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ProfessorGAC

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9. Near Zero Chance Of That Happening

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 05:09 PM

23 hrs ago

The US produces nearly 70% of national consumption.
Add Canada, Mexico, & Venezuela and there is more need for Middle Eastern oil.
In addition, the nearly 14 million bbl/day produced in this country occurs while operating pumps at under 80% of current capacity.
Finally, I lived about 30 miles from Chicago during the embargo. Gas lines were VERY uncommon.

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I'm sure a few folks on here recall the 1970s long lines for gasoline.... Well, that's gonna make a comeback. [View all] ashredux Yesterday OP

Doubt it Prairie Gates Yesterday #1

We ain't seeing that oil to gasoline anytime soon ashredux 23 hrs ago #10

That Venezuela oil heist? We ain't seeing a drop or a dime from that. Initech 16 hrs ago #21

That's not going Greg_In_SF Yesterday #2

Nah! We have an awesome ally with Canada! usedtobedemgurl Yesterday #3

Remember it well. I think you could only buy gas livetohike Yesterday #4

Yep. Odd and even days. miyazaki Yesterday #6

I was just going to post that, Here in Pittsburgh area, it was the last digit of your license plate. debm55 22 hrs ago #16

I'm glad someone else remembers it! There were such long livetohike 22 hrs ago #17

We got married in 1979 and married in June , 1979. We drove to Miami from Pittsburgh as I was afraid to fly in a plane. debm55 20 hrs ago #18

Oil is a worldwide market. Domestic production will flow wherever DJ Synikus Makisimus Yesterday #5

The world has changed too much since then. All we might see is rising prices FBaggins Yesterday #7

My "Soros Brand Gas Pass" will get me right past those lines... ret5hd Yesterday #8

Near Zero Chance Of That Happening ProfessorGAC 23 hrs ago #9

You Mean When Big Oil Conspired To Doom Jimmy Carter? ColoringFool 23 hrs ago #11

They started in 1973 before he was elected MichMan 23 hrs ago #12

That didn't happen during Desert Storm, the Iraq War or for more than a day or two after 9/11, so no, it's not going to WhiskeyGrinder 23 hrs ago #13

I remember Jimmy Carter (a great man)... gulliver 23 hrs ago #14

Perhaps in Russia and China but not here., RubyRose 23 hrs ago #15

my dad had an easy solution for those lines Skittles 20 hrs ago #19

Less then 10% of the oil the US imports comes from the ME Kaleva 20 hrs ago #20

More likely will see more nations... Xolodno 16 hrs ago #22

We had cut our own production to buy from the Middle East. Now we are the largest producer in the world. Melon 16 hrs ago #23