Fuel

[dan hufferd]

My family and I have really enjoyed going to the lake, but the high fuel prices have made to hobby nearly impossible for the working slob like myself. 

I have had my boat out less than 5 times in 18 months, where it was nearly an every weekend event. 

I have some serious concerns about fuel prices during the popular boating months (that's when the walleye bite is good for me).

I guess I will have to become a kayak fisherman, no more tubing with the grandkids that's for sure.  

There could be a dual console deep V for sale soon.

[jdmidwest]

$50 for an 1 1/2 hour drive to Paducah for me yesterday in Sequoia.

I have little 4 strokes under 50 hp, boat gas is cheap.  I have always wanted to use them to push the tow rig and save fuel.

Hang on, Brandon is floating a gas stimulus to help us thru the summer.  $3.79 here.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I’m more “selective” about my fishing trips now.   Whereas before I just went every time I wanted to.  Everything we ship or receive at work (which is 100’s of thousands of tons of steel) is getting whacked with fuel surcharges.   Including rail and barge.   Remote areas get hit the hardest since the trucks can’t get a reload to haul back.  So they essentially pay for the truck coming and going.  

[Phil Lilley]

I’m surprised our guides haven’t started charging a gas surcharge. They did the last time gas prices were this high. We include gas in our rentals because technically we can’t sell gas. And we didn’t raise our rates this year. We may limit how far down lake ppl can go I guess. 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I really dont see where you can justify not using your equipment due to $20-50 more per outing.   I do things differently than most.  My vehicles are older,  no payments.   My "big boat" is a 14'er with a 9.9 Merc from 76.  I would give up many things before letting my vehicles sit.  Buying a new version of something that costs more/monthly than the difference in fuel then versus now just doesn't add up.  

[snagged in outlet 3]

16 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

I really dont see where you can justify not using your equipment due to $20-50 more per outing.   I do things differently than most.  My vehicles are older,  no payments.   My "big boat" is a 14'er with a 9.9 Merc from 76.  I would give up many things before letting my vehicles sit.  Buying a new version of something that costs more/monthly than the difference in fuel then versus now just doesn't add up.  

10 year old truck.  No payments due for anything.   I own it all.   But blowing $50 for what is essentially a weekend drive is not in the cards.   No matter what.  You seem to make assumptions and generalizations about  this.  I prefer the energy independence we enjoyed before.    You are welcome to give your money to other countries but I don’t like to.  

[Johnsfolly]

38 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

$3.79 here.

Same here, but our governor suspended part of the gas taxes, which cut our prices by $0.60 per gallon over the last couple of weeks. May be good for the consumer, but the station owners may have paid those taxes but aren't getting that back at the pump.

[dan hufferd]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I’m more “selective” about my fishing trips now.   Whereas before I just went every time I wanted to.  Everything we ship or receive at work (which is 100’s of thousands of tons of steel) is getting whacked with fuel surcharges.   Including rail and barge.   Remote areas get hit the hardest since the trucks can’t get a reload to haul back.  So they essentially pay for the truck coming and going.  

Yep I remember selling steel in 2008 diesel was $4 at that time.

[mixermarkb]

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/10/facebook-posts/yes-oil-companies-are-reporting-record-breaking-pr/

Oil companies are making their highest profits since 2013, with the highest prices at the pump since 2008. I’m fine with making a profit, but this seems like price gouging to make up for a tough year or two in the pandemic to me. It certainly has very little to do with who is president, as the last time we had prices this high the red team guy was running things. 

[dan hufferd]

30 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Same here, but our governor suspended part of the gas taxes, which cut our prices by $0.60 per gallon over the last couple of weeks. May be good for the consumer, but the station owners may have paid those taxes but aren't getting that back at the pump.

For sure, if uncle sam wants to give folks stimulus money, cut those taxes or do away with 1/2 of them.

I'm fix'n to get the soapbox out😁