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19. It just hit over $5.00+ a gallon here

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:14 PM

Mar 1

California of course.

I put $20 worth of gasoline in my old car. Its still running some how.

I wonder how I'm managing frankly with all of this HELL on earth right now!

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$100 oil? Prolonged Hormuz closure could spark a 1970s-style energy shock [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 1 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 Mar 1 #1

Agreed. paleotn Mar 1 #6

I'm glad I went electric n/t Polybius Mar 1 #2

I'm glad I don't drive much! moonscape Mar 1 #24

Yeah, but we have all that Venezuelan oil Bayard Mar 1 #3

Forget the sarcasm emoji? paleotn Mar 1 #7

I didn't think it was necessary, but okay Bayard Mar 1 #9

Considering the situation in Venezuela too, maybe MAGA wants higher oil prices? IronLionZion Mar 1 #4

That last part. Exactly. paleotn Mar 1 #8

Yes. nt wiggs Mar 1 #12

It's times like this, I'm glad I work from home Javaman Mar 1 #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 Mar 1 #10

The correlation is superficial, the price of gas is based more on demand and Mosby Mar 1 #13

If a barrel of oil costs $100, producers can not sell gas for $3 a gallon. That's a fact. flashman13 Mar 1 #20

I did fill up, at costco. Mosby Mar 1 #21

Same here. Costco price was $2.79. flashman13 Mar 1 #22

trumps is hoping this happens prolong Hormuz closure republianmushroom Mar 1 #11

But that's ok BaronChocula Mar 1 #14

The United States is an oil exporter. Mosby Mar 1 #15

How about I waste NO time BaronChocula Mar 1 #16

"So please explain why the price of crude in the Persian Gulf affects the price of gasoline in the United States." BumRushDaShow Mar 1 #17

The official story Mosby Mar 1 #18

I was born and raised in the city that had the largest number of oil refineries on the east coast BumRushDaShow Mar 1 #23

It just hit over $5.00+ a gallon here CountAllVotes Mar 1 #19