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Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 5:34 am
by ZRX61
Had to go to three gas stations this evening before I found one that actually had any... & of course it was the most expensive bloody one in town, 50c/gal more than Costco so that fill-up cost $10 more than usual.

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 6:41 am
by Nordboy
Hang on..........



Just looking..........



For some sympathy........



Nope......


Your fuel prices still amazingly low......

;) ;) :D :D

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 7:33 am
by ZRX61
Doesn't really matter how cheap it is if there isn't any... Prices are up about 25% over the past 4 weeks. :wtf:

Perfect time for Jobamala to trash energy independence.. :roll:

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 9:52 am
by Yambo
Ol' Uncle Joe making changes already, eh? :D

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 10:54 am
by MrLongbeard
Sod fuel shortages, I wanna know when I can get my hands on a 3080 without paying over the odds scalper / miner prices. :angry-cussingblack:

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 11:24 am
by ogri
MrLongbeard wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 10:54 am Sod fuel shortages, I wanna know when I can get my hands on a 3080 without paying over the odds scalper / miner prices. :angry-cussingblack:
Got a lovely 3090fe, runs nice at any res/game etc. Would consider a straight swap for a hardly ;)

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 5:39 am
by TightRS
Crikey :geek:

BBC News - US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57050690

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 6:31 am
by ZRX61
TightRS wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 5:39 am Crikey :geek:

BBC News - US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57050690
Coupled with a severe shortage of drivers with the fuel tanker endorsement... They ain't gonna be moving anything by road.

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 3:49 pm
by Bwana
That's pipeline shutdown is east coast fuel supply. I don't see how that would affect availability on your side of the continent.

Looks like a shortage of drivers for local delivery is the root of the problem rather than some evil plot by pols.



https://www.azfamily.com/news/ap_cnn/co ... 994cf.html

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 3:58 pm
by Supermofo
I filled up the other day with Super as usual for the 690 as it's got such a small tank. It's usually costs about £12 quid-£14 max. It came to nearly 19 quid :shock: It was only then I saw it was over £1.50 a litre as this particular garage. Only used it as the light was on and I was a ways from home.

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 7:22 pm
by ZRX61
Price doubled overnight in Florida from $2.50/gal to $5. Now they know what living in Calizuela is like..

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 8:13 pm
by ZRX61
& now it's being reported to have doubled again to $10/gal in some parts.

Biden has mumbled something about price gouging.. gee, ya think?

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 9:21 pm
by The Martian
Supermofo wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 3:58 pm I filled up the other day with Super as usual for the 690 as it's got such a small tank. It's usually costs about £12 quid-£14 max. It came to nearly 19 quid :shock: It was only then I saw it was over £1.50 a litre as this particular garage. Only used it as the light was on and I was a ways from home.
My Beemer (car) takes super, did £40 the other day and only got half a tank :shock:
Although I have found a Sainsbury's near work that's 16p a litre cheaper since (thank fuck) bonkers price difference.

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 11:45 pm
by ZRX61
The Martian wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 9:21 pm My Beemer (car) takes super, did £40 the other day and only got half a tank :shock:
Although I have found a Sainsbury's near work that's 16p a litre cheaper since (thank fuck) bonkers price difference.
My Ford used to take $200 to fill up.... 10 years ago...

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 5:29 am
by Bwana
ZRX61 wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 7:22 pm Price doubled overnight in Florida from $2.50/gal to $5. Now they know what living in Calizuela is like..
What's hilarious is that Florida isn't dependent upon that pipeline for very much fuel. About 90% comes in by boat. The proles are panic buying & hoarding it and that is creating shortages. Florida Governor DeSantis declared a state of emergency. Price gouging during a state of emergency is illegal and there's a means for reporting stations that are doing so.

Meanwhile in North Carolina:


Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 5:55 am
by ZRX61
Costco went down by 5c/gal here, at the same time Chevron went up by 5c/gal. Drove past the Chevron to fill up at Costco this morning.

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 6:48 am
by the_priest
Sainsburys for me for fuel as it is near the ASDA, so the prices are inline with them (until those Billionaire brothers buy it all and then prices will go north)... 99RON for the K1200R and whatever for the car...

Re: Fuel shortage?

Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 8:31 am
by David
The pipeline people paid the ransom.


That's ok then...not likely to happen again......