Maybe Tudor is in Russia. I mean, he's his own source!

(03-06-2026 11:33 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-04-2026 12:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-04-2026 12:45 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  I'll never understand why anyone cares about Russia one way or the other.

I can think of about 7500 reasons.

More like 5,000----but you obviously get it.

They have 1500 that are decommissioned that they still need to dispose of. Those worry me more than the 5000 in service.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/...026-03-04/

Reuters agrees.

(03-06-2026 12:07 PM)Todor Wrote:  

(03-06-2026 11:59 AM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  From Grok:

"The flood of calls and electronic communications to secure gas and oil from Russia has nearly crashed the systems"—appears to be a direct quote from a recent online forum post (dated around March 4-5, 2026) on csnbbs.com, in a thread titled "Communications systems in Russia collapsing." It describes a supposed overload on Russian communication infrastructure (phone lines, emails, electronic systems) due to urgent inquiries or negotiations from buyers trying to secure Russian gas and oil supplies.

This claim has circulated in niche online discussions but lacks broader confirmation from major news outlets, official Russian statements, or energy market reports as of early March 2026. Here's the current context that might explain why such a rumor is emerging:

From Brave AI:

The claim that "the flood of calls and electronic communications to secure gas and oil from Russia has nearly crashed the systems" is not supported by the available information. In fact, the current situation, as of early March 2026, reflects the opposite trend: Russia is facing severe challenges in exporting and managing its oil and gas production, while Europe and other global actors are actively reducing reliance on Russian energy.

As of March 2, 2026, Russia’s oil industry is at risk of a technical shutdown by mid-spring 2026 due to the critical saturation of storage and transportation infrastructure. With domestic production at around 9 million barrels per day but seaborne exports falling below 3 million barrels per day, Russia faces a daily surplus of approximately 2.5 million barrels it cannot refine, store, or transport. This imbalance threatens a systemic physical crisis, not a surge in global demand overwhelming communication systems.

If you are asking AI to understand hyperbole, then I can’t help you.

I now feel silly for expecting you to understand hyperbole though…

And that last sentence…JFC…

So you started a Thread to Troll the Board. It's kind of hard to tell with your love for Russia and their way of life.

(03-04-2026 01:42 PM)Todor Wrote:  As this thread started, looks like the efforts to stop Russian oil and gas (which were never working well in the first place) are officially caput.

They are going to be selling more, amd at even higher prices now.

Not that it matters, because it’s obvious the US has mostly abandoned Ukraine now anyway and moved onto the next news in the cycle.

#SwingAndAMiss

Word is, Putin has ordered all tankers to half throttle, because every minute they are at sea, the price jumps a little more lol.

So when are they going to roll into Kiev?

https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eur...a-iran-oil

American think tanks expecting rapid increases in Russian oil revenue.

Reportedly, Russia has added additional lines for the Desperate For Oil Hotline.

I fully expect that all worthy customers will be served.

And at this point, it appears that Russia is planning to abandon the market in Europe, other than allies.

Meanwhile, the US been unwilling to commit to supplying Europe with LNG.

As more Arctic fields come online to accommodate newly built Arctic LNG ports, Russia continues to be the closest gas to vital Asian markets.

(03-04-2026 12:45 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  I'll never understand why anyone cares about Russia one way or the other.

Tell that to the parents and kinfolk who had their sons killed in Vietnam by Russian operatives.

OP, is a stooge for Propaganda. The black fleet carrying Russian and Iranian oil has been decimated.

Ukraine with military technology from the west is wiping out so much oil production and refineries even if Russia has calls they have very little way of supplying it.

As of early 2026, Ukrainian drone campaigns have systematically targeted over half of Russia’s major oil refineries, causing significant damage to processing units and, at times, taking nearly 40% of primary capacity offline. Google

If the war continues Ukraine will completely destroy every refinery in Russia

Just wait until those Japanese Sea Drones start exploding in Russia . No way to jam them.

(03-04-2026 08:31 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  lulz

sounds like Russia's phone equipment is about as capable as their air defense systems.

I almost guarantee they still have TDM systems in place. I'm decommissioning a Nortel PBX that I bet ends up at a refurbisher who will clean it up and sell it to a third- world country. I bet there are plenty of them still working in Russia. Meanwhile here in America we have largely transitioned to VoIP, where the telephone is simply another appliance on the network. We still have legacy systems here in America, but they are going away fast, as most have reached end-of-life and there is no longer support for them, leading to increased reliance on modern communication technologies like VoIP.

When I first started in telecom, I had to know how to bench test and repair printed circuit boards. I had to know how to calculate what value of resistor was needed to do X, or how many microfarads a capacitor needed to be to filter out unwanted noise in a PA system. I had mad skills.

As time progressed and technology advanced, we reached a point where everything is disposable. If a part goes bad, don’t bother repairing it; just replace it. All of the electronic skills I used to use every day are obsolete. I haven't used an oscilloscope or a T-bird protocol analyzer in decades. I'm not even sure what packet data looks like now or if it's even still in use.

I really am ready to jump off this merry-go-round of life any time now. I'm not looking to die, but I'm looking forward to going to my real home for eternity. This world has become too crazy for me.

Sorry, apparently my new meds for nerve pain make me very discursive. (I've been waiting to use that word since I heard it in something two nights ago, lol.

