Re: OT-commentary

Agreed.  I still think relaxing environmental standards is a mistake
however.  I just can't get all warm and fuzzy about that option.

On 4/26/06, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Bonnie, you are so right.  I was astonished to learn we can reduce our gas
> consumption by as much as 25% by driving 55 on the highway.  I am trying
> to
> do that, but I think I'm putting my life in danger. <LOL>
> zem
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:27 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT-commentary
>
>
> > Considering people in Europe are paying nearly twice what we pay, I'd
> say
> > we're doing pretty good, despite the higher profits for oil companies.
> > Most
> > of them are not US based and could care less about our needs.  Third
> world
> > countries as well as other larger/older nations are also increasing the
> > demand for gas and oil.  We are in a supply and demand catch 22.  Had we
> > taken the  lead in the 70's when fuel was in short supply, we would be
> > driving different vehicles and not be slaves to the oil rich and not so
> > friendly nations.  This is why Bill and I became so eco concerned and do
> > our
> > best to put our money where our hearts are.  Some oil companies are
> seeing
> > that they need to invest in alternative fuels and
> infrastructures.    That
> > does not come cheep and it takes years to accomplish.  Building cars
> that
> > will run on the new fuels inexpensively enough most Americans can afford
> > is
> > another factor.  If our "big three" had pulled their collective heads
> out
> > of
> > the darkness, they'd have started work on that back in the 70's as well
> > instead of building more gas guzzlers.  This is a complex problem that
> > will
> > take time and complex solutions.  It didn't happen overnight and it
> won't
> > be
> > solved overnight.  We might also conserve fuel by reducing speed limits
> > nation wide, but that will not go over very well, will it?  That is just
> > my
> > opinion.  I do my best to keep my carbon footprint as small as possible.
> >
> > Relax a little, Kitty.  Your sale on Saturday is important for your
> income
> > as is your new job.  I would put that first.  If you have to, tell the
> MG
> > Nursery head that you need help and let someone else do some of that
> work.
> > They are not putting food on your table.  Just because you are single
> > doesn't mean you don't have a life.  (Yes, I know you enjoy working with
> > the
> > MG Nursery, but you are only one person.)
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 50
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Kitty
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:57 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: [CHAT] OT-commentary
> >
> > I'm in crunch mode right now - sale on Saturday, MG Nursery plant work
> up
> > to
> > my eyeballs, new job strain, etc - so I have little to no time to read.
> > Just catch a few headlines or clips here and there.  Haven't watched the
> > News in over a month.
> >
> > I woke up today to NPR saying something about some big oil company
> posting
> > new quarter gains of 60 or 70% as the price of oil reached $73.  Then w/
> > my
> > am coffee I opened the newspaper to this headline: 'Bush acts to soften
> > pain
> > at pumps" Followed by a subheading: "Aids refiners by easing
> environmental
> > rules".  #@*&%^$  If I actually had time to read it, I wouldn't be able
> to
> > bring myself to do it.
> >
> > They're only making money hand over fist, charging us a fortune for
> fuel,
> > and he's going to make things easier for them while throwing
> environmental
> > caution to the wind.
> >
> > Aaaarrgggghhhhhhhh!
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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