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Re: Fuel Prices... again...

by Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 26, 2008 at 05:05 AM

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
 




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"Dale J." <r  2008-04-06 14:24:18 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-06 21:20:37 
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"Mike hunt" <  2008-04-06 17:40:46 
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"Dale J." <r  2008-04-09 18:22:30 
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Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWit  2008-04-06 23:24:14 
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"jimandkathiekrise&q  2008-04-07 07:28:34 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-08 17:25:26 
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"Barry" <bar  2008-04-08 21:37:32 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-09 22:55:46 
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doug holverson <dholve  2008-04-09 18:43:35 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-10 17:36:57 
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"George Mills"   2008-04-25 20:39:28 
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"Mike hunt" <  2008-04-25 19:29:37 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-26 05:05:26 
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me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-04-26 16:03:01 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-27 04:30:49 
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me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-04-27 15:58:39 
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keith_kichefski@[EMAIL PR  2008-04-09 06:32:34 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-09 22:58:32 
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"ah" <ahatns  2008-04-11 09:42:15 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-12 02:52:57 
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"Dale J." <r  2008-04-09 18:02:52 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-10 17:38:20 
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"Comatus@[EMAIL PROT  2008-04-07 10:59:21 
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"Paul Johnson"  2008-04-07 17:56:01 
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Grumpy AuContraire <Gr  2008-04-08 17:26:48 

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