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So they came for the smokers first, where I live it is $12 a pack for tobacco cigarettes. Then after that they came for you beef lovers, $16 a pound for filet mignon and that is considered cheap for poor folk who live in CA. Wait, just wait for them to ban tubes, you see the Russian supply no more due to sanctions. Wait!
Don't come crying to me.
Yielding my sword at the drones, what are you doing?
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I almost always buy beef and pork when it's on sale, and put it in the freezer. Right now, I've got 4 nice meaty beef short ribs for $2.99/lb, one boneless ribeye for $6.99/lb, and one porterhouse for $6.99/lb.Beef tenderloin "rare"-ly goes on sale, so I rarely buy it. ("Rare" - get it? Ar, ar, ar.) It's typically $16.99/lb where I shop (Albertson's), occasionally $12.99. Although, I've seen it in another city at a different company for as low as $8.99. When I inquired about why it was so cheap, the guy said it came from a cow instead of a steer. I don't know why that would make a difference.
Tenderloin is my fave beef cut (1-1/2" please). Second WAS a good ribeye, which is what I would typically buy for grilling. Over the past couple of years, it's been replaced by beef short ribs. One thick meaty 4" rib is plenty for me. They're juicy and flavorful. Not quite as tender as a ribeye, but close enough and they have more flavor. Plus, they're typically $4.99/lb versus $10.99/lb for ribeye. Be aware: They don't follow the traditional grilling times - they take a little longer, I think it's because of the bone.
With regard to freezing and thawing beef: The key is to wrap it well in butcher paper to avoid freezer burn, and when thawing, don't set it out on the counter. Rather, take it out of the freezer and put into the coldest part of the refrigerator so it thaws VERY slowly. This can take up to three days, depending on the thickness of the cut and your fridge's temperature, so plan ahead! When I plan to grill on Saturday night, I'll typically start thawing the meat Thursday morning or so.
Edit: If I'm not planning ahead or don't already have the meat I want, I go to the store, choose the meat, close my eyes and pay the price! lol
:)
Edits: 04/15/14
I live near New Jersey, I'm sure there are some farms out there. I get it for about $9 a pound usually. I noticed the supermarket getting Australian filet mignon, that was $8 a pound. Next thing I know maybe 3 months later $16 a pound for US beef.
Ouch man! I have a small place and my freezer is stocked with frozen pizza and ice. I do freeze hot dogs and bacon though, never tried the thawing it out, that is a good idea with thawing in the fridge, I use the microwave or just put it in the foreman.
If I am there and it is back to $8 or $9 I'll buy a couple of pounds and do what you do. Also very interesting about the ribs, going to look into that. They sell whole racks of that near me, that is a good stuff.
over $21/pound….
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
N Dakota and Canada are being ripped up and gasoline is up 10% in the past few weeks.
Where's the "bigger than Saudi" and prices will fall bullshitters now?
Came from the same shit merchants that bring us Summer Driving Season and Refinery Maintenance?
There's a message for you further down the page (you don't accept email).
Jim
Simplify.
Sent you an asylum e-mail with with my address
sending again
Forgot I the new computer, changed my e-mail preferences I will
nada thing
Jim
Simplify.
you will pay the going rate even if the product is manufactured by your next door neighbor. Also, it is customary in North American markets to raise the price of gasoline during the spring that way you won't have a price shocks affliction during the summer.
Wait until the Keystone pipeline is approved and completed then the price of gasoline will go up by 10-20 cents/gallon as the oil that is currently being held in Midwest refineries will be diverted by the pipeline to be sold for a higher profit overseas or back to Canada.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Pump prics WILL go up in the midwest as that oil glut will move south. Should help Gulf coast consumers at least a little.
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
...than here? As I noted elsewhere, this is what a couple of recent WSJ articles state is already occurring regardless of source of crude.
About 365.65 million gallons (or 8.71 million barrels) on a daily average.
However, due to the vehicles gas mileage efficiency in the last 6 years offset this demand as the overall gasoline consumption has been reduced to about 6% less than the record high of about 142.35 billion gallons (or 3.39 billion barrels) consumed in 2007.
The U.S. exports very little crude oil (0.4% of gross supply in 2012,). Additional crude supplies via Keystone pipeline (domestic or from Canada) would serve to reduce imports from other nations and/or offset declining supplies from Mexico and Venezuela.
Also, another thing to note if the U.S. producers wants to export more crude oil overseas they need to receive a license from the Commerce Department before crude can be exported, and these licenses are not typically issued.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
...gasoline IS being exported from US.
on the domestic gasoline prices at the pump as in the overall scheme of things it only averages at about 13 million barrels/month.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Edits: 04/15/14
...I'd link them but archived articles live behind a very steep paywall. Try the linked chart from US govt. 16.4 million bbls in Jan / 14 alone. That's enough to affect markets.
