Denys:

Right now, almost every bridge in or out of Montreal is under 
construction.  Autoroute 13 is getting a major overhaul in 5 years.  The 
bridge to Ile Perrot and the bridge on the 40 to Ontario are both under 
construction.  The Mercier bridge will have its bed replaced during the 
next half year.  Traffic on the 40 is about an hour any day any time 
either direction from Decarie through the West Island.  All the roads in 
Montreal are in the worst shape ever. 

Just in front of my house, there are three roads under reconstruction 
for the last month and are to be finished in the next month.

The main (Saint Laurent Blvd) was under reconstruction for more than a 
year and finally paved late last year to be ripped up once again this 
year for one reason or another.

All this construction contributes to thousands of cars sitting idling 
for the car infront of them to move another few feet.

Just last week I put almost 60 US dollars (a trip to the US for gas) in 
the tank. I am almost empty and have traveled just 200 kms.

By the way, we had so much snow fall in Montreal this past winter that 
there are still many snow sites with plenty of snow.

Regards, Olav.

Denys Beauchemin wrote:

>I want to see you on Autoroute 13 in February.
>
>Denys  (who has been working from home for the last 15 years.)
>
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>Of Bruce Collins
>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:47 PM
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>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Euro Gas prices
>
>Kent Wallace wrote:
>
>If petro or Diesel prices are so high in Europe, how come no one has
>come up with an alternative?
>
>====
>
>Gas prices have been so much higher in Europe than in North America for a 
>long time (probably forever). The alternative that most European's chose was
>
>to design, build, and buy much smaller and more fuel efficient cars than 
>typically used in North America.
>
>On another note, here's a gas guzzler calculator that tells you how long it 
>will take you to break even by trading in your gas guzzler for a more fuel 
>efficient car.
>
>http://www.edmunds.com/calculators/gas-guzzler.html
>
>(I sold in my gas guzzling VW Rabbit for $1 and bought a $150 bicycle about 
>15 years ago. I figure I paid it off in a month or two based on 1993 gas 
>prices. :-)
>
>Bruce 
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