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On 6 Sep 2005 15:45:59 -0700, "Bruce Jackson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>[email protected] wrote:
>
>> A surprising number of rec.bicycles.tech posters seem to lose their
>> heads whenever their dislike of cars is involved.
>
>I'm not about to get rid of my cars any time soon but to tell the truth
>I think gas is just too cheap here. Some of my coworkers drive their
>Chevy Surburbans 45 miles each way to and from work every day. If gas
>is so cheap that this seems reasonable to them than I say it is just
>too cheap. Now in light of the call to conserve my company is going to
>let employees work from home 2 days/week (which is certainly a pretty
>good idea but I can drive my efficient car my reasonable distance to
>work and back all week on less than half the gas they use in one day).
>
>Were it up to me I'd add $1/gal tax to gas and use all the money to
>fund mass transit, alternative fuels, and conservation. If we did this
>years ago we might not be so dependant on other nations for our
>strategic resources. In my book energy independance is a necessary
>component of national security; as long as we are so dependant on other
>nation's oil we are at their mercy.
>
>I'm planning on getting a diesel for my next vehicle. Hopefully by
>then biodiesel will be available near me. I'd much rather pay $5/gal
>and have my money go to American farmers than to pay $2/gal and have my
>money go to unfriendly nations and multinational corporations.
>
>My $0.02 anyway.
Dear Bruce,
As I said, a surprising number of rec.bicycles.tech posters
seem to lose their heads whenever their dislike of cars is
involved. Add foreign nations and corporations, if you like.
Carl Fogel
<[email protected]> wrote:
>[email protected] wrote:
>
>> A surprising number of rec.bicycles.tech posters seem to lose their
>> heads whenever their dislike of cars is involved.
>
>I'm not about to get rid of my cars any time soon but to tell the truth
>I think gas is just too cheap here. Some of my coworkers drive their
>Chevy Surburbans 45 miles each way to and from work every day. If gas
>is so cheap that this seems reasonable to them than I say it is just
>too cheap. Now in light of the call to conserve my company is going to
>let employees work from home 2 days/week (which is certainly a pretty
>good idea but I can drive my efficient car my reasonable distance to
>work and back all week on less than half the gas they use in one day).
>
>Were it up to me I'd add $1/gal tax to gas and use all the money to
>fund mass transit, alternative fuels, and conservation. If we did this
>years ago we might not be so dependant on other nations for our
>strategic resources. In my book energy independance is a necessary
>component of national security; as long as we are so dependant on other
>nation's oil we are at their mercy.
>
>I'm planning on getting a diesel for my next vehicle. Hopefully by
>then biodiesel will be available near me. I'd much rather pay $5/gal
>and have my money go to American farmers than to pay $2/gal and have my
>money go to unfriendly nations and multinational corporations.
>
>My $0.02 anyway.
Dear Bruce,
As I said, a surprising number of rec.bicycles.tech posters
seem to lose their heads whenever their dislike of cars is
involved. Add foreign nations and corporations, if you like.
Carl Fogel
