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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ciao8   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 13F : More Chevron
Date: 02/15/24 3:28 PM
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Would bet many of us remember the 70's when OPEC was holding our feet to the fire!
This latest graphic from Visual Capitalist shows how far we have come, now the largest top-crude producer in the world.

visualcapitalist.com - Visualizing the rise of the u s as top crude oil producer

The following link recalling the Oil Embargo from 50 yrs ago last Oct.
The photos in the article capture the time , I especially like the picture of a sign requesting motorists to turn off their motors and coast down the hill to conserve gas!

bakerinstitute.org - Arab embargo years ago weaponized oil inflict economic trauma sound familiar

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