Do they teach them how to read a ballot too ;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas the Swede" <csp311@telia.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: O/T Gas Prices - GAS IS CHEAP
> Gas isn't expensive, tax is. Low octane (95) is US$ 3.65/US gallon
> in Sweden and it's probably another 15% more in Norway. The
> gasoline without tax is US$ 1.35/US-gallon and the rest goes to
> school to teach the next generation how to count when they run
> out of fingers ;-)
>
> Thomas
>
> Mark Dent wrote:
>
> > I have kept quiet the last few times this has come up but... Please. My
> > opinion is that gas is one of the best values for your money. I can not
go
> > anywhere without it and for a few bucks I get go wherever I want to go.
A
> > 20 oz. Coke is $1.00 and gets you nothing. Coffee is cheap yet no one
> > complains that the morning cup cost $2. The markup on just about
> > everything is higher than the profit is on gas. That is why most gas
> > stations are becoming mini marts. Here in Maryland the tax alone is 60
> > cents a gallon. If you can figure a way to find the oil, refine it,
> > transport it, store it and dispense it, without blowing anyone up for
less
> > than it cost now, good luck. Don't forget some people on this list
work
> > for ExxonMobil (not me, this just is a pet peeve of mine) and many more
> > work in some aspect of the Oil Industry. Be careful of who you send
this
> > stuff too.. it might piss some of them off. I don't criticize what
anybody
> > else on this list does for a living, don't criticize what I do. (But I
> > don't work in that field..I just know people who do)
> >
> > Off the box for now......
> > Mark
> > Baltimore
> > 1964 1500
> > 1967 2000
> > 1968 1600
> > http://www.datsunroadsters.com
> > http://www.roadster.org
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