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NEW YORK- A car whose driver was apparent distraught over the rapid
fluctuations in gasoline prices allegedly drove his car into two gas pumps at a service station located at the corner of Amboy Road and Clark in the Richmond section of Staten Island. The driver, a 43 year old Staten Island resident, was heard shouting "What are they doing for us?", "We can't can't afford to live!", "Food or gas we must choose!" as he was taken into police custody. |
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wrote: NEW YORK- A car whose driver was apparent distraught over the rapid fluctuations in gasoline prices allegedly drove his car into two gas pumps at a service station located at the corner of Amboy Road and Clark in the Richmond section of Staten Island. The driver, a 43 year old Staten Island resident, was heard shouting "What are they doing for us?", "We can't can't afford to live!", "Food or gas we must choose!" as he was taken into police custody. Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo blurted out:
Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. I think the American car industry set itself up. They were already offering extreme bargains before Katrina took out so much petroleum capacity. They are in for a royal screwing now. Austin |
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"AustinMN" wrote:
Qui si parla Campagnolo blurted out: Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. I think the American car industry set itself up. They were already offering extreme bargains before Katrina took out so much petroleum capacity. They are in for a royal screwing now. You're probably gonna see some DEEP discounts on the whale-size SUVs (though they'll probably make it up by increasing the price of the econoboxes). Hopefully this "crisis" will last long enough to make a real difference in people's attitude about what constitutes "reasonable transportation". Maybe some of 'em will actually figure out that bikes are a good option? Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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"Mark Hickey" wrote in message ... Hopefully this "crisis" will last long enough to make a real difference in people's attitude about what constitutes "reasonable transportation". Maybe some of 'em will actually figure out that bikes are a good option? That would be a good outcome, but if the general populous on your side of the pond is anything like the general populous over here; it won't. When we had the fuel blockades a few years ago, there were *serious* fuel shortages. Cycling was wonderful - as the number of cars on the roads decreased *noticably* as people really did limit their motoring. As soon as the blockades stopped - back to normal... This morning I filled the car with diesel. Price 94.9p/litre. If my mathematics is correct, this equates to £4.32 per UK gallon, or £3.58 per US gallon, which is roughly $6.55 a US gallon and this is normal price over here. People are not noticeably using their cars any less as fuel prices go up - people cut back in other areas first, I think. The filling station forecourt was just as full as normal on a Friday morning. Cheers, helen s |
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"Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message ups.com... wrote: NEW YORK- A car whose driver was apparent distraught over the rapid fluctuations in gasoline prices allegedly drove his car into two gas pumps at a service station located at the corner of Amboy Road and Clark in the Richmond section of Staten Island. The driver, a 43 year old Staten Island resident, was heard shouting "What are they doing for us?", "We can't can't afford to live!", "Food or gas we must choose!" as he was taken into police custody. Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. How about getting ANWR on line. We Alaskan's are trying to help....but a few environmental groups keeps us from doing just that! JIM |
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On 2 Sep 2005 05:45:04 -0700, "Qui si parla Campagnolo"
wrote: Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. So, how do you get around without a car since I'm sure you don't want to be identified as a fat American who has been set up by the car and oil industry? |
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Skip wrote: Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. So, how do you get around without a car since I'm sure you don't want to be identified as a fat American who has been set up by the car and oil industry? Personally, I ride a bike to work. But I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those who continue to rumble around in their gas-hog SUVs. My Exxon-Mobil stock is really doing well this week. It's better than selling crack: I think the gas junkies are hooked harder. CC |
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In article . com, Qui
si parla Campagnolo wrote: Anything that will get the typical fat american outta his SUV is a good thing. Fat america has been set up by the car and oil industry and now are a gonna get screwed. Yes, the skyrocketing cost of crude will no doubt force SUV lovers to confront the cost of their vice; however, we fool ourselves to think that gas guzzling status seekers alone will suffer the consequences of this latest round of petroleum price shocks. Expect a rise in the cost of fresh food, everything and anything that utilizes plastic, petroleum based textiles, the transport of people and goods - including those lovely bikes from Asia and Europe; in short, expect the price of most everything to rise to some degree. More worrisome is how typical surburbanites -- I believe this demographic comprises 45 percent of the North American population -- will cope. The very structure of their communities is based upon the personal auto and availability of inexpensive fuel - an assumption that's proving to be increasingly tenuous these days. Indeed suburbs may prove to be this society's greatest misallocation of resources, so profligate are they in their energy use. The anticipation of oil price shocks deepening in the future doesn't discourage me though: I'm an optimist. Perhaps this will usher in a time of reckoning and, hopefully, intelligent energy generation and conservation initiatives will gain more favour -- modest, but certainly not least among them is the humble bicycle. Luke |
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