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oldbike54

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #60 on: May 12, 2021, 07:39:08 PM »
You sir, are obviously a gifted individual.  And now that I have read it on the internet, it must be true!!!

97 octane will sell for a higher price than either 93 or 87 octane!  Ka-Ching!

 The 87 + 89 = 93 octane thing was circulating in the early 80's when we were changing to the new rating , meaning 97 octane was disappearing . No idea why these geniuses thought 2+2 didn't = 4 any longer  :laugh:

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #61 on: May 12, 2021, 07:40:56 PM »
...and its causing gas stations to run out of fuel.  Just like the toilet paper craze/shortage of months ago.  Why do people act so dumb.  Now i might not be able to fuel the bike to go to TWO Suches, Ga this weekend.  Dang it......Well back on the hunt for gas stations that have gas.....

Bob, I just heard about the pipeline yesterday.  Have you actually seen people out there with a dozen 5 gallon cans buying up gasoline?  Or are people just topping off sooner than they normally would?  There were lines here in Florida, but it is probably people just topping off every day so they don't get caught without fuel when the pumps dry up.  That is different than hoarding.
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #62 on: May 12, 2021, 08:06:21 PM »
For once, at least, it is not panic on the West Coast. Still,  I am paying 4.099\Gallon at my regular fuel stop.
Be patient, Im sure were going to get some bs reason for us to have a shortage and have prices go even farther through the roof before this is over.
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #63 on: May 12, 2021, 08:09:57 PM »
 One more political comment and this thread goes bye bye .

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #64 on: May 12, 2021, 08:26:24 PM »
Well ...

 
 Danny says he'll let you mix that 93 with his 87 which will give you 97 octane , right ?  :huh:

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Well, my hemi Grand Cherokee recommended 89 and above, so like any reasonable car owner I try and comply with what the engineers who built it advises👍
Yea and mixing the 87 with 93 makes perfectly good sense to me😂
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #65 on: May 12, 2021, 09:05:12 PM »
Well ...

 
 Danny says he'll let you mix that 93 with his 87 which will give you 97 octane , right ?  :huh:

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My math says 180 octane.
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #66 on: May 12, 2021, 09:54:03 PM »
Yeah!  We Merkins can always count on our Main Stream Media to turn normal events into End of the World scenarios.....

Sounds terrible, good thing I live in United States of America with Americans. Sounds like the country of Merk is somewhere to avoid
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #67 on: May 12, 2021, 10:34:48 PM »
My math says 180 octane.
Lol LR, I’m not much on math but  I think if we subtract instead of add we may get closer to a reasonable answer 😂
I bet you knew that but was just funnin👍

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #68 on: May 13, 2021, 05:04:24 AM »
Bob, I just heard about the pipeline yesterday.  Have you actually seen people out there with a dozen 5 gallon cans buying up gasoline?  Or are people just topping off sooner than they normally would?  There were lines here in Florida, but it is probably people just topping off every day so they don't get caught without fuel when the pumps dry up.  That is different than hoarding.

I was in line with my bike for about 45 minutes and observed people filling up multiple gas cans and their cars also.  (More than three persons doing that) so I assumed they were stocking up on gas.  Maybe Im wrong, but after a 45 minute wait i came home.  Later that day the gas station was out of gas and the five other gas stations i checked were also out of gas.  Must just be a supply issue if people are not buying more gas than usually....

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #69 on: May 13, 2021, 06:06:51 AM »
Pipeline is back in operation so hopefully things clear up in short order.

And Dusty, please don't be so hasty to pull the plug on this topic. I'm not seeing any real inflammatory posting going on...
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #70 on: May 13, 2021, 07:12:53 AM »
Pipeline is back in operation so hopefully things clear up in short order.

And Dusty, please don't be so hasty to pull the plug on this topic. I'm not seeing any real inflammatory posting going on...

 There is a reason YOU aren't seeing the political content .

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #71 on: May 13, 2021, 07:20:39 AM »
There is a reason YOU aren't seeing the political content .

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #72 on: May 13, 2021, 07:28:55 AM »
Cheerfully stolen from another site with the heading.. They walk among us.. :shocked: :grin:
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #73 on: May 13, 2021, 07:49:15 AM »
Cheerfully stolen from another site with the heading.. They walk among us.. :shocked: :grin:


The Toilet Paper people strike again...........

