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[Cotton]

As an aside, I do appreciate the lower oil prices.

Big oil companies have been taking advantage of us for a decade and a half, so it's nice to see some reasonable prices for a change.

Sucks that people are losing their jobs as a result of it but that seems to be the typical seesaw effect of the economy. When something is great for one side, it typically sucks for the other side.

Yeah, it sucks for the little man, but the high oil prices have been killing the American economy for long enough. We are headed to a place that will get us away from relying on foreign oil, and that is nothing but a good thing.

 

[Cotton]

Simple. It costs a lot of money to drill and produce wells. If the cost overrides what they're making from selling the oil, they'll shut wells in and stop drilling wells. No different than any other industry. If profit doesn't equal or exceed cost, work stops.

Not true. If anything, the price would stabilize if we were 100% reliant on our own oil. The drastic price swings are mainly due to OPEC and who they deal with. As we gradually wean ourselves away from being the primary consumer of foreign oil, the domestic price of oil should stabilize. But you'll never see us completely independent of foreign oil.

And there has been a very large increase in oil related jobs over the last ten years. But we're now seeing layoffs because of the drop in the price per bbl of oil, as I stated above.

The oil industry has always been that way. It's a risk you take by taking a job in the oil field. Sucks ass, but it is what it is.

 

[L.T. Fan]

Simple. It costs a lot of money to drill and produce wells. If the cost overrides what they're making from selling the oil, they'll shut wells in and stop drilling wells. No different than any other industry. If profit doesn't equal or exceed cost, work stops.

Not true. If anything, the price would stabilize if we were 100% reliant on our own oil. The drastic price swings are mainly due to OPEC and who they deal with. As we gradually wean ourselves away from being the primary consumer of foreign oil, the domestic price of oil should stabilize. But you'll never see us completely independent of foreign oil.

And there has been a very large increase in oil related jobs over the last ten years. But we're now seeing layoffs because of the drop in the price per bbl of oil, as I stated above.

And one of the chief reasons the U.S. will be reliant in foreign oil is because American petroleum companies have interests in a lot of the foreign production.

 

[Carp]

[MENTION=19]skidadl[/MENTION] inspired me...I was pooping last night at about 945 PM...I'm back.

 

[mcnuttz]

Man, this oil barrel business is not good for the city of Houston.

We just cut all IT contractors and all the IT projects here at the company I work for. We've been put on notice that layoffs are a possibility if things don't improve significantly soon.

Damn.

It only took me $38 to fill up my truck.

 

[mcnuttz]

Not sure how it shakes out for the workers.

Back when we were in a heavy recession, the oil companies were making record profits.

I hate that it could cost y'all a job, but it's funny that companies who make $40billion a year in profit could be cutting back just a few years later.

 

[VA Cowboy]

It only took me $38 to fill up my truck.

frack

 

[mcnuttz]

Back when gas prices started going up, the cost for everything else went up as well.

Why are grocery prices going up so quickly?

Why am I paying more for my FedEx deliveries?

"Oh, the price of gas! We can't afford to do business without raising our prices!"

Guess what, mother humpers? Gas is cheap again.

 

[skidadl]

Back when gas prices started going up, the cost for everything else went up as well.

Why are grocery prices going up so quickly?

Why am I paying more for my FedEx deliveries?

"Oh, the price of gas! We can't afford to do business without raising our prices!"

Guess what, mother humpers? Gas is cheap again.

Good thing those prices will come down now that gas cost less, eh? Oh wait in they won't.

 

[Carp]

It only took me $38 to fill up my truck.

I buy my gas that is in business with a local grocery chain and I used the points I have accumulated to take 20 cents off per gallon...it was like $25 to fill up.

FACE

 

[L.T. Fan]

Good thing those prices will come down now that gas cost less, eh? Oh wait in they won't.

If the market place was truly allowed to operate, prices would come down. It has been a while since the better mouse trap system has operated.

 

[VA Cowboy]

 

[mcnuttz]

I buy my gas that is in business with a local grocery chain and I used the points I have accumulated to take 20 cents off per gallon...it was like $25 to fill up.

FACE

I do the same.

ABOUTFACE

 

[Cotton]

I'm about to quit smoking... again. I'm going cold turkey just like I did before. This time it's forever. I'm never going through the BS of quitting again. Basically, I'm going to need to support of the DCC testing group during this ordeal.

Thanks in advance,

Smokefree in Lubbock

 

[boozeman]

~blows smoke in iamtdg's direction ~

 

[Cotton]

You MF'er! I will kill you!

 

[Clay_Allison]

I'm about to quit smoking... again. I'm going cold turkey just like I did before. This time it's forever. I'm never going through the BS of quitting again. Basically, I'm going to need to support of the DCC testing group during this ordeal.

Thanks in advance,

Smokefree in Lubbock

My brother quit a few years ago, when he got out of the Navy. Good on you for making that move.

 

[Angrymesscan]

I'm about to quit smoking... again. I'm going cold turkey just like I did before. This time it's forever. I'm never going through the BS of quitting again. Basically, I'm going to need to support of the DCC testing group during this ordeal.

Thanks in advance,

Smokefree in Lubbock

Please don't, I don't think the world is ready for a 300+ lb Iamtdg...

 

[Cotton]

Please don't, I don't think the world is ready for a 300+ lb Iamtdg...

The first time I quit I only gained like 20 lbs. I am a few years older now, so... ahh fuck, you're right, I'm gonna blow up like mid-90s Oprah.

 

[skidadl]

I quit smoking a long ass time ago. Now I smoke cigars butt not many. I haven't had one since Saturday. Before that it must have been two weeks. Occasionally I will go through periods where I have 3-4 per weeks and then I maybe go a few weeks between.