was Sunday and it was $4.29 for the cheapo ethanol blend.

I don't have a problem with electric cars. That is if the power grid can support it, and the dang batteries are mostly made in China. That bothers me too.

I see $7.00 in time for summer vacay and will hang high until the mid terms. FWIW we only get 3% from Russia so any boycott or pointing of fingers as to cause Ukraine is BS.

As you know, I’m not talking about a short term fix. This is a longer-term solution to a problem that’s only going to continue to get worse if we fail to take action.

Thank you. People seem to forget that the POTUS doesn't set gas and oil prices. In 2020, global demand for oil plummeted as people stayed home during the beginning of the pandemic. Production was slashed. Then as the economy opened back up and started firing on all cylinders, demand for oil outpaced production and we started seeing big price increases. Now add in the Russia mess and it gets worse. I read we only get around 7% of our oil from Russia.

Picked up this unfired Arsenal SLR-107R yesterday.

Me too, brother. I never missed the day through the pandemic. I was declared an essential worker, and had the paperwork to support it, but never received one extra nickel for doing so.

That is the question...the answer lies in the term allegedly, a few are really conservative, fewer of them pro gun rights. The power lies in the bureaucracy and they control the agencies and run the State, because, too many sit on their rear ends and do not contact their elected employees, or, fire them when needed. Everybody keeps electing the same flecks of smegma because they bring the bacon home, Civil Rights be damned. The masses want someone else's representative gotten rid of, and will not work to remove their own. In truth, lethargy and sloth are to blame.

…and no one talks about this painfully obvious irony. I have to wonder if the end game is no cars for the unwashed masses. I have gradually come to the conclusion that certain politicians would prefer to see us riding in double decker buses instead of driving places. Cars = freedom and that just doesn’t sit well with some folks.

I'd embrace the electric vehicle idea more if I didn't have the 1st hand knowledge that our local electric grid is currently running foot to the floor as it is. The local power company had a dog and pony show all about EV but sidestepped the question about how everyone is going to charge these at home easy peasy. Its pretty plain to me your nuclear suggestion and EV should walk hand in hand if we intend to make it work on a large scale.

I agree. What I see is politicians and pushing electric cars and no one pushing to beef up the electric grid to support them. The former will be a disaster without the latter. I’m not against electric cars as long as we can use them.

Both good points. People are attempting to lay blame for the skyrocketing oil prices at the feet of crooked politicians. I don’t like the politicians either, I lay the blame for lack of U.S. oil production on the supposedly thousands of oil leases/permits that have already been granted, but are going unused. https://www.yahoo.com/now/biden-aide-says-energy-companies-163346195.html Big oil’s response https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/biden-administration-misusing-facts-on-oil-permits-api-says

Not me. Some of us had work to do.

Why couldn't we just pump our own again, you know, like last year?

Problem is Pravda or whatever it's now called is feeding Russian citizens garbage. My sister spent part of a summer over in Ukraine years ago as a guest teacher. She ate supper with one of her students one night because her parents wanted to meet a real, live American. They peppered her with questions like "Why did you kill Indians? Wasn't it terrifying living under the reign of the horrible Ronald Reagan? What was it like standing for hours in line for bread?" They were educated before the end of the Soviet Union and my sister quickly realized that it involved some serious propaganda. That was years ago, but I bet much of the Russian press is pretty similar today.

gas is $4.09 in Kingston today my question, how is the normal ever day person going to afford a $70,000 electric car when they cant afford bread and milk . and which electric vehicle will pull my horse trailer

No bus ever passes out here in the sticks where I reside.

This.

I agree about nuclear, but: How long does it take from deciding to build a nuclear plant until it is on line? How many here have seen a new nuclear power plane under construction near them? Do we currently have the electric production capacity to both supply the explosion of new houses being built here in Tennessee, AND the added strain of millions of folks recharging cars every evening? Just like food doesn’t just come from the grocery store, electricity doesn’t just magically come from the wall plug. I know you get this, but it scares the hell out of me how many people don’t.

You have this backwards I think. Oil prices and oil production decreased after the pandemic started. By mid 2020 oil refineries in the US were laying people off because of decreased demand. It makes sense that they slashed production because you aren't going to just keep pumping oil you can't sell. Then in 2021 demand started to increase and so did prices. That production doesn't always ramp back up at the same pace. I'm sure much like every other industry facing a worker shortage, some of those employees went to new industries outside oil and gas.