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #74 on: May 13, 2021, 08:05:22 AM »
OK, OK...what do you think of this?  Like any business, their job #1 is to make money, not to sell product.  SSssoooo...what is to stop a gas station from simply putting plastic bags on their pumps, even though their underground tanks have plenty of fuel and simply wait for the price to climb another $.80 to $1/gallon.  THEN, open up at the new price and reap a windfall by selling the fuel that they have paid for (at the old wholesale price), at the new price!  They avoid they hassle of long lines, their employees get a couple of days off, and they are heroes for selling gas again. :evil:

How's that for dark side thinking?

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #75 on: May 13, 2021, 08:07:49 AM »
 The pipeline was not effected , it was the financial computers of the energy company that were infected . The company shut down its pipeline .

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #76 on: May 13, 2021, 08:34:59 AM »
I have a lot of experience on this subject.
Fear in itself is a good thing as it keeps us from doing stupid things. That is unless that same fear is accompanied with ignorance. Ignorance is simply  a lack of knowledge which is also understandable. Fear and ignorance with the added element of stupidity is when major problems begin for people. This principle can be attached to anything from this subject is gasoline, to marriage. Enough said about that😂👍
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #77 on: May 13, 2021, 08:42:30 AM »
Cheerfully stolen from another site with the heading.. They walk among us.. :shocked: :grin:

"In other news, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of single-wide trailers catching fire and burning to the ground all across the country...."

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #78 on: May 13, 2021, 08:50:06 AM »
There is a reason YOU aren't seeing the political content .

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Ouch. Was that called for? PM if we need to discuss...
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #79 on: May 13, 2021, 08:50:35 AM »
I bet she only tried to light one cigerette on the way home!
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #80 on: May 13, 2021, 09:36:58 AM »
Ouch. Was that called for? PM if we need to discuss...

I THINK it just means we (us,you,me) are spared from seeing "over the line" type comments.
Mods be moderating is all. :thumb:
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #81 on: May 13, 2021, 09:53:05 AM »
Cheerfully stolen from another site with the heading.. They walk among us.. :shocked: :grin:

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #82 on: May 13, 2021, 10:13:08 AM »
I THINK it just means we (us,you,me) are spared from seeing "over the line" type comments.
Mods be moderating is all. :thumb:

If that's the case then a big Thank You is in order and I took it too personally. I'll blame it on the post-pneumonia steroids making me irritable and overly sensitive.  :rolleyes:
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #83 on: May 13, 2021, 10:14:50 AM »
Lol LR, I’m not much on math but  I think if we subtract instead of add we may get closer to a reasonable answer 😂
I bet you knew that but was just funnin👍

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #84 on: May 13, 2021, 10:15:36 AM »
There is a reason YOU aren't seeing the political content .

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #85 on: May 13, 2021, 10:47:10 AM »
Bikes are full from before, truck has 1/2 tank. I can wait till all the crap gas on bottom of their tanks is gone and the new fill is all settled.

I see a price rise in fuel filters.
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #86 on: May 13, 2021, 10:53:20 AM »
I did fill up the Prius a few days ago in the poor part of town, as I figured there wouldn't be any panic buyers at that location. There wasn't and the price hadn't been adjusted up either.

We get gas via barges from New Orleans, Mobile,etc. but everyone lost their minds. Still not as bad as the behavior before a hurricane hits, then it's just downright nuts.
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #87 on: May 13, 2021, 11:07:00 AM »
:boozing:
Probably one of the reasons you can't pump your own gas in Oregon. Most will let motorcyclists pump their own however.
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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #88 on: May 13, 2021, 11:22:45 AM »
It's all in fun Big Dan.   :wink:
I know LR, just funning also, I knew what you were doing, that’s why the winkie face. 👍😂

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Re: People are hoarding gasoline down by me
« Reply #89 on: May 13, 2021, 11:25:38 AM »
If that's the case then a big Thank You is in order and I took it too personally. I'll blame it on the post-pneumonia steroids making me irritable and overly sensitive.  :rolleyes:

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