Re: Fuel Prices... again...

Mike hunt wrote:

> People are grumbling about the price of gasoline and there are plenty of

> cars on the market that get 30 MPG or more and plenty that can get more
than 
> 35 MPG.  The fact is buyers apparently do NOT want to buy the cars that
get 
> 36 MPG.   They will settle for 30 MPG to get a vehicle that suits there 
> needs and wants.    Look at what they are buying, the number one seller,
for 
> most every manufacturer, is not their midger or small car but their
midsize 
> cars.    Take note of what you see on the highways, people are still
driving 
> as fast and a far as ever and I still see a lot of campers and motor
homes 
> on the roads.
> 
> What we should be concerned about is the price of diesel fuel.    Up
until 
> the end of 2007, before the newest federal regulation for diesel fuel,
the 
> average cost of diesel fuel was 50c LESS than regular gasoline.  Since
the 
> regular went into effect diesel in now 50c a gallon MORE than premium 
> gasoline.  Diesel trucks only get around 6 MPG.     Everything we buy is
and 
> will continue to go up, because everything we buy is trans****ted by
truck. 
> Even the food we eat us produced by using diesel fuel.
> 


Which illustrates the ignorance of trans****ting commodities long 
distance by truck when rail is a lot more efficient.

Trucks should be limited to local deliveries in surrounding areas near 
major rail hubs.

JT