Camping at Lippitt, that would make an interesting statement.<br><br>I know there are many factors in the gas prices, but the fact that the oil companies made record profits, right through Katrina, and now, while the economy is hurting a lot of folks, bothers me. I do believe in profit, but for certain necessities there should be limits when conscience is lacking. The laws of supply and demand yield very harsh results when there are necessities which one does not want to have to do without.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Art Norwalk <<a href="mailto:art@norwalkcom.com">art@norwalkcom.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Europeans have been paying the equivalent of $4/gallon for gas for years.
We've known for decades that oil was a finite resource but neither
government nor industry nor science have come up with alternatives that
are economically and environmentally acceptable. Suspending the gas tax
for the summer is a pander, not an answer.<br><br>
Have you considered camping in Lippitt Park? It'll be nice when the
fountain is restored.<br><font color="#888888"><br>
-- Art</font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>
At 10:53 AM 4/29/2008, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type="cite">We go camping one hour away in
CT. We have no money to boycott them with! They already got all of
ours... Sigh<br>
Elianna<br><br>
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Amanda Woodward
<<a href="mailto:awoodward7@verizon.net" target="_blank">awoodward7@verizon.net</a>
> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Meanwhile, Dubai is planning their floating city to top the sandbar
city that they completed this last year.<br>
</dd><dd>Does this sound like they really need to increase prices? Sure
they do! Those floating cities are expensive as heck!!<br>
</dd><dd> <br>
</dd><dd>Another way to boycott is to carefully pick where to take vacations
such that we are not condoning and reinforcing such extreme waste and
decadence.<br>
</dd><dd>Unfortunately the very Europeans who complain about the gas prices
are the very ones who go to Dubai for vacations. <br><br>
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</dd><dd>From: Bresler E
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</dd><dd>Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:42:23 PM<br>
</dd><dd>Subject: [Summit] Trdr Jos in Wrwck- phooey- $$ svd wl be spnt on GAS
at these PRICES<br><br>
</dd><dd>We need to start car pooling and boycotting the pumps like the French
do.<br><br>
</dd><dd>I try to avoid politics but I can't help smelling a scam here. To me,
this one ranks with the flimsy Nigerian Internet Spam Artists-<br><br>
</dd><dd>There is NO EXCUSE for these gas prices. The sceptic in me sees the
government (can't be Bush alone?) trying to buy us off with "free
money"- to sooth us with "rebates" of our own money,
really, which, of course, increases the national debt. The same
"magic thinking" that gets folks in trouble with credit cards.
<br>
</dd><dd>But the kicker is who REALLY gets the money- with the gas prices so
cranked up, fuel at the pumps and transportation costs for our
necessities such as food, will MORE that grab our whole rebates, AND,
surprize!, pass them to Bush's friends, the oil barons.<br><br>
</dd><dd>We drove to NYC to visit some close friends for the end of Passover,
despite the gas prices. The effect was VERY noticeable (besides on our
wallets). There was a MAJOR reduction in traffic; the proportion of
SUVs to cars was down, but there were also much less personal vehicles
all together. Of course this is subjective, but the difference was major;
you couldn't help notice. Even on a week day evening- the
commercial traffic (trucks, work vans) was almost half the
vehicles. Coming back early in the morning, I drove through almost
a whole hour on 95 without ever seeing anything but a dozen plus trucks
going my way and only a couple cars the other way. We have often driven
at that time, and usually pass at least as many cars/SUVS as
trucks.<br><br>
</dd><dd>Pretty un-nerving<br><br>
</dd><dd>Elianna<br><br>
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