> From: "Kyle Mcallister" > > From: "Jed Rothwell"
> <snip> > > > I told her "serves you right for driving that big car!" > > It serves the whole damn nation right. I am sorry, > > but I have zero sympathy for people who drive gas > > guzzlers. They should have known this was going to > > happen sooner or later. > > You go too far here. I'm sorry, but I am sure I am not > the only one here whois getting a little tired of the > holier than thou tirades. ... [snip] FWIW, most vortexians completely understand and sympathize with the fact that low-income individuals & families cannot afford to purchase expensive energy efficient hybrids. It is, in fact, one of the vexing problems with the current market of energy efficiency vehicles - they ain't cheap. Ya gott be rich to afford them. I can't afford one either. I can't speak for Jed, but what personally bothers me are those who DO make a decent income and therefore CAN afford to purchase any kind of car on the market. But what do many of them long for? What really jerks their chain? The biggest, meanest, the most powerful testosterone looking gas guzzling SUV they can get their hands on. Why? Because owning a SUV gives them the illusion that once they are behind the wheel they are sitting in the seat of power. The irony of those who buy into this illusion is that the more their SUV guzzles gas the more powerless they actually become because they have less discretionary income left in their wallets. My piston is bigger than yours! OPEC couldn't be happier. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
