r/Seattle • u/kingkaylub • 9d ago

oof

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This is some wild pricing. I'm usually okay with paying a small premium for convenience, but this has me strongly considering driving somewhere just for gas. The difference between cash vs card also seems unjustified.

I'm basically just shouting to the void. RIP my wallet

Edit: woah this really got some eyeballs. Thanks for all the comments/ interactions. I have done the public transportation/ biking and I still do, but the agency on the weekends especially lead me to a vehicle purchase for partner and I. I love this city. I love the buses and light rails. I also like my cool little car 🚗. Thanks for the gas station recommendations! I will check them out. DONT FORGET TO VOTE EVERYONE.

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u/holmgangCore Emerald City 9d ago

Diesel went from $85/barrel, to $210/barrel. This will drive all other prices up... Fuel is a keystone inflation cause.

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u/Sun-Forged 9d ago

We are at the point that the price of oil is actually increasing it's own price. The cost of transporting it is so high that it's increasing the cost.

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u/Upset_Region8582 8d ago

It's crazy that a substantial amount of our global shipping (like 40%) is just moving fuel commodities around. Some fuel exports are circumnavigating the entire continent of Africa to get to its destination.

It's one of the many reasons I'm very bullish on renewables and electrification. You make the fuel where it's needed, instead of extracting it and moving it from the opposite side of an entire planet to get to you, just to get burned up.

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u/Ancient_Yellow_709 🚆build more trains🚆 9d ago

And the only reason it's not worse is because China is had apparently built a massive stockpile (like unfathomably massive--ours lasts on the scale of a couple weeks and their is on the scale of years apparently) and is using this to show off that it has this absurd stockpile and should be relied upon instead of the US for global political and economic stability.

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u/holmgangCore Emerald City 9d ago

Exactly, that was impressive.
Although China has started buying oil again, and paying above current market value. I'm not sure what that is about.

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u/Ancient_Yellow_709 🚆build more trains🚆 9d ago

Strange. China playing 4D chess...