actually its a hand me down and I have no choice.. no money to replace it with something better. saw a ford ranger here in town that gets probably 25 mpg for 3,000
haven't seen 3,000 in years.. On 4/29/2010 7:34 PM, geoff wrote: > || I have a pickup that gets about 10 mpg.|| > > There's part of the problem. I drive a high-performance Ford GT that gets a > lot better than that. Your economy standards in the USA are appalling. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Virgil Bierschwale > Sent: Friday, 30 April 2010 9:48 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Drill, Baby, Drill! > > lets use today as an example. > I have a pickup that gets about 10 mpg. > I had to drive to fredericksburg this morning which took 22 miles. > I got back which was 44 miles. > I then twisted off some bolts which meant I had to drive to kerrvile for > 22 miles > another 22 miles back > > This is a typical day in the country. > We do not live 100 yards from each other like in other countries. > There is no way around it, unless we shut down the small towns and all > gather around the big towns.. > > On 4/29/2010 7:13 PM, geoff wrote: > >> If you Americans want to save on oil then do what the rest of the world >> does. TAX IT. You have ludicrously low fuel prices which is why you >> use/waste so much of it. High prices are a disincentive to waste and an >> incentive to economy. ECONOMIC 101, but apparently no one in your >> > government > >> has yet understood that. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Stephen Russell >> Sent: Friday, 30 April 2010 9:37 AM >> To: ProFox Email List >> Subject: Re: [OT] Drill, Baby, Drill! >> >> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Virgil Bierschwale<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> like I said.. >>> you cut everybody down, but you have no solution because there is no >>> solution. >>> We need it. >>> Therefore we must produce it. >>> Which means we must drill for it >>> >>> >> ---------------------- >> >> hahahahaha >> >> You need to CHANGE what you do. I know it will go over as easily as >> prying the gun out of your cold dead fingers. >> >> People have to realize that they do not need a vehicle that seats 6-8 >> for a family of 3. All those soccer moms will have to go back to a >> car. Might even save 10 miles per gallon when they switch. If that >> extends your mileage by 30% that is a win for not needed to keep >> drilling. >> >> Depending on where you live you might ride your bike to the bus stop >> where you put your bike on the bus for use in the end of your commute. >> That bus is already there on the road so the savings is 100% on your >> side. >> >> Learning that less is more. A little lower temp in the winter and a >> little higher in the summer will save some electricity need. >> >> I know that you live in bumb fuck texas that doesn't have this and you >> already do that. Probably because you are just ahead of poor? These >> suggestions are for more suburbanite person. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2843 - Release Date: 04/29/10 >> > 13:27:00 > >> >> > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2843 - Release Date: 04/29/10 > 13:27:00 > > -- Virgil Bierschwale Vets Finding Vets <http://www.VetsFindingVets.org> Keep America At Work <http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
