Personally, until they find a suitable replacement that is
environmentally friendly, I am going to keep driving my V8 petrol guzzler.
I hope to heaven that they do come up with a solution soon, as you
said, petrol is not sustainable, and I remember seeing an article that we
only have like...30 years of coal or petrol left, and until there is a
viable alternative to the automobile I believe being pissed off with current
petrol prices is ok as there are no comparable technologies that are
available and environmentally friendly
Stewart Gardiner
Technical Support Technician - Consumer Support
CompaqCare Centre
Compaq Customer Services
Compaq Computer Australia
Phone: 1300 368 369
Fax: +61 (2) 9022 8200
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Compaq Australia: www.compaq.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Luke Burton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 11:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SLUG] INTERNATIONAL 3 DAY PETROL BOYCOTT - April 6th-8th.
On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Ryan McBride wrote:
> Usually don't send stuff like this out but the sudden jump from the mid
> 70c/litre range to the high 80s and 90c+ has pissed me off a little. It
> won't be much skin off my nose not to buy petrol on these days so I'll
jump
> on this particular bandwagon...
>
> Sick of being ripped off with current petrol prices?
This is sickening. How much more parochial can some people get? The
immense burden that the car-culture places on our environment is going to
leave us *all* worse off. I personally can't wait until petrol soars even
more. Our resources are not infinite, and cars are not indefinitely
sustainable. Anything that encourages the use of alternative transport
mechanisms should be welcomed.
What exactly are you going to do with your lovely Ford Expedition when you
have no oxygen to breath? What is Linux and the Free Software movement
worth if the planet is made uninhabitable by people rooted in the belief
that we're living in some sort of utopian land of infinite plenty?
Open your eyes. And while you're at it, get a bike.
L8r
Luke Burton.
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