OT NBA season suspended & NCAA cancelling all sports for coronavirus

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Man it bothers me that anybody associated with the NBA seems to be getting tested.
     
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    Why would anybody actually WANT to pump their own gas? Honest question.
     
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    People getting tested is a good thing.
     
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    over people who have been locked up with positive cases???

    money buys life....
     
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    It kind of doesn't make sense? Now multiple people are handling the pump. I live in Washington so it doesn't really matter to me but wouldn't it be better to have one or two people pumping gas rather than hundreds at every station?
     
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    Ballmer’s $25 million pledge
    Ballmer on Friday announced a $25 million pledge to help stem the affects of COVID-19, with $10 million earmarked for University of Washington efforts to find a vaccine. The rest of the pledge will go to local efforts in Seattle, Los Angeles and Southeast Michigan.

    Ballmer was born in Detroit, amassed his fortune in Seattle with Microsoft and now owns the Clippers in Los Angeles. )(Source Yahoo)
     
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    “Kind of doesnt make sense..”

    understatement of the forum...

    then you remember who the governor is and it all makes perfect sense!!!
     
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    Was not the Governor. It was the Fire Marshal.
    Rudy Owens, a spokesman for the fire marshal’s office, said the “overarching" goal behind the marshal’s decision is to prepare for a situation “where the workforce may not be able to come in or there might be closures” of stations due to the prevalence of coronavirus. In that case, the state wants to make sure critical parts of the workforce such as healthcare workers and grocery store employees can still get to their jobs.

    https://www.oregonlive.com/news/202...f-service-gas-in-response-to-coronavirus.html
     
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    In theory, it should result in lower gas prices. I'm sure we won't see that in practice, though. We usually have some of the higher gas prices in the country.
     
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    Originally I kind of went with the thought that everyone should be tested. Since then though I've heard a lot of what seemed like pretty arguments on both sides of this. -Test those who really need it. -Over testing creates issues too. It's an interesting discussion. I still think I lean on the side of the more data the better so test away, but there is another perspective out there that seems to have some rationality to it.
     
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    Not to mention Crude oil being priced at $21.51 a barrel.
     
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    Ya that's really low and will probably drop even more.
     
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    On average the price of gas has dropped nationally $.17 a gallon. While the cost of oil has dropped over 300%.
     
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    Cuomo/Fauci 2020!
     
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    Imagine how much the cost of gas would rise if the cost of crude went up 300%...
     
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    That is exactly what i'm worried about. When prices go back up to $70 a barrel we will most certainly see well over $4 a gallon.
     
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    Khabib Can't Leave Russia Amid COVID-19; UFC 249 Fight vs. Ferguson Unlikely
     
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    It takes a while for the price reductions to work through the system.
    If you owned a gas station & had to purchase your inventory (gas) at $3/gal, why would you immediately drop the price of your products until you sell through your inventory?
     
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    But of course gas prices go up instantly when someone lobs a bomb in the middle east. Sure.
     
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