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He must have been hanging out with Pelosi’s husband. No one said anything about that. It was all about the supposed attack. Go figure.

I paid $3.59 gassing up my Pro. It was more convenient. Chasing a few cents per gallon is futile.

This is what I can’t stand about people who live here and put down America.

Not even close. Why do you continue to lie?

Here’s something I can’t understand…..the people who scream healthcare for all never say a word about the people who are stealing from the needy. Hypocrites at their finest.

You know the 2 I’m talking about. You are always going to get the comparison to show hypocrisy, you know, show fake outrage. It’s really very easy to do. I notice you skipped the first part of the post. Very convenient.

Do I need a special permit for one of these? Lol.

Anybody got some 409 cleaner? This post is full of bull poop. Not one has taken her side, but it gives you the opportunity to jump on “all of his supporters”. Did that include your 2 votes? I know you loved all of Biden’s cabinet members. There were some questionable ones in there.

You’re skipping the big question. Since you and others have claimed that the remaining Epstein files (for sure) had the goods on Trump and Bondi was covering for him, why would Trump remove her?

When did you announce they came down? I must have missed that one.

Outta like for you and Hippy. Likes should be unlimited. Lol Yes, the flip flop was predictable.

I’ll agree with the Gabbard thing. She’s a converted dem and I said when she converted that I don’t trust her.

Well that didn’t take long. Your post was so predictable. Lmao

I posted this on the Epstein thread. I have to wonder……so many people have said she was covering for Trump. Why on earth would he get rid of the person supposedly covering his arse? Of course the libs never make sense. They also claimed she was in lock step. Another inane comment.

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Well, the thread is about crude oil prices and everything is blamed on Trump. As you said previously, breaking down the costs of what actually goes into shipping and refining, lots of people can’t imagine. I don’t think it’s off-topic to discuss some of the smaller people like me, who are still involved in the cost of getting product to the people. Heck, if I’m told it’s off topic, that’d be ok and I’d start another thread because I think it would be fun to pick your brain. Maybe others would join in with their life experiences. After all, life is nothing more than a collection of memories and I find myself reminiscing more and more. I have some good stories from back then and even during my subcontracting years during the 80s/90s.

Back in those days, to load the grain ship, she had to be maneuvered back and forth to level out the grain. The bow and stern mooring lines had to be loosened and tightened to move the ship to and fro. I had nothing to do with their mooring as Continental Grain Elevator was separate from Mobil, but they were next door and we were able to watch. They probably have better loading procedures today, but that’s how it was done in the olden days. Lol. Some of the smaller tankers that were not Mobil owned, had much smaller mooring lines. Their ropes were about 2” diameter and we called them “kite stringers”. Some ships had bow thrusters and were able to dock using just one tug. Bow thruster was a propeller located in the bow that moved the ship port or starboard. Only dealt with one of those. Mobil ships had 4” ropes for mooring. On the bow and stern, the ropes were accompanied with 1” cables. Had a special hook for the cables called pelican hooks. The ropes went in a simple hook because we were able to lift the rope out of the hook to sail. The pelican hook was specially designed to handle the weight of the cable and a release that would allow disengagement. All mobil ships coming in to dock had to pass up the docks and enter the turning basin where the tugs would turn the ship around before mooring so that she was heading out after loading. All ship traffic was not necessarily hauling in crude. Some were sailing in to load heating oil for up north. That was a regular trip. Had a ship named the Grigerosa which brought in Mexican crude. You could smell her before she rounded the bend……high sulphur content. I could go on but I’m sure this is boring to some. I think you have a great knowledge of the refining part. I picked up a little along the way. I was in my 20s when this took place.