Re: New owner - first questions

Eeyore (Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying:

>> As a footnote... anyone wonder why the price of synthetic oil continues
>> to rise while dino oil rises? There's no petroleum in Mobil-1, but it
>> still goes up. It couldn't be the oil companies screwing us, could it?

> It's called capitalism. I never fail to be amazed how Americans dislike
> it.
> 
> I expect the raw materials for synthetics are oil derived as many
> chemicals are.

Even if they aren't, I would suspect that the production and distribution 
costs probably haven't fallen.