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Subject: OT: Oil companies
From: spewey at comcast.net (Spewey)
Date: Fri Jul 28 10:53:45 2006
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Marc Getty wrote:
> The same week a few dozen gas stations in town were without any gas for a day or two. The concept of no gas at any price is a very scary one for those of us not old enough to have lived through the gas chrisis of the 70s. I'd much rather pay $3.00 or even $7.00 a gallon then have no gas at all!!

I'd like to hear anyone's stories about siphoning in the 70s.  I was 
alive but not very old and I have heard that theft by siphoning was 
rampant in some areas.  Did it happen where you were?  Did locking 
gascaps mean thieves just punched a hole in the bottom?  Did it happen 
because gas was expensive or unavailable?

***

We have E85 pumps all over the place in MN and today it was the same 
price as gas, $3.  Why would anyone buy it when it has fewer BTUs? 
Don't get me started on ethanol...

***

Bonus, pics of Chavez in Russia buying AK-103s
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=530&id=693087

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