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Too many people (including Biden) profit from high oil prices. None of those who work the oil fields here in Texas liked it when the price of a barrel dropped as far as it did, how are they expected to pay for their $85K pick-ups when gas is cheap?!?! Nsplayr, continue to support your boy Biden all you like; but the current economic crisis is all his fault. Your 'blame Trump' chant is old and always has been. I am sure you'll attack the sources as like Biden you've become a master of the "deny, deny, deny, counter accuse, demand an apology' response to any criticism; but the truth is his presidency is lining up to be an epic failure of biblical proportions, and no amount of propagandist BS from you is going to convince anyone otherwise! https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-says-inflation-putin-fault-not-democratic-spending https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/03/10/inflation-february/

Apple pen 😂🤣 sounds like it’s perfectly reasonable for your boss to ask for justification

Oh supply vs demand always reigns supreme. But…it’s almost as if restrictive regulations also have a strong part in the game when it comes to production/prices. Hell, one of the leading contenders for the Dem’s 2020 nominee said he was against all new fracking and wanted to rapidly end existing fracking. Oh and he’s now the Transportation Secretary.

I did have a level 2 charger installed, yea. I went with the chargepoint flex home and it cost $700 on Amazon. Hired an electrician to hard-wire that in my garage on a dedicated 80amp breaker. He also ran a conduit to the other side of my garage to match where the EV is parked. That charger only pulls 48amps so it was a little overkill for future proofing. That all cost $1,000. I get about ~30 miles of range added per hour with the level 2 charger, so charging from 5%-80% would take 6 hours. I normally only have to charge for about 2-3 hours per day though and if I had variable electricity rates I’d take advantage and do that overnight, but my utility doesn’t do that so I just plug in right when I park and unplug when I leave again. All controllable in both the charger’s app or the car’s app/touchscreen. I just re-ran the numbers with current gas prices and my EV (VW ID.4 AWD) is now 8.4x more cost efficient per mile than my gas car (2010 VW GTI, 27mpg but requires premium). I paid $62 to put 2,774 of range on the EV in February via home charging and that same $62 now buys me one tank of gas and 330 miles of range on the gas car ☹️ With these numbers it would take me ~26 months of driving the EV to repay the cost of installing the charger based on lower per mileage costs alone, less if i drove even more (I already drove it a lot for 1 month!) or if gas prices continue to climb. Obviously there are other benefits in the equation on the side of the EV (brand new, faster, instant torque, steering assist, cool spaceship noises, etc.) but that’s the bottom line on costs and home charging based on my local electricity rates (which are very cheap in middle Tennessee FWIW). I could have done the level 2 charging infrastructure slightly cheaper but I wanted what I considered the best charger and I am not an electrician able to install myself. You can factor in level 1 charging (regular 3-prong plug ie no new infrastructure needed) and DC fast charging to the equation. Level 1 only was giving me ~3 miles per hour of range added which was not enough for all the driving I am doing and the frequency of turn time in the garage. I’ve done DC fast charging once and it was great, and free on the Electrify America network for the next 3 years for me, but there are not DC fast chargers located near where I idle (eg work, grocery stores, etc.) and I haven’t done a road trip yet to really test it out. Tesla is way ahead here with their supercharger network but there’s a lot of investment happening to build that out for non-Tesla EVs and to hopefully have Tesla let other EVs charge in their network too. Get an EV if you can find one, it’s been really great so far. I already have reservations on 2 more, another VW ID.4 AWD and an F-150 Lightning…still deciding on if I wanna hold out for the Ford or just double down on another ID.4 AWD that’s honestly been a 9.5/10 for me and what I need to do with it.

Not long term. Demographics are still necessitating mass retirements, and airports are still packed. I think the larger inflation problems might lead to softer demand, but it’s a long way from that to appreciable drops in hiring.

Jesus man, what the hell kinda bars are you hanging out in? 😳

A wag that I’ve heard folks in the extraction business use is $80 a barrel to produce from shale plays like the Permian (much of TX) and Bakken (Dakotas). When the price of oil is below that, producers in these areas can’t turn a profit; you’d expect production to decrease, even with an increase in price, until the price of crude stabilizes above that key number (+- an extraction operation’s comparative advantage and/or risk tolerance.) I’d expect the 2022 projection to increase, but only as fast as we can reopen the more advanced plays. [$$] It’s not intuitive when you’re paying $130 to fill the truck, but domestic production lags the price of oil and always will in a capitalist society. (Which everybody knows, but is easy to forget when there’s sport bitching to do.) Would be a great time to have an RV camp in Midland… as long as you don’t mind a gunfight here or there.

