I work for a large oil company. My boss drives a Tesla. So does his boss. If

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May 21, 2023
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there is to be an energy transition, it will likely be less by Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP, and ConocoPhillips.

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BigEasyCougar

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So a co-worker asks me to come give a kid a ride in my car for their Birthday.

Zoobieman

5/20/23 11:53pm

A lot of weird socially awkward people out there

wildwilderness

5/20/23 11:58pm

The hills people die on

DJROSS

5/21/23 12:05am

I've come to realize that some people have turned the electric car...

NumbersGuy

5/21/23 1:05am

#1, not true. #2 is probably more true than false. #3, not true

Boring

5/21/23 1:55am

I agree with you. I'm just saying what I think they believe.

NumbersGuy

5/21/23 1:59am

#1 is complicated #3 is mostly true exception being a niche market for

ABCoug

5/21/23 7:03am

I watched some horrible movie from the early 2000s with Vince Vaughn

ryebrye

5/21/23 4:13am

You forgot range anxiety and the ability for car companies/govt to shut off

DirtyWater

5/21/23 5:17am

And is there a high correlation with this attitude and lack of basic etiquette?

ryebrye

5/21/23 5:21am

I think the flip side is also true, where some people think driving an electric car makes you a righteous hero

Mike Honcho

5/21/23 6:40am

I think that has become less and less the case but obviously there are going to be weirdos like that out there

supertux

5/21/23 8:17am

Those people are weird . . . But I haven't met them

Zoobieman

5/21/23 8:21am

Yep. Both extremes are pretty weird

Mike Honcho

5/21/23 8:43am

Maybe the reason you haven't met them is...

Courtimedes

5/21/23 11:51am

My wife told me i'd turn into one of those weird Tesla zealots... i laughed and said its just a car.

TheLost

5/21/23 10:41am

In other words... Your Life for Aiur?

Courtimedes

5/21/23 11:34am

I think i has more to do with the number of jacked up truck owners my car seems to offend.

TheLost

5/21/23 11:39am

So… you did turn into one of those zealots?

Mike Honcho

5/21/23 12:22pm

Kind of... I like to troll people who don't know what they are talking about.

TheLost

5/21/23 1:49pm

#3, I am not a big fan of the decade long EV subsidies.

Zoobieman

5/21/23 6:40am

Yup, and wealthy people buying expensive cars get these breaks too.

Spine

5/21/23 9:27am

RE: I've come to realize that some people have turned the electric car...

Courtimedes

5/21/23 7:19am

Interesting because I mostly find the opposite true. People bragging about being

ColonelMustard

5/21/23 11:54am

There is so much wrong in this, and the understanding of the public

davidsonlaw

5/21/23 6:07pm

Ute fans? Only thing I could figure.

Q-grr

5/21/23 1:09am

Maybe they were oil people. All working for oil companies or their subsidiaries...even gas stations. I wonder how many

DJROSS

5/21/23 4:01am

Oil people aren’t anti electric

SouthernBlueBlood

5/21/23 5:24am

Oil person here. I drive a Tesla

OandGCoug

5/21/23 6:41am

More likely that they're conservative talk radio people.

dYrtbYkerYder

5/21/23 5:45am

Going electric just means the NGL/natural gas side of the bussiness will pick up

ABCoug

5/21/23 7:10am

I work for a large oil company. My boss drives a Tesla. So does his boss. If

BigEasyCougar

5/21/23 9:38pm

I feel like this could be a reverse….haven’t been on CB much this weekend.

Ol Big Bear

5/21/23 5:58am

No reverse

Zoobieman

5/21/23 6:01am

I feel like there is a lot going on here that isn't stated and we're trying to

tony

5/21/23 9:08am

Except he’s there purely as a favor

lukeskywalker

5/21/23 10:55am

That was very kind of you!

septicpumper

5/21/23 11:00am

Don't let their weirdness deter you from doing kind things in the future.

Nagurski

5/21/23 11:14am

Right. That was really weird.

Orem58thBall

5/21/23 5:29pm

Very similar issues with vegan / anti-vegan. My wife eats mostly vegan, because

NYC and Japan

5/22/23 10:36pm

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