In <046d01c2d29e$4e28aef0$319c4094@BILLPC>, on 02/12/03
   at 06:54 AM, Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> said:

>Besides, gas is a bargain.  To obtain it we have to drill extremely
>expensive wells, fighting radical environmentalists every step of the
>way.  Then it has to be processed in very expensive refineries before it
>is usable.  With all of that, try to buy a gallon (or liter) of almost
>anything else for what you pay for gas.  Gas here in Arizona is currently
>about $1.60.  Milk is $3.00.  Bottled water is usually more than
>gasoline.  So is diet soda, which contains no costly ingredients and
>costs almost nothing to make.

Bill, you forgot to add in the cost of the military for keeping the oil
flowing, the cost of the cleanup from the spills, the cost to the taxpayer
for the HUGE tax breaks and incentives that the US gives them, and on and
on. Gas ain't cheap, its made to look that way, but the behind the scenes
cost is enormous. Independent studies from more than a few sources put the
cost to Americans at easily over $10 a gallon, and that doesn't include
the price of human life.

>I just don't worry about the price of gas.  It goes up and down, but I
>just roll my Westy up to the pump, put in the little card, pump, and go
>on my way.  The price of gas just doesn't make much difference in the big
>scheme of things, so I don't waste my time worring about it or my breath
>whining about it.

The only rational approach.

We should convert out homes to solar power, or wind, and use the money
saved on the E-bill for feeding our Vans!

John