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Arthur_Frain

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10. The current problem we're experiencing is a supply and demand issue.
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
17 hrs ago

Whenever the U.S. military is doing major operations, they are the no 1 consumer of diesel fuel.

I remember this from back shortly after diesel became a consumer option. Yes it was sold as a less expensive option from the operating perspective, but every time there was a military dust up it spiked.

Here we are in forever war! My price for unleaded locally has gone from $3.19 to $3.79 in a week. Diesel was cheaper than unleaded here last week, Afghanistan being over for awhile and all, then some fool went and poked the hornets nest that is Iran and now it’s gone up over a dollar to $4.24.

My only solace is seeing all the dump paraphernalia on most of those big diesel tiny penis compensators I see filling up so painfully.

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