On Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:55:26 -0500, Ray Shahan 
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>Hi all,
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>            We needed to get some trees for our yard (umm, really, my
>wife wanted the trees - we didn't **need** them), so we (she) found some
>nice trees for a great price (according to her) at Home Depot.  We
>rented the air conditioned Home Depot truck (they load and tie down the
>trees for you, too), and off we went to drop the tress of at our house
>about 11 miles from the Home Depot.  To avoid 'stressing 'the trees (the
>poor things), we had to take the city streets, and stop at every *&^%
>light along the 11 mile route back home.
>
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>            What we found was that the truck was a great deal - it was
>$20.00 for 75 minutes (more than enough time, and your time doesn't
>start until after the truck is loaded), but the fuel we used amounted to
>$15.00 (3.79 * 4 gallons)!!!  By this time next, year, the gas for the
>same task, may actually cost more than the truck!!!
>
> 
>
>            In another stark contrast; back in 1976, I got my first used
>car with my own money...it was a 1969 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 390 engine
>and an automatic.  I don't recall how big the tank was (I think it was
>about 18 gallons), but it never took more than about $7.00 to fill it at
>.40 a gallon (in West Texas at the time, gas was really only about .35
>to .38 per gallon, IIRC).  Now it takes $7.60 to just fill the 2 gallon
>gas can for my mower!!!
>

Well, I had a motorbike with a 4 gal tank.  I could fill up for $1.50 and have
a dime left over for a Coke...

>
>            I'm of the belief that in the near future, drug dealers will
>likely give up drugs sales, and start to peddle underground gas.  8-)
>

No no, they will be paid in Oil for Food Vouchers...

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>Have a great week,
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>Raymond Shahan
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>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: 
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