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BaronChocula

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14. But that's ok

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:20 PM

7 hrs ago

We're drilling more of our own oil than we ever have, thanks to trump ( ). So that won't impact us at all because that's how it works. Right? Right? Right? Bueller? Bueller?

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$100 oil? Prolonged Hormuz closure could spark a 1970s-style energy shock [View all] BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago OP

Somehow I doubt a 2020's oil shock will go so well for Orange Julius as the 1973 oil embargo did for Dick Nixon Vogon_Glory 12 hrs ago #1

Agreed. paleotn 11 hrs ago #6

I'm glad I went electric n/t Polybius 12 hrs ago #2

I'm glad I don't drive much! moonscape 5 hrs ago #24

Yeah, but we have all that Venezuelan oil Bayard 11 hrs ago #3

Forget the sarcasm emoji? paleotn 11 hrs ago #7

I didn't think it was necessary, but okay Bayard 11 hrs ago #9

Considering the situation in Venezuela too, maybe MAGA wants higher oil prices? IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #4

That last part. Exactly. paleotn 11 hrs ago #8

Yes. nt wiggs 8 hrs ago #12

It's times like this, I'm glad I work from home Javaman 11 hrs ago #5

The nation wide average price for a gallon of regular gas is just shy of $3 with a barrel of oil at $50. flashman13 11 hrs ago #10

The correlation is superficial, the price of gas is based more on demand and Mosby 8 hrs ago #13

If a barrel of oil costs $100, producers can not sell gas for $3 a gallon. That's a fact. flashman13 5 hrs ago #20

I did fill up, at costco. Mosby 5 hrs ago #21

Same here. Costco price was $2.79. flashman13 5 hrs ago #22

trumps is hoping this happens prolong Hormuz closure republianmushroom 10 hrs ago #11

But that's ok BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #14

The United States is an oil exporter. Mosby 7 hrs ago #15

How about I waste NO time BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #16

"So please explain why the price of crude in the Persian Gulf affects the price of gasoline in the United States." BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #17

The official story Mosby 5 hrs ago #18

I was born and raised in the city that had the largest number of oil refineries on the east coast BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #23

It just hit over $5.00+ a gallon here CountAllVotes 5 hrs ago #19