Cool cartoon and all, but US domestic oil production during Biden's time in office has been very high! The highest, in fact! More is great and let's do it specifically to screw over Putin but...it's hard to complain when he's #1. Domestic Oil King Biden 2024, basically. Sucks when the actual data doesn't fit your preconceived notions though...if anything you can blame Dubya, the rich cowboy rancher from Big Oil Texas for severely underproducting during his 8 years in office 😁 Ya know it's almost as if it's not as simple as 1) President says thing, 2) massive industry bends to his will. The US in fact does not have a state-owned oil production monopoly, but I'm all ears if you'd like to propose that in order to give the executive branch more direct control of production at any given time. It's almost as if oil is a global commodity controlled mostly by a merry band of dictators and foreign country politics + global market prices drive the vast majority of production decisions that affect prices...weird. Source: yes it's paywalled but I pay and it's well worth the subscription p.s. - can we try to keep at least 1 thread about actual policy free of meme-driven pure political sh*t-talking? I vote yes, who's with me? Mutual disarmament to actually discuss energy policy...we already made it to page 2 and have stayed on the rails so far...you in @Sim?

There's currently a minor Wikipedia editing battle to give "Igor from Ukraine" status as a current operator of the Tor Missile System 😆 Here's a photo snip from a previous edit to the page...I for one stand with Igor ✊🇺🇦

We still have China...

When the truck pulls up to the jet with that chemtrail stuff, I always think that's made from petroleum?

The entire discussion around EVs as a panacea for high oil prices seems a bit misguided. About 40% of the typical barrel of oil is turned into gasoline. The rest goes to jet fuel, diesel, resins, etc. If you waved a magic wand and turned every personal vehicle in the US into an EV overnight, you'd still have the same problems of securing a steady oil supply.

Solid post—thanks for the info.

The first one was in a bar at Osan, second was at the Fireside in FWB. Maybe we need a 'crazy shit I've heard in bars thread'.

So then you're not BODN's resident B-2 HUMRO expert?

No need to risk a B-2 - The Air Force wants $48 million to drop commandos into battle from orbit Anyone remember Col John Warden and his Five Rings...he was the architect of the first Gulf War Air Campaign and in follow on work advocated for food bombing.

So let me get this straight…you want to fly nuclear-capable US bombers over Ukraine, directly into Russian IADS, and somehow HALO airdrop cargo from an internal weapons bay? Are you actually a member of the United States Air Force in some capacity? Please tell me no 🤞 My expert recommendation is to just put that stuff on trucks and drive it in from Poland but I’m just spitballing here…

Teachers aren't the main problem with our education system from what I've seen. Teaching AFJROTC at a high school now and a heck of lot of parents don't care one iota about their kid's education or whether Sally studies or Johnny turns in his homework. There is only so much a teacher can do to make a student take the class seriously, take notes, study, do the homework, etc. The parents need to make Johnny or Sally do that. Rant switch off...

Who is your boss? Why does he/she not know that you are entitled flight gear in the position you are in? With that being said, there are items essential for the execution of your flying duties (not Apple pens and watches) and then there are items that are purchased with excess funds throughout the year or during the typical, mindless government-end-of-fiscal-year spending frenzies (Apple pens and watches). I would talk to an FM supervisor to see if they know of an AFI/AFMAN the governs unit spending. A lot of items, such as Apple pens and watches probably fall into a gray area as long as the CC can justify they are being purchased for official duties and are essential to the mission.

So your post was intentionally misleading. It’s almost as if the left is suddenly trying to make the argument that Biden and his policies are better for oil production than Trump was during his term. I guess that’s what happens when you have high inflation/gas soon to be over $5 a gallon and you’re trying to tell the American people that your policies are actually good for energy prices even though Biden and the left are literally on record saying how they want to drastically reduce fossil fuel production. I know you want to say this has nothing to do with politics, but the truth is that this has everything to do with politics. The high inflation wasn’t an accident…and originally the left was saying it was a good thing and not to worry because it was “transitory”. But hey, just go buy an electric car if you don’t like the high gas prices… https://nypost.com/2021/11/29/buttigieg-slammed-for-urging-electric-car-buying-to-counter-gas-prices/

