Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : Tyler Trafford Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 04:38:53 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Jim Larson wrote: > Tyler Trafford wrote: > >> Jim Larson wrote: >>> John Iwaniszek wrote: >>> >>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>> news:Xns96C3858C5DF3C3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>> >>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>>> Rick Savoia wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 30% of the US oil production comes from that area and there is no >>>>>>>> way to access that for the time being. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Only partial shut downs for a lot of the area and you can always >>>>>>> dip into the national oil reserves. >>>>>> >>>>>> Between last night and this morning, gas (petrol) prices went up 22 >>>>>> cents at the station closest to me. >>>>> >>>>> $4/gallon of gas|petrol|benzin, here we come! WOOHOO! >>>>> >>>> >>>> $2.97 in Raleigh today. I filled my truck the other day for 2.53/gl >>>> >>> >>> Can't wait to see what it is here. Woohoo! >>> >>> On the other hand, once prices get high enough, I am tempted to hang >>> around the gas station for a bit, wait for the first Humvee to drive >>> up, and laugh and point at the driver as he spends $200 or more to fill >>> up. >> >> Go to the gas station today and fill up a big tank. *Then* when prices >> get high enough, undercut the gas station slightly and let the Humvee >> driver hand the $190 to you. > > Nice. > > (It's $3.16 here.) (Ah ha! It turns out the wholesale club nearby still has gas at $2.57! I can't believe I think that's good, it was such a short time ago I thought $1.50 was a big jump.) -- Tyler Trafford A general leading the State Department resembles a dragon commanding ducks. -- New York Times, Jan. 20, 1981 .