So very true
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Omg they made me put on a mask.the horror, my life is ruined. Lol.. Next they'll require you to wear seat belts! Or ban drinking and driving!..hahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by htfit
It is usually hard to have a debate with someone when they are so emotionally charged, especially when they have been sold a narrative the past 2 years, but I ask, where do you draw the line?Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
Masks, ok... like you said not a big deal, just wear the mask.
Next I can't go to the restaurant without the jab? Ok, they said it was for the greater good. Fine, get the shot. Next, the vaccine doesn't really stop spread or infection? Ok... but what, we can't even talk about it or threatened to be canceled? Ok.
What I can't keep my business open because it is non-essential? Says who?
Well, that can be horror, in fact I think it goes without saying that it did ruin people's lives.
So yeah, masks, no big deal, but again, where do you draw the line?
It is a very slippery slope my boating friend and if we don't be careful, there may come a time when the tides turn and all of sudden there is a new "mandate" that you don't want or agree with that could ruin your life.
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Your location says Texas, didnt your governor ban mask mandates? And I can't believe theres vaccine requirements for restaurants?Quote:
Originally Posted by htfit
I guess if your business got closed you should not vote for those guys again?
Sorry you got misinformation from your news provider, but vaccines only reduce your chances of getting really sick and dying. It does not magically kill or prevent you from getting covid or spreading it. The only thing it does is helps make your symptoms less severe.
That's not what cancel culture said when it all started. They told us if we didn't get the vaccine that meant we wanted to kill grandma! But seems you've casually forgot about that from watching your news source. Yes, there were vaccine requirements in some states to eat inside a restaurant, go to a concert, be able to do business. I don't care how this mess gets ended, but it needs to.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
I'm mean by not getting vaccinated you kinda are trying to kill them.. Lol.. You know there's something bad and you could help prevent it but don't do it? Where are these mandates that are impacting you?Quote:
Originally Posted by KnoxMojo
Now you're talking out both sides of your mouth. The vaccine only protects yourself, not others, even you said that. You're just wanting to argue. Not taking your bait. These mandates have impacted many facets of our lives with us and our little girl. The rest is none of your business and nobody needs to answer to you. Enjoy your summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by parrothd
Back to gas prices.... Kroger gives 4x fuel points on gift card purchases. Im using my credit card to get 3% on groceries by purchasing kroger gift cards. Then I use the gift cards to buy our groceries and take my fuel tanks and fill them each time I get gas. This is my fuel scheme for the summer. So I get 3% back on the cost of the cards via cash back on my credit cards and the fuel points add up to save me around .40 cents a gallon. Bout the best I can do to be able to ride this summer. Otherwise boat is gonna be doing a lot of sitting.
You all know the answer here, just go buy an electric truck to pull your electric boat and convert your homes to electric heat or just move to a state that doesn’t require you to heat your home at all.
Shame on you if you drive a big fuel guzzling truck/suv.
Everyone can afford the Green lifestyle, the elites can, so why can’t you?
Climate crisis is worse than any war according to John Kerry who clearly is flying around the world in his electric Jet.
Al Gore’s carbon footprint is zero too.
Green man, do it for the children.
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$55k for a cheap POS electric car.. about $8k for the hook up in your garage. Yah the middle class isn't getting hit by dem's? yah.. And to hear the press sec talk about the permits. What a joke! no one will drill when they know 100% they will never build a pipeline to get it out of the drilling site. Your gov't is lying to you and letting the green crazy people run this country. And to think American's are hurting because the fed's running this country just don't want to say "we were wrong". And gas pricing were rising even before this war happened so another lie they are trying to sell you.
And this ladies and gentlemen is why boat forums shouldn't delve into politics.
I like this idea. Our Safeway/Albertsons limit you to 25 gal using discount points. Kroger /Fred Meyer I’ve never seen a limit. My father in law actually got the Kroger credit card because it’s the closest store to their house plus has a fuel station. He’s a retired VP of finance for a bank so he might be onto something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mxmark4
All for deleting entire thread due to politics.
