Chuck,
I sent these out for fun but am prepared to enter the debate seriously.
Most people see the low gasoline prices in the USA, a quarter of the price
in the UK, and laugh at some people in the wealthiest nation in the world
bitch about how high the prices are. Personally I agree with high taxes on
gasoline for environmental reasons with the perhaps naïve assumption that
his will mean lower taxes elsewhere. I drive a +8 and am willing to pay for
the pleasure but use a more fuel efficient car for shopping, etc.. Global
warming and diminishing fossil fuel reserves are realities of the world in
which we live and to bury ones head in the ground is sheer folly - and I
work in the oil industry!
With respect,
Manfred.
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From: owner-morgans@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-morgans@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Vandergraaf, Chuck
Sent: 8 April 2000 17:33
To: 'Manfred Brown'
Cc: 'Morgan List'
Subject: RE: US Gasoline Pricing
Manfred,
Yeah, I've seen these figures before but other than being cute, they miss
the point, IMHO. Most of the items that are mentioned can potentially be
poured down somebody's throat and need to be of high quality. Others (brake
fluid, for example) are also of high quality but are used sparingly. I would
imagine that ink for ink jet printers ranks up there as well. When I drove
from Calgary to Pinawa a couple of years ago in my Toyota MR2, I averaged
100 kph over the ~1450 km distance. I was using ~7.3 litres per 100 km (39
mpg). I could not possibly consume any of the potable fluids mentioned at
that rate, not sustained over 14 hours, anyway. White Out is probably an
endangered species. As for Evian, there are alternatives "L'eau du faucet"
is good enough for me."
I'm not saying that gasoline prices are too high. Gas prices are just very
visible and gas is bought often enough to remind the buyer. Considering the
wide range in prices in the world, it's no wonder we think we're being
fleeced! Governments are not likely to step in and government officials
must be rubbing their collective hands with glee: every increase results on
more of our hard-earned money making a one-way trip to their coffers.
Chuck Vandergraaf
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From: Manfred Brown[SMTP:m-brown@dircon.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday April 08, 2000 5:01 AM
To: 'Morgan List'
Subject: US Gasoline Pricing
Below is something I was sent from the US. Puts the price of
gasoline into
perspective.
Manfred
1987 +8
Gas Out
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More thoughts on the proposed "Gas-out" April 7-9. Here are a few
things
that the magazine Autoweek has brought to the public's attention.
And
thanks to subscriber Christine for passing it along to us!
.... This is what it costs to buy a gallon of.....
Diet Snapple - 16oz for $1.29 = $10.32 a gallon
Lipton Iced Tea - 16 oz for $1.19 = $9.52 a gallon
Gatorade - 20 oz for $1.59 = $10.17 a gallon
Ocean Spray - 16 oz for $1.25 = $10.00 a gallon
Evian water - 9 oz for $1.49 = $21.19 a gallon. $21.19 FOR WATER!!
Maybe
that's the reason "Evian" spelled backward is "Naive" ...
STP brake fluid - 12 oz for $3.15 = $33.60 a gallon
Scope - 1.5 oz for $0.99 = $84.84 a gallon
Vick's Nyquil - 6 oz for $8.35 = $178.13 a gallon (Of course, you
are paying
for all that alcohol, too).
But here's the real kicker!!
White Out - 0.7 oz for $1.39 = $254.17 a gallon (i.e Tipex in the
UK)
So next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on
White
Out!!!
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