I heard it costs them 3-4 bucks a barrel to produce crude and we buy it for
70 bucks a barrel.
Must be nice to dig a hole in the ground and pull out as much money as you
need.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: gasoline price time capsule

> The last time I was reading about it, the price of a gallon of gas in Iraq
> is $0.05.  Yep, five cents.  That was a year ago.  Now it could be ten
cent
> a gallon.  (let's go to Iraq?)
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 1:11 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
> >> 1160
> >>
> >> - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
> >> - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and
> >> Importation
> >> - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
> >>
> >>
> >> Due to the large volume of email  we  receive,
> >> PLEASE  include  previous
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> >> in one message and will result in quicker and
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> >>
> >>
> >> -----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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