It was funny though, thread started prior to Russia attacking Ukraine, yet Biden blaming #putinpricehike
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EXACTLY! I come here to talk boating and NOT politics. If you want to talk politics then take it somewhere else, or at least to the off topic sectionQuote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
Who is the mod that can delete this thread?Quote:
Originally Posted by 996scott
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Man, I feel like a jackace and an idiot. I was just wondering if the prices were gonna affect water time for people this summer. Didn’t mean to start such a heated political debate.
You didn’t do anything wrong. It was a fair thread to start. Just some world events happened after.Quote:
Originally Posted by mgswake
No biggie, maybe Bergermaister can hit the reset button.
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Oh no worries man not your fault, just the way it played out.Quote:
Originally Posted by mgswake
no worries, it's a good question and valid topic because it will effect all of us. Just went sideways is all.
Kroger has a 35 gallon limit. My boat holds 40. Plan to top off the cars and fill 20 galons worth of my race jugs any time I go there. That way one of my cars gets filled andI have a steady suply of fuel for the boat. Wifes car holds 15 or so and my mini holds about 13. So should be a plenty big share to fill boat with.Quote:
Originally Posted by bergermaister
Hey! I like the way you are thinking. We need more clever angles like that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mxmark4
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LOL! Don't forget your solar Bimini top too![emoji1787]Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
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Mgswake, don't sweat it. Gas prices are a valid talking point on this forum. Heck, I am going to check out the Kroger situation! So, I learned something from all this! On the political side.....well that happens these days no matter what topic you bring up. And it's ok. Just don't read, or skip, a post if you don't Iike what someone is saying. It's all part of how we get to know each other.
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Yes, Please delete this thread so no more innocent members are forced to click the title and read all the comments against their will :rolleyes:
everyone has an angle and love your thinking. have done similar math here for the fuel rewards and the price difference on our weekly grocery basket shopping a kroger banner vs walmart made all the gas savings a moot point. smiths(krogers banner here) is just plain expensive. nice stores but we found our average weekly market basket at $140 went up to $155 when shopping smiths and that's if we don't buy any cleaners/toiletries(smiths is just plain stupid-priced on that stuff) which then drives an extra stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mxmark4
our gas here is almost at $5/gal. premium is over that.
Ironically we have found the opposite for our krogers, their produce is better than other stores( besides publix) and between their sales ads and the big discount coupons they send my wife ( up to 15 dollars off certain price orders) we save more there than any other store locally. We only buy stuff when its on slae and buy enough to last until its on sale again.
Gas dropped here overnight from 4.85 to 3.93 for 87……gouging.
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wow. that's a crazy drop.Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
$5.02 on the station around the corner from us and most are over $4.50 around town. first time I have ever seen gas at $5 other than cali in my entire life. even during the height of the '08/09 gas pricing I only ever saw $4.74 for midgrade at the marina...
This past summer, I finally splurged and was buying fuel at the marina instead of using the 25 gallon gas caddies. It will be interesting to see what the fuel prices will be at the marinas vs. The local gas stations.
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We had it drop around 30 cents here too ….for a whole 30 minutes then it went back up to $4.09. My wife sent a pic at the Walmart gas station and by the time she came out of Walmart it was back up. WTF Crazy I tell ya! It was $4.29 for most of the week.Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
Spring break gouging going on for sure! Putting the blue plugs back in this week regardless of gas price!
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So.....you will be the reason for the ice storm in North Texas next week....lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by russellsmojo
Haha! That is probably correct. I knew I should not have said that out loud!Quote:
Originally Posted by Holdmybeer
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Thanks for this.
Filled the Mojo up Sunday at Athens island marina on Lake Lanier GA, I was actually presently surprised the fuel was $5.80.
I say this because it costs me $5.20 for diesel for the Jaguar and Ram.
I was really expecting $6+
of course the tank was low and it took 35gallons and cost around $235 but I accept that vs pulling the boat off the lift, then on a trailer to haul 10miles to a gas station and do that routine to save a $1 a gallon.