Later!
as it should have said 13 MMBBLS/M
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
that's due to excess refinery capacity being utilized for such. An influx of Canadian crude will mostly displace foreign crude as refinery feedstock. Whatever excess capacity there was prior to that won't change. It'll mean we just import less oil from outside of north America which is generally considered to be a good thing, as are exports of refined products. I'm not saying no Canadian oil will be exported in its raw, unrefined, form. That oil, like any source of oil, will seek out markets with the highest potential return.
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
...gasoline is exported because those importing it are willing to pay more for it than are certain elements of the domestic market. Getting more crude to the gulf coast will simply make gasoline less costly to export so more will go overseas. The net effect of reducing crude transportation barriers wiil be to allow the price of it to more perfectly reflect the worldwide market. Net effect for worldwide consumers will probably be stabilized or maybe reduced gasoline costs. Net effect for US consumers will probably be increased gasoline costs because current costs are lower than overall world market.
Doesn't seem to be a huge potential for WTI uplift. But, to agree with you on one point, of course the price will end up being higher in the mid continent region. Product is going to be moved away from those markets, where there's a relative overabundance of crude, to markets where this overabundance doesn't exist. This has been going on since time immemorial. In theory the effect will be beneficial to consumers in the gulf coast area.You state additional exports of gasoline will be beneficial to worldwide markets. I disagree.
There are only xxx bbls of refining capacity in gulf coast refineries. There are xxx bbls of domestic demand those refineries are filling. Excess capacity being used is currently exported. Oil from the Keystone Pipeline won't change that balance.
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
Edits: 04/15/14
Folks who are interested in the economics of the oil & gas industry should go to www.InsideAutomotive.com, then click on "News Sources". On that webpage, several oil industry sources are listed. You'll find more oil & gas news and statistics than you'll have time to read.RW: The spread today is about $5.50.
Checking the NYMEX, WTI is hovering around $104.50. Chevron is up nicely, Total is down a bit, Valero continues it's soaring streak, CNOOC is up but still down substantially from its high of around $220. Even Obama's oil pick from a few years ago, Petro Brasil, is up a few cents to $13.38, although still WAY down from the $40-$45 when he was talking about it.
:)
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...that gasoline prices were not falling in NA in spite of increased crude production because refined gasoline was being exported to Europe and elsewhere. They're willing to pay more for it than we are so that's where some of it will go. Free market capitalism in action!
... I did the conversions and I pay about $5:65 US per US gallon for unleaded 98RON petrol/gasoline.
I think you guys are around the $5 mark, or have I been dreaming again?
d:o)
Smile
Sox
In the UK we pay about US$ 8.44 for a US gallon of diesel and US$8 for regular petrol.
$3.59 for mid grade ($3.39 for regular altho out of town we saw it as low as $3.31). Out in California price is probably closer to $4. Your state and federal taxes, or whatever they're called down there, must be quite large.
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
... And ... there is nothing wrong with dreaming, even if I was wrong (don't think about that too hard)
Oh ok so you guys are paying significantly less than we do. Gee, the way some folks whinge about the price of fuel on here I could of sworn you guys paid more... and I mean post, Teresa. :o)
I think we are paying approximately $1.88 US per US gallon in taxes... or pretty close to it.
I admit I have no idea what taxes on fuel you guys pay.
Smile
Sox
You guys are getting hosed. Our day will come tho.
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
... Yeah we are taxed on fuel more than you guys. But I still think fuel is the cheapest part of owning and running a motor vehicle.
We do get hammered with tax on decent cars. A nice Mercedes or BMW is about twice the price here compared to there.
Ouch!
Smile
Sox
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-Rod
... A pack of Marlborough 25 is about $22/23 a pack here.
I think beef here is all over the place. Cheap stuff is, well, cheap but prime beef is usually pretty pricey but worth it if you are a beef lover like I am.
Russian tubes are pretty good.
Smile
Sox
You boys down under are ballers!
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Sox
July 1977; about $0.45 a pack back then. I was around 17 1/2. Hell even at that price I couldn't afford to smoke em' but I did, about a pack a day.I started at around age 12, got hooked about 6 months later.
Talk about a powerful drug, at least once or twice every year since I quit, I'd dream about firing up a square or two only to wake up realizing it was just a dream. F'n amazing.
Edits: 04/14/14
Either outdoors at our place, or in any other place where it is still allowed, if any. There are so few these day when in public places, that it's unlikely to kill me. < 1 pack a year.
I went cold turkey back in the 1980s.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
I have that same dream about marijuana, I quit that awhile back.
I had the same dream about electronic cigarettes too after I stopped for a week.
For once we finally agree on something...as per sudz famous quote...
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
.. You have very good taste LC.
Smile
Sox
$1MM?
Okay?
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
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ok, thanks for that I could have looked it up ;)
... I assume the price I quoted is correct, it was told to me by a knuckle dragger. Smokes are not allowed to advertised here plus they are all in plain packaging and must not be displayed in public view.
Smile
Sox
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