Author Topic: Gas (Read 5611 times)

beet1e · « **Reply #75 on:** August 22, 2005, 10:36:06 AM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
I like cheese.

Oh OK then - that makes perfect sense.

:cool:

Fishu · « **Reply #76 on:** August 22, 2005, 12:08:32 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
You sure that you are talking about what the U.S. considers "low sulphur"? It is very strict. I don't really know what yu guys start out with either.

I don't know about diesel, but the very reason why for example california has been receiving refined fuel from even as far as Finland, has been that it is one of the countries with refineries capable of producing cleaner fuels.

Excel1 · « **Reply #77 on:** August 23, 2005, 03:50:31 AM »

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Originally posted by Westy
"much of the $$ goes dirictly to the govt as tax, for them to ....."

Pass under the table back to the oil corporations in big envelopes marked "subsidy" and "tax break."

Yep, there is that.

The problem is we are almost totally dependant on foreign oil companies for our dino juice, that gives the oil corps a lot of leverage to get their own way. ( in the past they have threatened to pull out of the country) Throw in a bit of corperate monstering as well, and the govt caves-in every time and just contents it self with creaming off the tax.

Excel

Excel1 · « **Reply #78 on:** August 23, 2005, 05:14:37 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
OK, that part's not a laffing matter. But things could be worse - your deputy PM could be a buffoon like our own John Prescott. Talk about pissing money away, he wants to make our cities more women friendly. Plans include the installation of hairdriers in ladies' public toilets.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1743811,00.html

LOL beetle

Sorry, but it's funny. And I agree he is a buffoon, but it sounds like Blair isn't giving him enough to do. Maybe Blair doesn't trust him with the important stuff ?

Your deputy PM maybe a buffoon but ours is the minister of finance and a complete socialist salamander. About a year ago he was asked by a reporter why he would not give tax cuts at a time the govt was running a $7billion surplus. The standard response to that question is that the surplus is needed for future expenditure and we can't afford tax cuts at this time blah blah blah...
But this time when he answered he let slip his true ideology: "they don't know what is good for them, they would only spend it"

My blood boiled when I read that. I was going to hire a hit man and have the bugger bumped off but I couldn't afford it ... I'm over taxed.

The irony is that we have a general election here next month and the socialist are handing out money like it's going out of style -as election bribes- in a desperate attempt to cling to power.

Excel

lazs2 · « **Reply #79 on:** August 23, 2005, 08:28:54 AM »

beetle... who cares about bragging rights? I care about the rush and the build and the smell and the sound and... well... things you wouldn't understand... it's like guns in a way..

I guess the equivelant is that I can't fathom why you would waste time and money and brain cells on wine. would rather drink grape juice... more flavor.

lazs

Xargos · « **Reply #80 on:** August 23, 2005, 08:44:15 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Like I said, driving back from Chipping Campden, there are precious few opportunities to do more than about 60mph. And... if going on a jaunt across Europe - how many times am I going to want to accelerate to do ¼ mile in ~13 secs.? I base my car choice on the vehicle that best meets my motoring needs/wants - not the one that gives me the best bragging rights.

Are all Englishmen gelded a birth?

Meatwad · « **Reply #81 on:** August 23, 2005, 09:24:11 AM »

Gas here dropped to $2.46 a gallon yesterday.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #82 on:** August 23, 2005, 09:52:30 AM »

i live in Western NC here at the gas is 2.70/gal for reg. just across the SC/NC boarder i was getting it for 2.30/gal.

usually the price difference is on20-30 cents - not 40!

beet1e · « **Reply #83 on:** August 23, 2005, 10:51:06 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
beetle... who cares about bragging rights? I care about the rush and the build and the smell and the sound and... well... things you wouldn't understand... it's like guns in a way..

Dunno, Lazs. The only rush I see is the gas-guzzlers hurrying to fill up before the price goes up.

Xargos · « **Reply #84 on:** August 23, 2005, 11:43:59 AM »

Beetle, I think you fail to see that most Americans would rather LIVE 20 years then exist 100.

Wolfala · « **Reply #85 on:** August 23, 2005, 12:31:03 PM »

3.15 out here. AVGAS is pushing $4.30 now for 100LL

beet1e · « **Reply #86 on:** August 23, 2005, 12:38:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Xargos
Beetle, I think you fail to see that most Americans would rather LIVE 20 years then exist 100.

I don't get it. Are you saying that most Americans drive cars that get 6-13mpg? Maybe in the 1960s/70s, but not now, surely.

Westy · « **Reply #87 on:** August 23, 2005, 12:46:43 PM »

Maybe not that low but close. Americans have had a love affair with large SUV's for the past decade. Monstrosities such as...

beet1e · « **Reply #88 on:** August 23, 2005, 12:53:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Westy
Maybe not that low but close. Americans have had a love affair with large SUV's for the past decade. Monstrosities such as...

Yes... I guess that was OK when gas was 50 cents a gallon. But... the writing has been on the wall for decades regarding world oil crisis.

Xargos · « **Reply #89 on:** August 23, 2005, 01:04:59 PM »

There is no crisis, there is only tree huggers which equals high gas prices. Kill a tree hugger, gas prices go down.