[SEL] Portland - Gas Prices

[R & M Ingold]

We are paying $1.20 a litre here in Oz. 4 to the gallon, near as dammit! $ 
4.80 a gallon.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Maples" <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Portland - Gas Prices


> Hey Joe this is a good perspective, it is nice to get comments from both 
> ends of the spectrum.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph L Betz" <jlb94 at juno.com>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 12:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Portland - Gas Prices
>
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> <Will the high gas prices stop people from attending Portland ?>
>>
>> I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it this year - but -
>> It's NOT because of the gas prices.
>>
>> I'm amazed at how the people gripe about the price of gas and milk and
>> still continue
>> to pay grossly inflated prices for bottled water and other "Luxuries".
>>
>> If you consider what they (we) have to go through to - Explore - Drill -
>> Pump - Refine - Distribute -
>> just to get a gallon of gas to you -
>> and - what the Dairy Farmers must go through - Raising - Milking -
>> Pasturizing - Distributing etc. -
>>
>
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