Iranian Uprising

Stu Farish said:
crapshoot, you may be impacted by the shutdowns in CA. Those have nothing to do with Iran & have no impact on us in the SE states. But it does impact western ones, I know AZ is hard hit from them
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Probably right. All i do know is that prices here WERE manageable and mostly stable till all this started in Iran and has steadily increased.
Glad im not a trucker... especially in the west. Price of fuel goes up, so does the cost of everything they are hauling.
 
crapshoot said:
While tax does play a roll in the overall cost, it isn't the reason for the almost daily increase of price payed at the pump.
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I know someone that delivers fuel in Michigan. He fueled his personal diesel at the terminal the other day. He got 19 GAL. was around $87 total. $10 of that was MI excise tax, another $5 was some other taxes, then sales tax. The total without taxes was $60 some bucks.

The gasoline pipeline that runs from NC to Texas is shutdown, a work crew poked a hole in it yesterday. The BP refinery in Whiting, IN has reduced production due to striking workers. The fuel at the beginning of last month was being gouged, none of that had anything to do with the war and other BS going on..
 
IDK what the issue is in Houston, but yesterday Shell was $4.28 for regular. BI it was around $3.69 & Texas International Terminals 45,000 b/cd refinery in Galveston is the largest refinery in the US. It's amazing that gasoline/fuel jumped immediately at the very threat of hostilities in Iran and I predict it will drop off very slowly long after the straight is open (probably after November :( ). Seems like a lot more than supply and demand at work to me.
 
crapshoot said:
Price of fuel goes up, so does the cost of everything they are hauling.
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If you a common Man can come to this conclusion.
I wonder why the intellectuals whom have all this vast knowledge supposedly. Can't come to this?
And they wonder why we as common people scoff and dismiss their sayings, and reasoning.
 
Sgt_Mike said:
If you a common Man can come to this conclusion.
I wonder why the intellectuals whom have all this vast knowledge supposedly. Can't come to this?
And they wonder why we as common people scoff and dismiss their sayings, and reasoning.
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It’s not that “intellectuals” can’t see it—it’s that calling it out has consequences. This isn’t complicated. It’s power, timing, and access. When Trump drops erratic announcements on Iran that move the market, and it always seems perfectly timed, people notice—they just don’t want to say it straight. The timing isn’t random either—major moves, talk of strikes, sudden shifts—all conveniently lining up with market closes or low-liquidity windows.

Because once you call it what it looks like—market manipulation with insider trading—you’re pointing at people with real power. That’s why the common man pays the price, still pretending it’s a coincidence, while the rich get richer. From the outside, it looks obvious, and everyone else is just staying quiet while it keeps happening.

 
crapshoot said:
And it's doesn't hurt their wallet like it does ours. They have enough money that they've lost touch with reality as it pertains to the common working man.
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Exactly, think about it—there’s zero tactical or PSYOP advantage in telling the world Iran “wants to negotiate” or is “asking for a ceasefire.” If anything, that makes you look weak. And it gets worse—because Iran has straight up denied those claims publicly, which just adds to the confusion and mixed messaging.

So what’s the point of saying it? It’s not helping pressure them—it’s just noise. Unless you actually believe they’re begging to negotiate… which, yeah—lol.
 
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