(03-06-2026 12:11 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-06-2026 11:33 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-04-2026 12:49 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(03-04-2026 12:45 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  I'll never understand why anyone cares about Russia one way or the other.

I can think of about 7500 reasons.

More like 5,000----but you obviously get it.

They have 1500 that are decommissioned that they still need to dispose of. Those worry me more than the 5000 in service.

5000+1500=7500. Got it.

Just yanking your chain my brother.

All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

Who are Russia’s allies? I have no idea. Just more fear porn. “Russia Russia Russia”

(03-07-2026 08:56 AM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

lol at the muh attempt to goad a response by attacking Iran vs. lack of Ukrainian support as mutually inclusive...

@≠

(03-07-2026 08:56 AM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and no telling how many communist countries in South America. Venezuela is likely crawling with Russian assets. You could probably find some tyrannical dictatorships in Africa as well.

The point is that NONE of them have western values that align with the rest of the free world and certainly not America. All of the citizens of those allies are all held in place at the point of a gun.

(03-07-2026 08:30 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-04-2026 08:31 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  lulz

sounds like Russia's phone equipment is about as capable as their air defense systems.

I almost guarantee they still have TDM systems in place. I'm decommissioning a Nortel PBX that I bet ends up at a refurbisher who will clean it up and sell it to a third- world country. I bet there are plenty of them still working in Russia. Meanwhile here in America we have largely transitioned to VoIP, where the telephone is simply another appliance on the network. We still have legacy systems here in America, but they are going away fast, as most have reached end-of-life and there is no longer support for them, leading to increased reliance on modern communication technologies like VoIP.

When I first started in telecom, I had to know how to bench test and repair printed circuit boards. I had to know how to calculate what value of resistor was needed to do X, or how many microfarads a capacitor needed to be to filter out unwanted noise in a PA system. I had mad skills.

As time progressed and technology advanced, we reached a point where everything is disposable. If a part goes bad, don’t bother repairing it; just replace it. All of the electronic skills I used to use every day are obsolete. I haven't used an oscilloscope or a T-bird protocol analyzer in decades. I'm not even sure what packet data looks like now or if it's even still in use.

I really am ready to jump off this merry-go-round of life any time now. I'm not looking to die, but I'm looking forward to going to my real home for eternity. This world has become too crazy for me.

Sorry, apparently my new meds for nerve pain make me very discursive. (I've been waiting to use that word since I heard it in something two nights ago, lol.

We recently acquired a location that has an old PBX. In due diligence under the phone system, they had just put "old". When I saw that PBX I understood why every time I called the store it sounded like I was communicating with someone on Mars. And you are 100% right, I shopped around and found a buyer for it.

(03-07-2026 10:02 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-07-2026 08:56 AM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and no telling how many communist countries in South America. Venezuela is likely crawling with Russian assets. You could probably find some tyrannical dictatorships in Africa as well.

The point is that NONE of them have western values that align with the rest of the free world and certainly not America. All of the citizens of those allies are all held in place at the point of a gun.

China isn't an ally. They are for China. Its really the last 3, Belarus, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan and that's about it. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are distancing themselves. Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan already have. Russia sold Armenia out, so they are drifting west. They've started wars in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.

(03-07-2026 10:02 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-07-2026 08:56 AM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and no telling how many communist countries in South America. Venezuela is likely crawling with Russian assets. You could probably find some tyrannical dictatorships in Africa as well.

The point is that NONE of them have western values that align with the rest of the free world and certainly not America. All of the citizens of those allies are all held in place at the point of a gun.

XACLY! … we are taking care of mutual interests

VZ = Cuba (with little intervention - will most likely happen by itself) - our hemisphere

Iran - critical for more than oil price stabilization

Ukraine/Russia - almost zero US impact

(03-07-2026 11:42 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-07-2026 10:02 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(03-07-2026 08:56 AM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and no telling how many communist countries in South America. Venezuela is likely crawling with Russian assets. You could probably find some tyrannical dictatorships in Africa as well.

The point is that NONE of them have western values that align with the rest of the free world and certainly not America. All of the citizens of those allies are all held in place at the point of a gun.

China isn't an ally. They are for China. Its really the last 3, Belarus, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan and that's about it. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are distancing themselves. Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan already have. Russia sold Armenia out, so they are drifting west. They've started wars in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.

Didnt China and Russia say it was a "no limits" alliance? I think China and Russia are definitely allies. What I find funny is Russia was so upset being a second rate power in America's Rules Based World Order---they instead ran off to be a little more than a resource producing colony in China's planned orbit of influence. Im not sure thats really a step up in the world---but to each his own.

(03-07-2026 09:18 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Who are Russia’s allies? I have no idea. Just more fear porn. “Russia Russia Russia”

Proudly displayed ignorance. You are not a serious poster.

(03-07-2026 09:27 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-07-2026 08:56 AM)Was SoMs Eagle Wrote:  All of those here who do not care about Russia please answer me one question. Name Russia’s allies. I’ll wait for your intelligent and thoughtful response.

lol at the muh attempt to goad a response by attacking Iran vs. lack of Ukrainian support as mutually inclusive...

@≠

Another avoidance. And no. That is not at all the point of course. Russia has other friendly nations states.

Maybe answer this way, what allies of Russia are also allies of the US both militarily and economically?

You people hate the wrong nation here. But you do you.