[Spridgets] Pay-to-play

[David Riker]

I'd like to personally thank you for conserving fuel so that my vehicles may 
consume it.  If you could get the use down on the Eagle just a tad bit more, 
I could idle my Torino a couple of extra minutes each morning, and all would 
be in balance and harmony.
David R.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Collins" <thcollin at mtu.edu>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 6:00 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] Pay-to-play


>I expect to be drummed off the Spridget list with this admission, but
> here goes. I added up the number of gallons of gasoline I purchased
> in 2009 to date.
>
> For my Eagle Talon from Dec 5, 2008 to today, 14.622 gallons
> For my AH Sprite for the year, 16.383 gallons. (the tank is full, but
> the insurance has expired so the 7 gallons in the tank won't get used
> 'til next May)
>
> (all those numbers above are correct - no typos)
>
> I walk and bike a lot!
>
> It's people like me and others who buy fuel efficient cars to
> conserve who are the problem. As less gasoline is used, there is less
> revenue to fix roads and bridges (gas tax in Michigan pays for road
> repairs) This is just an example of "the law of unintended
> consequences." Pass a law to effect change in one area and discover
> something else gets buggered up in the process. Happens in the
> government all the time.
>
> My unofficial moto: "Greener than Gore, that's good enough!" LOL
>
> Tim Collins
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/12702006@N07/