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EDGEMAN
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EDGEMAN
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Don't forget the next guy will have to refill what's being used.

Lowering gas prices is NOT the purpose of the strategic reserve, but for some odd reason, our fine media people never seem to ask about it's use.
Posted: 09/13/2022 at 04:33 PM ET
(In response to this post by vt90)

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Retirement getting hammered again today. Thanks inflation
fordham • 09/13/22 12:18 PM ET
Merely transitory. No worries. All is well. **
RoswellGAHokie • 09/13/22 05:15 PM ET
They could've at least warned us**
darnellm • 09/13/22 05:01 PM ET
blame the Fed
MrBayAreaHokie • 09/13/22 04:31 PM ET
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Just went thru -1300 Dow, sp500 at 3930 - 177**
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 03:37 PM ET
But gas was $3.19 at Costco...that's great as long as your memory only goes
Hokiehouse7 • 09/13/22 03:29 PM ET
Watch gas prices rise again after the election
EDGEMAN • 09/13/22 03:57 PM ET
The strategic oil reserve dumping ends around the same time ...
vt90 • 09/13/22 04:27 PM ET
Don't forget the next guy will have to refill what's being used. ◄
EDGEMAN • 09/13/22 04:33 PM ET
And ...
vt90 • 09/13/22 04:36 PM ET
don't forget it was so plentiful that we sold it at zero to foreign
Vtskier1 • 09/13/22 06:17 PM ET
not to sound insensitive but new ownership often leads to restructuring and
ME Hokie 07 • 09/13/22 03:28 PM ET
Excuses can only be viewed as weapons of mass distraction.**
PhotoHokieNC • 09/13/22 04:16 PM ET
Well I've certainly seen better days.**
4dhokies • 09/13/22 03:21 PM ET
The timing of the big celebration today is priceless ...
vt90 • 09/13/22 03:38 PM ET
Are you suggesting that...
MP4VT2004 • 09/13/22 04:07 PM ET
How DARE you! :)**
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 08:04 PM ET
LOL ...
vt90 • 09/13/22 04:13 PM ET
Dow just hit negative 1,000. Worst day since May
fordham • 09/13/22 03:02 PM ET
The apologists will be out soon to tell you to quit checking every day.**
Hokiehouse7 • 09/13/22 03:34 PM ET
…Mortimer your brother is not well**
chumley • 09/13/22 03:10 PM ET
At least the stock market ... oh well ...
vt90 • 09/13/22 03:00 PM ET
Last Friday corporate announced our location is shutting down
typed by ben • 09/13/22 02:28 PM ET
Rail strike looming as well....**
DoYouLiftHokies • 09/13/22 02:24 PM ET
Reasonable chance that it occurs...supply chain pain**
VT757to276 • 09/13/22 04:21 PM ET
Ummmm ….. that would be a bad thing!**
fordham • 09/13/22 02:41 PM ET
Govmt will intervene if necessary. Not sure why the strike, pay/benefits
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 02:28 PM ET
well...during the last supply chain crisis our Transportation Secretary
VT757to276 • 09/13/22 04:36 PM ET
Ya think? Still don't know what they object to. **
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 04:59 PM ET
And, wait until gas starts rising again in October....
RUHokie • 09/13/22 02:04 PM ET
I expect to see that around November 3rd.**
EDGEMAN • 09/13/22 03:58 PM ET
The SPR drawdown chart is remarkable. Going to cost alot to refill**
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 02:25 PM ET
When asked how monkeypox is spread,
AZHokie59 • 09/13/22 09:08 PM ET
The gov will wait for a blue light special sale**
fordham • 09/13/22 02:42 PM ET
Vix at 26.5 on a 3-4٪ down day.....strikes me as odd**
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 02:56 PM ET
30 year mortgage rates up to 6.28% today. That’s a 14 year high. **
GreenvilleVT • 09/13/22 01:45 PM ET
ouch!**
coshokie • 09/13/22 03:31 PM ET
We refi'd last year, mortgage company still reaches out almost daily
4dhokies • 09/13/22 03:23 PM ET
Same...I bet they would love for me to refi away from 2.875%.
MP4VT2004 • 09/13/22 04:13 PM ET
As much as things suck I feel like I should get to a 14 year high**
vt90 • 09/13/22 03:01 PM ET
Smoke em if ya got em**
fordham • 09/13/22 03:03 PM ET
That sucks. I'm in commercial construction and we are still seeing
Tank • 09/13/22 01:29 PM ET
I am an estimator/PM for a small commercial GC in Richmond...
MP4VT2004 • 09/13/22 07:45 PM ET
Yea I am a cfo for a GC. We are staying busy. We do public and private
fordham • 09/13/22 01:43 PM ET
Let's Go, .... uhm..ahhh... Hokies!**
Riverguy • 09/13/22 01:28 PM ET
Small businesses are bedrock, are and have been suffering. Bad juju**
ColoVT82 • 09/13/22 01:12 PM ET
For home improvements? That line of business booming.
Stork • 09/13/22 12:26 PM ET
It’s mostly new construction. Track homes whole subdivision type jobs
fordham • 09/13/22 01:40 PM ET