Thank you Don. This is exactly what I've been trying to say.
Laura G.
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Marshall <marshall@nefcom.net>
To: Andy Dixon <amdixon@erols.com>; <LaJoMor@aol.com>;
<spitdrvr@camalott.com>; <Laura.G@141.com>; <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>;
<Triumphs@autox.team.net>; <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 4:44 AM
Subject: RE: gas prices - YIKES!
> At 08:30 PM 3/22/00 -0500, Andy Dixon wrote:
> >
> >Remember the 97 cents a gallon we were paying just a few short weeks ago?
> >When it comes to supply and demand it's pay me now or pay me later. Well
> >guess what? later just arrived. Didn't see the letters off outrage back
> >then, no one thought we ought to be paying $1.20 like we were before
those
> >low prices.
> >Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see it at 97 cents again but having paid
> >European prices in the past we ought to save them the bellyaching
(besides,
> >they are probably laughing at all the cry babies over on this side of the
> >pond). Our salaries are generally higher and our cost of living lower. We
> >have absolutely nothing to cry about.
>
> Reminds me of what my great, great, great, great, great, great Uncle Fred
> told my great, great, great, great, great, great Aunt Myrtle... "Don't
fret
> Dear, it's only a couple more pence for tea. Remember, it's a lot higher
> in the home country and they don't have all the advantages we have here in
> Boston."
>
> If no one complains, nothing ever improves..
>
> Also on with the Nomex...
>
> Don Marshall
>
>
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