Steel prices up 20% in some sectors

[Hay Dude]

I foresee my 4 mpg truck becoming useless. View attachment 684736

I just slapped a price increase on all my field mowing contracts for 2021. Good thing I didnt send contracts out before the 11/3/20. I knew to wait because the outcome would send fuel prices up 50-100%.
Customers will have to pay more, because I sure as heck aint taking a pay cut. I also think the federal fuel tax will be increased. The sad part is it hurts my poorest customers the worst. The rich privileged class wont even really care.
I cant do much about hay prices. Got too many little guys around me making hay for a hobby or beer money keeping the prices depressed.

Maybe a quick 5 year renaissance for Diesel engines before the party in charge makes em illegal and forces us into electric computer controlled trucks and tractors?

 

[fried1765]

I foresee my 4 mpg truck becoming useless. View attachment 684736

THAT is EXACTLY the plan that the Greenies have for you !!!

 

[4570Man]

THAT is EXACTLY the plan that the Greenies have for you !!!

Because scrapping a perfectly good truck, building another one, digging a big hole on the ground in some 3rd world country with diesel equipment, throwing it on a diesel boat, and then using natural gas electric ( at best ) and then repeating the process every 5 years is much better for the environment.

 

[Hay Dude]

Become scrapping a perfectly good truck, building another one, digging a big hole on the ground in some 3rd world country with diesel equipment, throwing it on a diesel boat, and then using natural gas electric ( at best ) and then repeating the process every 5 years is much better for the environment.

Don’t laugh, but scrapping older cars and trucks will be an awesome emerging business.

 

[fried1765]

Become scrapping a perfectly good truck, building another one, digging a big hole on the ground in some 3rd world country with diesel equipment, throwing it on a diesel boat, and then using natural gas electric ( at best ) and then repeating the process every 5 years is much better for the environment.

Of course it is better!
Just let the privileged class explain it to you!
Of course, they really believe that you are not intelligent enough to understand.
You must accept, and simply learn to be thankful!
Fear not: They will save you from making your own stupid decisions.

 

[Hay Dude]

Now that 0% emissions isnt good enough, we all know what this is all about.
Prices for all manufacturing, mining and transportation are going to put most things out of reach for the average TBN-er

 

[MoKelly]

Now that 0% emissions isnt good enough, we all know what this is all about.
Prices for all manufacturing, mining and transportation are going to put most things out of reach for the average TBN-er

I heard John Kerry say even if the USA went to zero emissions, it wouldn’t matter to climate change due to what all the other countries are doing.

Think about that for awhile.

MoKelly

 

[Hay Dude]

I heard John Kerry say even if the USA went to zero emissions, it wouldn’t matter to climate change due to what all the other countries are doing.

Think about that for awhile.

MoKelly

That’s what I was referring to

 

[fried1765]

I heard John Kerry say even if the USA went to zero emissions, it wouldn’t matter to climate change due to what all the other countries are doing.

Think about that for awhile.

MoKelly

You mean THE "war hero", John Kerry...of Swift boat fame?
The Paris accord climate change guy, and the architect of the historic Iran nuclear agreement?
Mr. pompous intelligentsia?
Now often referred to as " Mr. Ketchup"!

 

[Hay Dude]

I heard he served in Vietnam......