[AT] Gasoline $

[Ralph Goff]

I'm hearing reports of $1 per litre here in Sask. this morning. Thats 
approximately $4 per U.S. gallon. Scary when I see it in print. I get all 
mine delivered to bulk tanks so don't notice the daily ups and downs of 
prices. Just one big shock when the bill comes for filling up those big 
tanks. Last one was over $2000.
The problem I have with cutting back on trips is that I have always 
practised economy and tried to keep fuel consumption down. I can remember 
when predictions of $1 per gallon fuel had us all scared back in the late 
sixties. Even then my Dad used to try to restrict trips to town in the old 
Merc because it could cost close to a couple of dollars worth of fuel every 
time. Except for emergency repairs, most trips were planned to take care of 
all the grocery shopping, mail , banking, etc in one operation.
I look back on fuel bills from those days, 25 cent a gallon for farm gas, 
couple of cents less for diesel. We could probably have bought 4 gallons of 
fuel for a bushel of wheat in those days.
Interesting contrast...........I sold some of last year's frozen feed wheat 
yesterday. Bottom line price on the cheque was one dollar per bushel, just 
enough to buy a litre of gas at the pumps this morning. Something is wrong 
here.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

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Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Gasoline $


> George, my truck is 8 years old and has less  than 50,000 on it can you 
> say
> that.
> Besides retired people like us use less  than .01% of the gas so if we 
> just
> quit it won't make a bit of  difference.
> If you want to cut gas use you need to get to those who are  using the 
> large
> amounts. Trucking for one. Increase the mileage on big trucks by  1% and 
> it
> will save millions of gallons per year.
> Us little guys just don't  use enough to make a difference even if we stop
> completely.
>
> Walt  Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> 503 623-0460
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