The latest from the nitwit in chief: "And, by the way, we can’t be — this is the United States of America. We can’t be the country where for a mom to get her kid on the Internet to be able to do their homework has to pull into a McDonald’s parking lot. I mean, for real, that’s what was happening. This law is going to put an end to all of that. It’s going to put people in a much different position to be able to determine their own — their own judgments about when to sell their cattle, when they should — I just — just — we’re going to change things." In case you think it is fake you can find the exact transcript here on Whitehouse.gov.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/so-the-biden-administration-is-pro-fossil-fuels-now/

There was thing little hiccup that started in February/March 2020…not sure if you remember haha. To be fair, Trump’s total numbers would have been higher were it not for the pandemic cutting out a lot of production for ~18 of his 48 months in office, and Biden’s would be higher as well if we had not suffered the pandemic slow down. We’re near it now, but the projection is that we’ll no-joke be back at all-time high annual production in 2023 and continuing to press higher in 2024. My big point is that domestic oil production is at or near all-time highs with growth on the horizon, especially given the high prices we’re seeing now. A lot of people get *vibes* that Biden has somehow hurt domestic production, but the data does not back that feeling up.

It is man love THURSDAY. Keep your abomination days straight.

I'm personally hoping there's a two year bonus option and I can finish my career as a line IP in the FTU.

We voted for Biden. We are getting what we voted for. Good and hard. I Guarantee it

Guess I picked a bad day to own a vehicle which only consumes premium fuel. $5.15/gal this morning. Did Joe do that, or was it Putin?

Def interesting. One has to assume that if you have somebody in office whose going to push to keep doing things the way we've been doing them, oil producers will be more comfortable pushing investment toward future production. If you get somebody who wants to turn they way we power our world on its head, those investments are going to lag. Transitioning to different power sources, even if its only partially, isn't going to be seamless. CD players didn't disappear over night when the ipod was first released.

All things end, if Putin doesn't go NBC with his army outnumbered since babushkas armed with lethal pickle jars now are also armed with AK-47s. Their budget most likely pocketed by Oligarchs and Generals instead of being spent on training and equipment, an NCO corps in name only is probably the reason why so many Russian Generals are being killed with nobody up front to maintain discipline and keep the troops on point. My question is what will happen to us when it is realized by voters in Peoria that the big bad bear is a paper tiger. Will DOD get smaller, and the budget goes to peaceful pursuits? Just think of the lower-class kids receiving a great education by well-paid and respected teachers, the horror.

45-60 days prior is pretty standard per AFPC. There's a lot more inprocressing to do at formal training bases than a normal pcs additionally there's some required tasks (observe events) that CB requires prior to start unless you're guard/reserve or have previous experience (previous white jet IP time, etc). All single students are required to stay on base unless you're a Capt or higher. I would say stay on base for the ease of convenience to everywhere you'll go. At least that's what I'm doing but I'll be in family housing.

If big blue hasn’t gotten it by now, they’re never going to get it. Stay in or get out…just do what’s best for you and your family and don’t expect a whole lot of positive changes.

I’m literally quoting the President… https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-excoriated-twitter-insinuating-blocks-legislation-jim-crow-2-0

Where are y'all seeing the end of the 2.5%? I plan to go with Fidelity's 2% if/when my 2.5% goes away. Edit: Nevermind, found it in my wife's documents. Card's in her name. Well I guess I'll join the ranks of moving my main bank from USAA.

Yup! It was like the very first ils clearance in pilot training. You knew exactly what was coming, prepared for it, rehearsed it, then: ATC: Iron 73 fly heading 150, maintain 3000 feet until established, cleared the ILS runway 13 right. Me: Iron board 737, cleared to land 3000 feet, heading 13, good OBOGS. The other mind fuck is your first experience with ramp. Imagine trying to drive a 737 through a six-lane roundabout in Kabul during rush hour. That's pretty close to CLT ramp.

You won't even know what you don't know with your contract until at least a year in. If you find the hustlers and pick their brains you might have a good hustle by your third year. I'm at 4 years now and I probably qualify as an expert in the contract (from the perspective of a line pilot, not a union negotiator). Top 5% for sure. You will be comfortable as an airline pilot quickly. Don't let your comfort in the cockpit translate to comfort with the work rules. The more effort you put into learning the game, the better the job will be.

No! *cries and eats tub of ice cream*

Regular is up to $5 in Vegas. And I get 13mpg. Driving to Cali in two weeks is gonna get pricey. Vidal Junction is up to $6.59 (it's in the middle of nowhere) Feel my pain!

Go back to the first thing I said. Your response is more tribal nonsense. I've never met any of these two-dimensional people in real life.