Re: Phew!


Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Now that 30% of the oil production in this country has been shut down
> for an indeterminate period of time by Hurricane Katrina, I'm
> *especially* glad that I bought a house within easy walking distance
> of shopping and public transit. Looks like gas prices are prepared to
> spike way WAY up from their already record highs. Gosh, it would
> really SUCK to be 100% dependent on my automobiles right about now...
> ;)

Good thing you're close to the stores, where prices will rise to
compensate for the extra cost of getting goods to them. And I'm sure
your employer won't feel the pinch from higher costs for airline
tickets, mileage reimbursment, etc. If they need to bring a service
tech in, I'm sure he'll raise his prices a little to cover his gas
costs too.

Then there's the taxes that'll be going up. Police cars, school
busses, fire trucks, street sweepers, etc all use a lot of gas. Those
busses that get 4-6 mpg will have their costs raise significantly also.

Then keep in mind the petrolium used in the making of plastics,
generation of electricity, and all the other fun things I didn't bother
to list.

But hey, at least these gas prices don't affect you.

Dave

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