I'm seeing more and more wind farms in MN, even private properties with one 
huge generator on them...hopefully that technology is progressing.  Our 
electric utility, Xcel Enery, is supposedly investing heavily in trying to 
find a way to store wind-generated electricity.

John Lee



At 09:21 AM 5/23/08 -0700, Kent Wallace wrote:
>What annoys me is that there is no shortage of oil, lived in Saudi and
>they still have a lot of oil.  The ANWAR does not have a tree within 700
>miles of the oil fields.
>
>We also have the ability to convert the huge amount of coal into crude.
>
>The one thing nice about high prices is that some smart person will
>either start converting more coal to crude (like is being done in
>Montana and the defense department does) or they will come up with a
>hydrogen source of energy.
>
>It takes some motivations to get Americans moving and this might be it.
>This one is from our pocket book.
>
>
>
>Kent
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of John Lee
>Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:04 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: New Kelly Blue Book car pricing model
>
>I recently drove my Suburban from Minneapolis to Missoula, MT and
>back...44
>gals x $3.50 = $154 per tankful.  Compared to today, I guess it's a
>bargain!!  Maybe I should use it as a storage tank for my other cars!!
>
>The only effective strategy I can think of to battle high energy prices
>is
>to use less of it.  Get your bicycles dusted off, carpool, consolidate
>errands, find things closer to home.  If demand drops significantly, so
>will prices.  In fact, the CBS radio news this AM claimed that oil
>supplies
>are at an all time high.  Let the backup begin and prices will come
>down.  But don't complain about high oil prices while continuing your
>usual
>usage...it makes you look like Al Gore complaining about global warming
>from his 10,000 square foot house.
>
>John Lee
>
>
>
>At 10:04 AM 5/23/08 -0500, Joseph Dolliver wrote:
> >Just bought a new truck in January, Silverado , gets 16 MPG. Now say I
> >wanted to trade it back to the dealer I bought it from.
> >  Guess what!
> >they would not take it back since truck sales are just about none
>existant
> >except in Texas :-) .
> >
> >Just filled up at the PUMP and it cost me eighty bucks . That will last
>me
> >a week if I do not drive on the weekend.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Ray Shahan <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Date: 2008/05/23 Fri AM 10:46:47 EDT
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: New Kelly Blue Book car pricing model
> >
> > >A friend sent me a thought that, while funny, is also of merit when
>you
> > >consider that my wife's Yukon XL has a 38 gallon tank!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >I'm waiting for Blue Book to base their car pricing on how much gas
>is
> > >in the tank.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > ><http://www.republictitle.com/>
> > >
> > >  <http://www.republictitle.com/>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Raymond Shahan
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >direct 214.556.0202
> > >main 972.578.8611
> > >fax 972.424.5621
> > >
> > > www.republictitle.com <http://www.republictitle.com/>
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> > >[log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >Life is not a journey to the grave with the
> > >intention of arriving safely in a pretty and
> > >well preserved body, but rather to skid in
> > >broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out,
> > >and loudly proclaiming:
> > >
> > >-- WOW!!! What a Ride!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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