Moving? Diesel Prices UP 117% Under Biden, Gasoline UP 106%, Natural Gas UP 281%

Confounded Interest ^ | 06/08/2022 | Anthony B. Sanders

[Browns Ultra Fan]

As I line up my move from Fairfax VA to Columbus OH, I am getting a variety of quotes from moving companies. And wow! The cost of moving using a national moving company for a 4 bedroom house is $15,000 to $20,500. That includes International, North American and Bekins.

One of the reasons for the high cost of moving is the massive increase in diesel fuel used for trucking. Diesel fuel under Biden has risen 117%. And since it was revealed that natural gas often is used for electric charging stations, and NATGAS is up 281% under Biden (but there aren’t many electric moving trucks yet).

The other problem facing moving companies is labor scarcity. Despite our open borders with Mexico and millions flowing across the border, moving companies STILL can’t find crews. Both Mayflower and United refused to give me a quote for moves under $1,000.

And for any of you who say “Do it yourself!”, I am physically disabled and can’t do it.

I wonder if it would be less expensive if we used horse-drawn moving vans?

[Browns Ultra Fan]

Damn it, Biden. You are killing us!!

[enraged]

Non PUC diesel 5.99 a gallon here west of Portland.

[Dr. Sivana]

One word: PODS.

Hire locals to load it if you can’t. PODS means no giant moving day rush. It will still likely run you $5K or so for your size house.

Second word: PURGE.

Sell or give away things that you don’t need and can be easily replaced. Define “Don’t Need” broadly. I have moved across state lines a half dozen times, and when I get rid of 100 things it turns out I needed two of them. So I get the two things.

[BipolarBob]

Let’s go Brandon.

[M Kehoe]

Let’s go Brandon.

5.56mm

[alloysteel]

So, there shall be no migrations like the Okies going to California during the Dust Bowl era of the 1930’s?

Maybe more like the Trail of Tears, when the eastern Indian tribe people were force-marched to Oklahoma in the 1830’s.

The 2030’s are coming. Time for another “Great Migration”. Or maybe people shall just lie down and die where they are at.

[Buttons12]

When Trump was POTUS I remember paying $1.60 for regular. Today it’s at $5.09.

[Chickensoup]

If it is up 100% does it mean twice as much?

[ganeemead]

That final view of Fairfax Cty Va and the whole DC area receeding in your rear-view mirror for the last time is worth whatever it costs...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

There are going to be a lot of people freezing to death next winter, but it is a small price to pay for getting rid of “fossil” fuels.

[rktman]

Debbie stab-a-cow says get an EV and all your concerns will vanish. Ez Pz.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Yes.

[daniel1212]

Plus:

EIA does not directly collect retail electricity rates or prices. However, using data collected on retail sales revenues and volumes, we calculate average retail revenues per kWh as a proxy for retail rates and prices. Retail sales volumes are presented as a proxy for end-use electricity consumption.

Related:

The cost of natural gas that’s delivered through pipes was up 24% in February from the year prior, while electricity went up 9%. Price spikes are notably higher in places where electricity is generated from natural gas, such as the north-east, which saw a 16% increase in January from the same time last year, with prices dipping down to a 6% increase in February....Fuel oil, still a major source of home heating in the north-east but less so in the rest of US, has seen the sharpest increase of 44% compared to the year prior. - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/us-utility-bills-energy-prices-increase

[Tennessee Nana]

How much will it cost you to rent one of the big trucks round trip and move the stuff yourself ...

Just take the truck back and bring your car to your new home ...

Thats how we moved to TN years ago ...

[Chickensoup]

thank you

[1Old Pro]

When Trump was POTUS I remember paying $1.60 for regular. Today it’s at $5.09.

Not to mention we had full employment and higher wages for all "groups".

[brianl703]

My dad moved to Manassas, VA in 1988 to keep his job.

He was laid off in 1995.

Should’ve never moved.

Nobody should move to Northern Virginia to keep a blue-collar job.

[butlerweave]

Don’t worry the Democrats will have those EV trucks moving food for free any day now ,LOL

[cableguymn]

Literally and figuratively

[cableguymn]

She’s clearly an idiot.

One of the main fuel sources for electricity is natural gas. The highest jump commodity.

EV owners are about to get slammed with sky high electric rates