[AT] Folks are still traveling

[Ralph Goff]

True, fuel costs are going to really hurt us. The improvement in our grain 
prices is helping to compensate for the time being but how long?
As more grain is used to produce fuel I don't see the price of either coming 
down in the near future.
Two of the big necessities of life are becoming unaffordable for some.
Heard an interesting saying the other day.. "A hungry man is an angry man".

Ralph in Sask.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew Best" <bee_keeper at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Folks are still traveling


> Trying again; apparently didn't go thru last nite
>
> My opinion is that this skyrocketing of fuel costs is a far bigger
> problem than the housing crunch they keep harping about!  They say the
> economy is slowing down; no wonder imho.  Folks have a certain amount of
> money to spend; an increasing percentage goes for fuel & "necessities"
> (groceries, etc.) all of which has to cost more due the increased
> shipping costs.  That's a big cause (again imho) for folks being in a
> crunch on their mortgage payments.  BTW I just checked Flying J website
> (always the lowest price diesel here) & it's 3.979 per gallon; wouldn't
> surprise me if it topped 4 bux in the next day or 2.
>
> Lew near Waco, TX
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Larry, on our local news this morning they were interviewing a
> commercial
> fisherman from Beaufort NC.
> He said he has 3 boats and normally this time of year he'd send them out
> to
> fish off of SC and GA.  It's a hit or misss trip but it's something to
> do
> early  in the season.  He say's he can't risk doing that this year
> because
> it will cost $65,000.00 to fill the fuel tanks on the 3 boats and
> there's
> promise that he'll catch anything.
>
> Charlie
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