-----Original Message-----
From: McReynolds <sigmac@portland.quik.com>
To: Jonathan Miles <jem@clara.co.uk>
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: 13 avril, 1999 22:59
Subject: Re: Fw: April 30 - Don't buy GAS - the Local AngleColleagues of your "anti-car bastards" are doing their best here, too. They cry about how the automobile has ruined landscapes and cityscapes, how the evil auto has adversely affected urban growth in America and lessened air quality. They seem to forget how much the automobile has increased our productivity in the last 70 years, opened so many doors of opportunity for us, as well as contributed to our sense of independence, which we have treasured so much in the US. But here lies the very root of the issue: socialistic, environmentalist policy-makers do not wish to see our independence continue to flourish. They'd rather see us huddled together in our quaint, well-planned cities, accepting what is handed us, getting about on our bicycles, and using more costly "recycled" products. In short, a society of people much easier to contain, in the end.
So, I cringe when I hear folks making statements about how petroleum product prices should be raised to lessen their use. My face turns red with anger when I hear liberal statements about marketing electric cars, mandating even stricter emissions' controls or improving suburban transit (i.e., making it the only practical mode of transportation). There are some who would make us feel bad for using any resources whatsoever. Resources were put here for us to use, albeit wisely. We should not be made to feel guilty about it, nor should their use be restricted to the point where none of us benefits from them. So what is next? If we are not considering only what is good for the environment, will we be the black sheep? And later, will we be made to feel bad about our very independence?
Well, I won't. This whole discussion makes me want to get into my car, and go for a drive. I want to feel the wind in my hair, the pulsing of pistons at my breast, and watch the scenery wash by me as if time has stood still and I'm the only thing going forward.
That is a freedom only a driver can know, a freedom incarnate. Quite simply put: I don't have to be here. I can be there, if I want to. Let us strive to keep it this way.
Jennifer
'79 Scirocco
'71 Plymouth Satellite
sigmacenterprises@bigfoot.com
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| From: Jonathan Miles <jem@clara.co.uk>
| To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
| Subject: Re: Fw: April 30 - Don't buy GAS - the Local Angle
| Date: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 11:49 AM
|
| Just to put these prices into perspective. Here in the UK we pay about 80
| pence per litre for Super Unleaded. We're moving towards a quid a Litre for
| Christ's sake!!!
| Don't know what that is in $ per Gallon but it's a lot. 80% of this is tax
| imposed by the anti-car bastards that we have in government here.
|
| Jonathan
| '90 Scirocco GTII
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
| To: Michael Friesen <mfriesen@sympatico.ca>
| Cc: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
| Date: 13 April 1999 08:08
| Subject: Re: Fw: April 30 - Don't buy GAS - the Local Angle
|
|
| >
| >
| >This whole thing is based on a guy here in the SF Bay Area. We just
| >went from about $1.35-$1.50 for Super Unleaded to $1.99 in about 2
| >days. You know they'd just love to break the US$2.00 barrier but each
| >of the players are afraid to be the 1st one to do so.
| >
| >Sticker shock has people b*tchen about how it's just speculators and the
| >Oil Companies who are artificially raising the price in order to gouge
| >the public. The blame has been explained away as two recent refinery
| >accidents that have cut production, OPEC at play again, and the
| >alignment of the planets. Phooey.
| >
| >In a way we are a captive audience, we are going to buy it anyway, maybe
| >less at 1st, but people around here are too attached to cars and have
| >few viable alternatives.
| >
| >To our local credit Mass Transit is recently reasserting itself with
| >extensions to a Light Rail system in Silicon Valley, the Caltrain
| >commuter system that serves SF to SJ and is haggling over converting
| >from Diesel to Electric, and car pool lanes (despite people seeing them
| >as not as useful as they might have wanted- you've got to leave your own
| >car at home, at least sometimes, for it to work.)
| >
| >For my part I'll be back on the Train & Bike now that the weather has
| >Sprung again. I don't really like wearing out my Scirocco stuck in rush
| >hour traffic anyway.
| >
| >A price increase of 33% in 48 hours was what prompted this guy to send
| >out the email, yes we will just get a fillup on Thursday before, but we
| >know that. The point I think is to cause a blip on the screen, maybe
| >this could be leveraged when the rubber meets the road, who knows.
| >
| >All it might serve to do is vent some frustration. Might be a good
| >thing.
| >
| >TBerk
| >I was going to mention this thing earlier but I've been busy pulling
| >shark teeth out of my butt. :P
| >
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