4 Nov
2003
4 Nov
'03
12:54 p.m.
On Tuesday, November 4, 2003, at 08:39 PM, Teo Zenios wrote:
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: Hummer / Asteroids TV commercial
Prices in CA are high because there is an artificial monopoly. Only
about
5 companies make "California" gas with MTBE. That and the extra taxes
the
environmentally aware Californians put on.
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Hans Franke wrote:
We invaded Iraq so the OIL companies can get cheaper oil, since when do
politicians do anything good for th consumer? Still prices here (Ohio)
have
dropped quite a bit since the summer.
Ron, give him a break, he's driving one of
these big useless
Toyota SUVs, and I'm bugging him every time I'm over when he
finaly get's rid of that fuel sucking monster and gets himself
a nice roomy and economic station wagoon.
I'm still waiting for the SmartCar to appear in the States...
Then again, gas is so damn cheap in California
....
Well, it used to be, until we invaded Iraq, presumably to get cheaper
oil.
Haha, the joke's on us.