My opening statement remains the same.
"Not my posting", I just sent it on to you guys in the hopes of staving off
another thread on Optima Batteries, Dual Batteries, O2 sensors or Tires.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Got Gas?

> But Stan, I don't think this would do any good. The oil companies don't
> have their prices set by the government, they have their prices set by
> supply--usually--and demand--lately.
>
> No matter where our oil companies would like to set their prices, China
> and India are saying "send us more." And they will continue to buy more
> and pay a high price for it because their economies are growing rapidly
> and will continue to do so.  The price of oil will  continue to rise as
> a result because we and the rest of the world are using lots and lots
> of it; we will be competing with China and India now as never before.
> It's the beginning of the agricultural season around the northern
> hemisphere and the beginning of the driving season here. It will
> probably hit $80 a barrel before labor day, maybe as little as $70.
>
> As I have written before, India and China are using oil to fuel their
> economies though agriculture and manufacturing, mainly. We, on the
> other hand, are using it to haul our obese individual rear ends up and
> down the highway in the most inefficient vehicles ever devised.
>
> The only way out is to become more energy independent. It's no longer a
> question of "when will we run out" but rather "how can we sustain an
> oil-based economy in a world where it will rise over the next decade to
> $100, $150 and even $200 a barrel?" And those prices are assuming that
> there are no major disruptions for extended periods of time.
>
> If our government has an active role in this today, the role is taking
> the car industry's lobbying money for turning a blind eye to the
> rampant consumption allowed by excluding light trucks and WSUVs from
> the standards cars are held to. It's not setting gas prices high for
> the oil companies to benefit. I am no friend of the oil companies, but
> I don't see them at fault here.
>
> If you want details on the awful truth of how needlessly gluttonous and
> dependent we've become on oil, check this out
>
> http://www.nrdc.org/breakthechain/
>
> Also follow the link to Car Talk's Reasons Not to Buy an SUV.
>
> Also check out how much waste is created in making a new car and smile
> at that old one in your driveway.
>
>
> Jim
>
> On Mar 18, 2005, at 7:54 PM, Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> > (Not my posting, it just came to me)
> > Hi, Gang:
> >  I had an idea. Since the government in its
> >  typical fashion sits on its you-know-what, doing
> >  nothing about soaring gasoline prices while oil
> >  companies reap record profits, it's time for us
> >  all to get together and initiate a campaign to
> >  achieve a silent but meaningful protest that
> >  should get results.
> >
> >  Here's my thinking: We have to purchase gasoline.
> >  There are no options. But we do NOT have to make
> >  any purchases in the service station "convenience
> >  stores." My idea is to get everyonewe know to NOT
> >  BUY ANYTHING in a service station
> >  other than gasoline. You want coffee? Go to
> >  Starbucks. Need a quart of oil? Go to an auto
> >  parts store. Want a hot dog? Try
> >  Wienderschnitzel. Want a Coke? Try the liquor
> >  store nearby. And so on.
> >
> >  If enough people cooperate, the oil companies
> >  will get the message 'cause we'll be hurting them
> >  where it hurts the
> >  most: Profits among their convenience store
> >  operators who'll cry foul loudly and clearly,
> >  letting the oil companies know the public is
> >  taking action to rebel against high prices for
> >  gas at the pumps. In the words of that famous
> >  seamstress Ellen McKoy, "You won't know if it
> >  works unless you try."
> >
> >  Just forward this email to as many contacts as
> >  possible and we can get the ball rolling. But do
> >  it today. And don't buy ANYTHING in a service
> >  station store. Only gasoline, because you have
> >  to.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> > Engine Ceramics
> > 214-352-4931
> > www.engineceramics.com
> >
>
>
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