Oh, cripes, not you too! Another Cassandra.
Just filling my Escalade costs 100.00. I've had to cut back on my
driving, which affects my lifestyle.
I'm really PO'ed at the government. They never think of us little guys;
I mean what am I supposed to do?
I have another 3 years payments on a car I can't afford to drive.
I had to borrow against my house to afford this car and now my ARM is
adjusting too. I hope
it doesn't come down to gas or a roof over my head. I will not take the
bus like my stupid loud-mouth
know it all brother in law who bought a junky looking used VW TDI and
won't shut up about his mileage.
This is America, not some smart-car-infested Eurpean city full of skinny
smokers blabbing about running on Biodiesel.
And besides, the local governments gas taxes are just wasted the money
is spent on stupid things like schools and senior services.
Cheap gas forever!
-'Merika
Kirk McLoren wrote:
> The Wellingtons are scary. Narcisstic and psychotic. How anyone could
> be that out of touch and yet pass for functioning. But they are in my
> neighborhood too.
> I get the impression they have the intellectual perception of a 6 year
> old and that isnt fair to a lot of 6 year olds.
> Hate to be seen in something not new. And there are children going to
> bed hungry.
> Disgusting toads.
>
> Kirk
>
> */Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
>
> I'm surprised at you, Keith. You're not very sympathetic.
>
>
> SUV OWNERS PUZZLED BY HIGH GAS PRICES
>
>
> by Ben Radstein, staff reporter
>
> Before the war in Iraq began, SUV owners were polled
> about their attitudes toward the
> upcoming conflict, and by a very wide margin, they supported the
> idea.
> They all seemed to believe that the war would lower oil prices,
> and make
> fueling their gas guzzling behemoths cheap. Now many are expressing
> dismay that this has not occurred. I spoke again to William and Susan
> Wellington, who expressed confusion about the current situation.
>
> "I used to see bumper stickers and tee shirts that said kick their
> ass,
> take their gas." said Mr. Wellington, "We have done the first part of
> that, why not the rest? Iraq has the world's second largest oil
> reserve,
> and now we control it, but gas costs more now than it did before the
> war. It is already over two dollars a gallon, and I need premium!"
>
> "We were going to buy a new SUV once the Escalade is eighteen months
> old, and loses that new feeling," added Mrs. Wellington "but now I
> don't
> know. I hate having to be seen in anything old. If I didn't know
> better,
> I might think that young chap I saw on the University campus talking
> about peak oil wasn't crazy."
>
> For those who don't know, peak oil
> is the theory that the
> world's oil supply can be represented as a bell curve. The first
> half of
> it will be easy to extract, and therefore cheap. The second half
> would
> be increasingly difficult to remove from the ground, and increasingly
> expensive. Depending upon whom you believe, the result of this
> could be
> mere inconvenience, prolonged recession, or war, famine,
> pestilence and
> death.
>
> I asked the Wellingtons to consider whether peak oil was a valid
> theory,
> and if we had hit it. Susan nodded no, and William bellowed.
> "That's a
> bunch of vegan tree-hugger doom-saying nonsense! Where did you get
> that
> idea, Al Gore? Are you trying to cause panic? Why do you liberals
> hate
> America? We will have oil for centuries to come if we just look
> for it.
> We have heard this nonsense since the 1970s. It was not true then,
> and
> it's not true now. I don't know exactly why gas prices are so
> high, but
> I would wager my last dollar that it is Bill Clinton's fault. After
> all, it was he who drove Rush Limbaugh to drugs, and he should accept
> responsibility for that"
>
> The Wellingtons would not talk to me any further after that. I wonder
> how long big SUVs will keep selling with gas at these prices. Will
> they
> still say that fuel-efficient cars are only for tree-huggers in a
> year?
> One thing is for certain. People who depend on cheap oil don't
> want to
> talk about peak oil.
>
>
>
> Keith Addison wrote:
>
> >Different point I know, but US gasoline prices are currently
> $2.87 to
> >$3.37 a (US) gallon, very cheap!
> >
> >Weekly Retail Premium Gasoline Prices (Including Taxes)
> >
> >Date 4/30/07 (U.S. Dollars per Gallon)
> >Belgium 6.80
> >France 6.71
> >Germany 7.09
> >Italy 6.68
> >Netherlands 7.77
> >UK 7.07
> >US 3.18
> >
> >Another source:
> >
> >pence/litre
> >Austria 75
> >Belguim 95
> >Czech Rep 71.5
> >Denmark 92.2
> >Eire 74.5
> >Finland 89.4
> >France 85.2
> >Germany 90
> >Greece 65.7
> >Netherlands 100.3
> >Hungary 83.5
> >Italy 87.2
> >Luxembourg 76.5
> >Norway 94.8
> >Poland 79.5
> >Portugal 85.8
> >Spain 66.4
> >Sweden 82.1
> >Switzerland 72.1
> >United Kingdom(Av) 96.5
> >USA 37.5
> >
> >Gasoline in the US costs half or less what it costs in other
> >industrialised countries.
> >
> >Much too cheap, $10 would be better, make it soon.
> >
> >Best
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Like evey freakin law, special cases are not accounted for.
> >>Consequently, laws are made to be broken. Bhandari needs to show
> >>the copy of his letter from the Wisconsin Dept of Ag to customers,
> >>make a big stink out of this. Get folks to beat their state reps
> >>over the head. Could be a great marketing tool for Bhandari, help
> >>him get free publicity, maybe even spread the idea to other
> >>stations. This guy has been presented a gift horse. Wonder if he's
> >>smart enough to cash in. Mike DuPree
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: Kirk McLoren
> >>To: biofuel
> >>Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:45 AM
> >>Subject: [Biofuel] Fwd: Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices
> >>
> >>free market?
> >>Kirk
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Gas Station Owner Told to Raise Prices
> >> May 8 11:26 PM
> >>US/Eastern
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> >>
> >>MERRILL, Wis. (AP) - A service station that offered discounted gas
> >>to
> >>
> >>om>senior citizens and people supporting youth sports has been
> >>ordered by the state to raise its prices. Center City BP owner Raj
> >>Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon
> price
> >>break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less
> >>per gallon.
> >>But the
> >>
> >>&sid=breitbart.com>state Department of Agriculture, Trade and
> >>
> >>rt.com>Consumer Protection says those deals are too good: They
> >>violate Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to
> >>sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.
> >>Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor in
> >>la
> >>te April saying the state would sue him if he did not raise his
> >>prices. The state could penalize him for each discounted gallon he
> >>sold, with the fine determined by a judge.
> >>Bhandari, who bought the station in May 2006, said he worries
> >>customers will think he stopped the discounts because he wants to
> >>make more money. About 10 percent of his customers had used the
> >>discount cards.
> >>Dale Van Camp of Merrill said he bought a $50 card to support the
> >>local youth hockey program. It would have saved him about $100 per
> >>year on gas, he said.
> >>___
> >>Information from: Wausau Daily Herald,
> http://www.wausaudailyherald.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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