One of my customers is an Energy Broker.
He drills oil wells and sells oil to brokers.
He says the price of fuel will go down to normal levels of $1.75 or less
within 21 days.
Not much comfort today.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: gasoline price time capsule

> It doesn't matter what type of energy we are
> talking about. All energy is expensive.
>
> If we switch to another form, that will become
> expensive.
>
> Diesel here already costs more than  premium gas
> in Seattle.
>
>  Biodiesel will be taxed, raising it above the
> price of Diesel ,and growing crops to produce the
> vegetable oil costs more to produce than
> petroleum.
>
> Any fuel that becomes popular ends up with a high
> demand.
>
> Why are'nt the Asians in Kyoto and elsewhere
> running on rice-ohol?
>
> Diesel engines are noisy and smelly.
> My neighbors would scorn me if I ran one  here.
> When a Diesel pick-up goes up the street , it
> sounds like a fire-truck.
>
> I don't like the noise either. I would switch to
> alcohol fuel like they have in the midwest,
> called E-85, 100 octane, more  clean burning than
> diesel or SVO, and you can run it in your Accord
> without having to sign one.
>
> Then we all don't have to rip out our gas engines
> for Diesel replacements.
>
> The local utility used to sell only electricity
> locally when it was first created.  Cheap
> Northwest power.
>
> Now it's on sale to the highest bidder, thru the
> grid, to California.
>
> Fuel is the same way- where more consumers are,
> more demand, and a higher percentage of people
> who can afford higher prices.
>
> (I saw a Flex-fuel Honda Civic on the freeway the
> other day)
>
> Robert
>
> 1982 Westfalia
>
> If we someday run on corn fuel, do we call it
> Cornfalia, or Westcornia?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
> wrote:
>
> > This really is all a blessing on disguise... no
> > fuel shortages here in BC,
> > just higher prices.  In the last two weeks we
> > went from 97.9 to 109.9 to
> > 118.9 per liter.  Diesel is now 104.9, was
> > 89.9.   These higher prices are
> > going to get the masses thinking about the
> > environment and what driving
> > their H2 or other ugly sport utility really
> > means.  People don't give a
> > rat's ass about the environment as a whole,
> > just the tree hugging "weirdos",
> > US politicians don't care either or else they
> > would have signed the Kyoto
> > Accord and not make tax breaks for people to
> > buy big gas guzzlers like the
> > H2.  As it becomes more costly to drive these
> > planet killing machines, they
> > [the machines] will die as people won't be able
> > to afford to drive them.
> > Cars like the VW TDI and the MB Smart will gain
> > even more market share as
> > they are cheaper to drive and less harmful to
> > the environment.  Darwin is
> > hard at work and that is a good thing.
> >
> > I really hope gas goes to 150.0 per liter - the
> > planet will be a much better
> > place to live in.  My TriStar is a TDI, my
> > camper is getting a TDI installed
> > in it as well as my Golf Country Syncro.  These
> > can all run on BioDiesel or
> > SVO so the price of gasoline and ultimately
> > petroleum Diesel doesn't bother
> > me.
> >
> > Something to think about!
> >
> > David Marshall
> >
> > Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
> > Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
> >
> > http://www.fastforward.ca
> > mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
> > Phone: (250) 992 7775        FAX: (250) 992
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> >
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> > - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and
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> > - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
> >
> >
> > Due to the large volume of email  we  receive,
> > PLEASE  include  previous
> > emails when responding.  This will allow us to
> > read the complete dialogue
> > in one message and will result in quicker and
> > more  accurate  responses.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> > [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> > Of roger sisler
> > Sent: September 3, 2005 10:24 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: gasoline price time capsuel
> >
> >
> >  I thought these prices  might be of interest 5
> > years from now when someone
> > accidently pulls them up in the archives. Will
> > they seem low or high to the
> > future listees? These are from  my 7-11 gas
> > station. Monday $2.63/gallon
> > Tuesday $$2.69   Wednesday $2.79/gallon
> > Thursday  $2.97/gallon  Friday
> > $3.29/gallon  Satuerday $3.49/gallon(out of
> > regular so gas is $3.59). Many
> > gas stations are out of gas in the Washington
> > DC area today. It seems Sunday
> > prices will be about 20 cents higher. The roads
> > carry far fewer vehicles
> > lately.I have been seeing lots of bicycles and
> > people walking, so please be
> > careful when driving.There is probably lots of
> > gas at resorts and the
> > beach,as many will not want to risk driving
> > there. When Tuesday comes,and
> > the new work week begins, it is going to get
> > very interesting.I remember
> > during the last gas shortage laws were changed
> > where only vehicles with
> > licence plates ending with an even number could
> > fill up on an even day , and
> > plates ending with an odd
> >  number could fill up on days ending with an
> > odd number.Resort destinations
> > advertised "come on out, we have plenty of gas
> > out here".Few went. The local
> > news station says  dont drive your car this
> > holiday-- just wash it instead .
> >
> >
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