Of course POTUS doesn’t set the price, but why was gas cheaper before the pandemic, when everybody was driving to work and going on vacations and demand was higher than ever? I haven’t read about reduced oil refining capabilities due to covid-induced labor shortages in the oil industry.

The price of oil is set globally. Doesn’t matter if we pump it here or not. You would have to use legislation to disconnect the oil drilled and refined here from the global market to have an appreciable effect.

There are gas stations that have attendants? Around here, we've been pumping our own for many years. Or are you referring to letting oil companies use American oil again? I'd be for that. My guess is that when trucks start parking and goods stop moving, government will get off their butts. But not before.

I’m beginning to think that site is a money laundering operation. I wish I had a better opinion of mankind.

He will not get paid. I bet that gets relished in a week.

I honestly think some folks just completely lack the concept of how to sell something. I’ve ran into the same type thing many times.

From here to Wyoming in 2 days.....

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Yeah, we were declared essential workers too. We make lots of different filters for trucks and heavy equipment.

All that makes sense, but it seems (and I’m going strictly by memory) that gas prices started to rise well before people started driving back to work or taking trips on a significant level. I could be wrong, though.

According to friends in Europe it is the equivalent of 10.00 a gallon over there. Suspect it will hit 7.00 here soon and Kali will see 10 or 11. Would like to be wrong.

Unlike deep water drilling or other drilling production sources worldwide which require a 5 to 10 year leadtime before they are able to effectively produce new oil for the market, American shale oil production (fracking) has about a 3 to 6 month turnaround time for getting oil to market. So yes, US production in that sector can absolutely have a short term effect on pricing. That said, expect 5.50 to 6 dollars per gallon nationwide before prices start to sink.

I actually don't know much about this but someone on Reddit recently asked the same question. This article is from 2018 but explains why. TLDR from article: -Not all oil is the same. -Location. We buy a lot from Canada because it makes more sense for Northern states to get it from them apparently since most of our production is along the gulf coast. - Differences in quality. https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2018/06/14/why-the-us-must-import-and-export-oil

You are correct. Also, there’s nothing but dirty money stopping Congress from disconnecting the US from the OPECkers.

Found a new Wrangler at a great price.Been looking for a birds heads grip,like the way they look withe the grip and shorter barrel.

I got a holster for it.

With an allegedly conservative Governor and State legislature,, why cant we just "fix" our gun laws by just revamping it all instead of the hard as crap to understand piecemeal garbage we are plagued with right now? Just trash everything on the books right now around the issue and write one comprehensive bill that includes HCP, Constitutional carry and everything else around guns and be done with it. Sheesh!

You can't use reloads in the rental guns but no restriction for use in your own.

I don’t have one to measure, but a shotgun chamber has to be long enough for the crimp to freely open up. How long is the crimp on a 410 shell? I do know you can easily chamber a 3” shell in a 2.5” chamber in a traditional shotgun. You’d best not fire it, however.

You misspelled "Manix 2"

That looks very much like a Volquartsen trigger pack.

I have two Ruger Old Army .44 revolvers, and really like them. I bought a double holster rig, though I keep one unfired. Lots of fun to cast ball or bullets, load em up, smear a little Crisco over the cylinders and let them rip. I also have a Pietta 1862 Police revolver in .36 caliber. The quality of that revolver is suspect, the mainspring broke just sitting in the safe after no more than 60 rounds, but it's still a hoot. The replacement spring seems to be fine, so maybe the original had a defect. Heck, no maybe about it, it DID have a defect to break so soon. I also shoot a couple of BP rifles, including a flintlock Pedersoli Kentucky Rifle in .32 that's very accurate and very hard to sight due to it's long barrel. I have one that my grandfather owned, but I'll never shoot it.

dammit.... weakness for Walther too strong.... PM sent

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I still think (foil hat on) that Covid was a dry run for something more deadly.

I made the mistake of riding a couple days ago. It was warm when I rode to work, but dropped to 22F on the way home around 5am! I made it from Briley Parkway on the west side of Nashville to Mt Juliet. I had to hop off for fuel and to warm my hands as they were going numb and tingling. lol While I fueled up, I kept my hands in the gloves and kept them on the motor. Once I got the feeling back, I headed on the Lebanon. Next time, I'll make sure to check that weather app really well!

Yeah, that's the problem. I think for you and I it would be something like meeting in the Lebanon area and go from there. Or a couple of groups from different areas that meet in the middle for lunch.

Have you ever checked out Olamic.com? I had them build a knife for me. They have lots of styles to choose from on the web page.