Jet fuel shortages: Can you still fly to Europe this summer -- or not?

 

 

Jet fuel shortages: Can you still fly to Europe this summer -- or not?

       To quote my Franklin Daily Planner's recent thought for the day, "That's one of the remarkable things about life -- it never gets so bad that it can't get worse."  And speaking of bad scenarios, what will happen if all the world's airlines suddenly run out of jet fuel because the Strait of Hormuz is closed, nobody can fly anywhere and you're forced to cancel your summer vacation?

 

      Just as you get all set to fly off to Paris or Florence this summer, will the airlines suddenly cancel your flights?  All that money spent on tickets, all that effort spent trying to get off work, all those hours planning your journey and learning how to say "ice cream" in Italian?  Time wasted.  Totally wasted.

     Last February, America declared (or didn't declare) war on Iran and then bombed the shite out of the Shajareh Tayyebeh (not Sandy Hook) Elementary School in Minab -- just because it could.  

 

     "But what does that bloody massacre in Iran have to do with my highly-anticipated summer vacation in Europe," you might ask.  A lot.  First, Iran reacted to being brutally attacked by closing down the Strait of Hormuz.  Then the price of jet fuel suddenly skyrocketed because oil was no longer pouring out of the Middle East.  Then your airline notified you that your flights were all cancelled and now you're going to have to tour the public libraries of northern California on your vacation instead -- but if only you can afford to buy gas for your car.

     Sucks to be you.

PS:  Will I be celebrating my 84th birthday in Baku, Azerbaijan this July as planned -- or not?  The suspense is killing me.  But if my flights are cancelled, at least I won't be in debt up to my neck for the next two years while paying off my airline tickets -- or will I?  Who knows.  I may still have to go deeply in debt just to keep the gas tank in my 1990 Toyota refueled while I drive around town.

PPS:  Is there any alternative to flying that could get us across America or across the world as quickly as airplanes?  I asked a scientist friend of mine.  "China has magnetic bullet trains that go really fast," he replied.  

     But how can that help me get swiftly to Europe?  "Maybe they can invent bullet ships too?"

     "No."  Why not?  "Because of the battery size.  Even with lithium ion batteries, the mass ratio is approximately 45.  Therefore the ratio of battery weight to comparable fuel weight might be only about 45/3 = 15.  Still, the ship would have to have a battery 15 times bigger than a full fuel tank -- possible, but not practical.  And they need to account for a motor efficiency that needs to be three times better as well.  And considering how expensive these lithium ion batteries would be, it's not practical from a cost basis."  

     "Then what can we do to replace airplanes in order to get from one place to another rapidly?" I asked next.

      "Two words," he replied.  "Virtual Reality."  Oh.

     

Resources:

Book suggestion: The Library as Place in California:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/196741668782

What about the war going on in Mali?  Russia vs. who?  Is America supporting al Qaeda "rebels" again?  Another front for World War 3?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFKWp5IX4CQ&t=938s

Looks like Egypt is about to jump into the mix too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7vxMxBBrf4

From the Electronic Intifada:  Settlers massacre students on the West Bank.  Shades of Sandy Hook!  But where is the grief and indignation America about this school shooting?!?  Doesn't seem to exist.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGNoer59pw

 

Here's what REALLY happened during the latest presidential assassination attempt, LOL: https://youtube.com/shorts/Wzim2IINhEI?si=9v_dcQGFcYmle89Q 

 

And if Iran operated Strait of Hormuz Airlines' current boarding-gate policy:  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WFa-aMnRTmk 

 

And America explains why there is no oil coming out of Hormuz:  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SU7n3NqmnOo 

 

Turns out that all those chemical weapons that President Assad was spozed to have used was just anther lie to justify America's support for head-choppers in Syria.  No surprise here:  https://x.com/aaronjmate/status/2049888378531828117

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