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Offline pkveazey

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Diesel Fuel and what it means
« on: May 16, 2022, 03:44:52 AM »
People don't seem to understand that the extreme prices for Diesel Fuel doesn't affect them. Just how do they think the Gasoline they use gets to the gas stations? Today, I went to the local, very large, Truck Stop down the road and I heard one of the drivers tell the clerk that they wouldn't be stopping there for fuel anymore because their company wouldn't allow it. The clerk seemed to think that the driver was pissed off at them. Hell, no, his company had chosen truck stops that had the fuel priced at a price they could afford. Joe Blow thinks that Food and Goods must just magically appear on the store shelves. This is the first real sign that I've seen regarding the SHTF that's soon to be upon us. My only thought was, "If you ain't prepping, you ain't surviving". I'm not rich but I had the good sense to eliminate ALL DEBT and have a plan to drop whatever monthly bills that I need to when things go bad. First, the Satellite TV goes and then the Telephone and Internet goes. I plan to keep my TRACPHONE on a pre-pay plan item because I can use it for phone calls and Internet, and it only cost me $20 for 3 months service. I'll keep the Electric Power turned on until we start having Blackouts. Then I'll have enough money to pay whatever Gas cost at the pump. At my age, I'm only good for about a one mile walk. That's why I keep 3 cars up and running and have a reasonable stock of Gas cans. I keep my gas cans marked, HT for High test, REG for Regular with Ethanol, and unmarked for Non-Ethanol gas.

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Re: Diesel Fuel and what it means
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2022, 09:46:40 AM »
You may need to load up one day and head 100 miles west.

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Re: Diesel Fuel and what it means
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2022, 09:48:04 AM »
Sunday, after we had breakfast in NYS as usual, where gas was $4.79 a gallon for credit card purchases, I decided to fill up the Exploder back home in PA.

I pulled into my usual Sunoco station where gas was $4.69 a gallon for CC purchase. Well the pumps were closed down because they had no petrol.

Okay, no biggy, I went across the street to buy petrol.

My point being, I have not seen a gas station out of fuel since 1978.

Reports from my small MAG up here in NE PA., have reported gas stations out of diesel but not petrol as yet.

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Re: Diesel Fuel and what it means
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2022, 10:07:39 AM »
Remember that pipeline issue in the VA, NC, SC, GA area last summer or 2 back?  I was on the Outer Banks a couple days prior to heading home when things started getting tight.  I knew better than to wait and filled up from bit under half tank.  Glad I did.

IIRC I noted it here back then.  I near always refill at half tank now.


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Offline RB in GA

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Re: Diesel Fuel and what it means
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2022, 08:37:05 PM »
That pipeline issue was what got me to buying extra Wavian cans...

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Re: Diesel Fuel and what it means
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2022, 11:36:09 PM »
The Colonial Pipeline stoppage was THE event that got this family to REALLY "run on the top half of the fuel tank.". .  My Wife now religiously refills before she gets 'too low'.  The daughter - not so much.

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