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Topic: Oil companies evacuate Gulf workers as Gustav looms |
Rabbit
Replies: 24
Views: 1135
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:28 pm Subject: Re: Oil companies evacuate Gulf workers as Gustav looms |
| I wonder if some of the facilities will stay closed as Hanna sweeps through right afterward. |
Topic: Hand Cranked water heater? |
Rabbit
Replies: 12
Views: 616
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:53 pm Subject: Re: Hand Cranked water heater? |
| I used a Hudsen Sprayer and a large bucket to take a shower before. You pour a kettle of warm water into the sprayer and then give it a few pumps to create pressure. The one I used held about 2 gallon ... |
Topic: Speed Limit to be cut to 50mph |
Rabbit
Replies: 33
Views: 1795
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:55 am Subject: Re: Speed Limit to be cut to 50mph |
Too bad this will increase congestion and save next to nothing. And the optimal speeds for modern cars is around 70 MPH.
That's just not true. My 5 speed 2008 Toyota Yaris gets far better mileage a ... |
Topic: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
Rabbit
Replies: 542
Views: 43677
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:11 am Subject: Re: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
Energy Department showed a 3.5 million barrel decrease in gasoline supplies, and a decline of 100,000 barrels of crude oil.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/30/markets/oil/index.htm |
Topic: Housing & Economic Collapse - In Progress - #2 |
Rabbit
Replies: 1580
Views: 95807
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:06 pm Subject: Re: Housing & Economic Collapse - In Progress - #2 |
| Last week I pulled out most of my WaMu money and opened another account at a local Credit Union. I'll be ready to transfer out my remaining funds as soon as the bills are switched over to the new acco ... |
Topic: Canadian police warn "Put a lock on furnace oil tank.&a |
Rabbit
Replies: 8
Views: 639
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:55 pm Subject: Re: Canadian police warn "Put a lock on furnace oil tan |
what to do?
Park the trucks indoors at night. |
Topic: Store Closings..... |
Rabbit
Replies: 64
Views: 7008
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Forum: Peak Oil Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:39 am Subject: Re: Store Closings..... |
Anyone still have a round table pizza open in their neck of the woods?
Yes we still have two open here in Fresno, CA.
I have noticed that the strip mall down the street is about 1/2 vacant now. O ... |
Topic: Own an RV, Plane or Boat? |
Rabbit
Replies: 17
Views: 1179
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:53 pm Subject: Re: Own an RV, Plane or Boat? |
I gave up flying (private) years ago as it was costing more and more. Last year I sold my RV even though I used it for work. I knew it was the last chance to get any thing at all for it.
Never own ... |
Topic: The prognosis for the United States |
Rabbit
Replies: 18
Views: 1504
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:10 am Subject: Re: The prognosis for the United States |
"If there isn't a high speed rail initiative launched by Feb of next year, at least as a test track from LA to Vegas"
That's crazy talk. That's a totally worthless project. People have no business ... |
Topic: $250 predicted oil equals $10.50 US gas- breaking point? |
Rabbit
Replies: 16
Views: 1586
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:12 pm Subject: Re: $250 predicted oil equals $12.50 US gas- breaking point? |
Who are they going to sell them too? Everyone else is going to be out of a job!
They will switch to building solar panels. The rich will quickly buy them all to maintain their electrical goodies. |
Topic: $250 predicted oil equals $10.50 US gas- breaking point? |
Rabbit
Replies: 16
Views: 1586
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:09 pm Subject: Re: $250 predicted oil equals $12.50 US gas- breaking point? |
Drifter said:
I don't think the US could even function at $12.50 per gallon gasoline.
We just saw a 5.5% reduction in gasoline usage in May because of a 32% increase in cost over the last year. ... |
Topic: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
Rabbit
Replies: 542
Views: 43677
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:36 pm Subject: Re: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
We are at 306 right now, six weeks, four million barrels per week, so maybe by August we are looking at 280-285 million barrels in inventory, roughly, as we get toward the most active part of hurr ... |
Topic: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
Rabbit
Replies: 542
Views: 43677
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:04 pm Subject: Re: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
those missing off-shore, fog-bound tankers never did show - but the story would be a good one if could somehow could be made into a movie for the Sci-Fi Channel.
Maybe they sent the tankers to t ... |
Topic: Another Record ($143.67) |
Rabbit
Replies: 2569
Views: 202410
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:00 am Subject: Re: Another Record ($135.09) |
| I don't understand a decline in price after a drop of 8 billion barrels from last weeks inventory report? Normally we see a rally after just a small drop in inventory. |
Topic: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
Rabbit
Replies: 542
Views: 43677
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:53 am Subject: Re: Weekly US Petroleum and NG Supply Reports (Current) |
... A survey of analysts by Platts, the energy research arm of McGraw-Hill Cos., indicated that U.S. crude oil stocks were expected to have grown 750,000 barrels in the week ended May 23.
The Platt ... |
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