Considering the Jones Act...
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Trucks can't do it. As the article talks about, even our American flagged ships can't do it.
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I just sat in a line at a gas station for 40 minutes.1977 all over again.
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@lufins-dad said in Considering the Jones Act...:
1977 all over again.
Reminiscing the good times when you sat in the baby car seat?
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@axtremus said in Considering the Jones Act...:
@lufins-dad said in Considering the Jones Act...:
1977 all over again.
Reminiscing the good times when you sat in the baby car seat?
You think I rode in a car seat?! LMFAO! I was sitting in the front seat between my parents straddling the drive shaft and holding the ashtray for my parents...
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@lufins-dad said in Considering the Jones Act...:
I was sitting in the front seat between my parents straddling the drive shaft and holding the ashtray for my parents..
Bushwa.
Cars in 1977 had built-in ashtrays.
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Oh well, gives folks practice for the new Green Economy...
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I am in line at Costco again with vehicle number 2. 25 minutes so far...
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Lol, the problem is this isn’t panic buying for me... Just out of gas...
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How do you like them electric vehicles now?
Srsly, though, I think this pipeline thing will be resolved in a few days. Sucks if you are already running out of gas now, but my guess is that supply and pricing should come back to normal ranges in a few days to a week's time. It's computer software problem, not hardware infrastructure damage, so fixing it should be relatively quick.
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@axtremus said in Considering the Jones Act...:
How do you like them electric vehicles now?
Srsly, though, I think this pipeline thing will be resolved in a few days. Sucks if you are already running out of gas now, but my guess is that supply and pricing should come back to normal ranges in a few days to a week's time. It's computer software problem, not hardware infrastructure damage, so fixing it should be relatively quick.
Bullshit. You can carry oil by rail or truck. Not so electricity.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@mik said in Considering the Jones Act...:
@axtremus said in Considering the Jones Act...:
How do you like them electric vehicles now?
Srsly, though, I think this pipeline thing will be resolved in a few days. Sucks if you are already running out of gas now, but my guess is that supply and pricing should come back to normal ranges in a few days to a week's time. It's computer software problem, not hardware infrastructure damage, so fixing it should be relatively quick.
Bullshit. You can carry oil by rail or truck. Not so electricity.
I love electric cars. I think they're definitely where we need to be headed. It's the future.
But it sure as hell ain't the present. They're still all kinds of impractical for so many use cases.
Anecdotally: perspective is an interesting thing. A lot of crazy shit went down for me last year—COVID worries of course but I wish that's all it was. Anyways, keeping my car running and in working order wasn't exactly top-of-mind for oh, say, 9 months or so. I just got it back from the shop. It needed brake pads, rotors, a transmission flush (it actually did need this), an oil change (1k and about 6 months overdue), an alignment, some kind of front axle thing, a new front windshield, and some electrical work so that my headlights would work again.
Not cheap. But it's a CRV with about 150k on it. The hope is, (1) this will get me to about 230k or so, and (2) I'm driving a LOT less than I used to, so instead of a year or two, I might be able to keep it for another five if I'm lucky.
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@axtremus said in Considering the Jones Act...:
How do you like them electric vehicles now?
Srsly, though, I think this pipeline thing will be resolved in a few days. Sucks if you are already running out of gas now, but my guess is that supply and pricing should come back to normal ranges in a few days to a week's time. It's computer software problem, not hardware infrastructure damage, so fixing it should be relatively quick.
I think you are 100% right. No way to stop the hoarding of gas though so in the short run we will be inundated with pictures of gas lines and talk of 1970’s redux. It’s a personal choice if you want to watch or do something else.
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I just filled the tank after reading this - it can't hurt. I think we get our gas from elsewhere, but I figured it's better to buy in case they jack the price up.
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