[MR] hysteria versus reality was: Re: gas

[Joshua Thomas]

Is rationing people to 20 gal per person really rationing. I have a
16.9gallon tank. I think that should be a permanant ration. Maybe it
would stop
people from buying oversized vehicles. An SUV tax would be great!:)

On 9/2/05, Jeanne <jeanne at atasteofcreole.com> wrote:
> 
> My aunt in Montgomery said they're rationing to 20 gal per person.
> 
> We also heard they are considering doing the even odd thing from the late
> 70s gas shortage (as I remember sitting in my chair in line waiting).
> 
> Did get good news! My baby brother just called me from Jennings LA. He was
> offered a job in the oil field. He's staying with SCAdians and he's an
> armourer and black smithe. He said they're DESPERATE for workers.
> 
> My mum is still missing, but brother said he got to his house in 
> Ponchatoula
> (mum lives on the acres behind him). She had cleaned out the fridges and
> her clothing and sewing machine (that's MY mum!) and is gone. Don't know
> where but she is alive. Their property (about 15 acres) is now a prairie.
> Trees everywhere but no structural damage.
> 
> *HUGE SIGH*
> 
> Soffya
> http://community.webshots.com/user/atasetofcreole
> Nobody dreams of music in hell, and no one conceives of heaven with out it 
> -
> S Parks Cadman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Logan
> 
> gas in charlotte right now ranges from $2.99 to $3.40. few stations are 
> out
> of gas and there are no lines at any stations. honestly though if you look
> at how much gas you use on say a 200 mile trip one way (roughly 13 gallons
> if your car isnt that economic), double that for a round trip (26 gallons)
> and multiply it by the .50 increase in prices (on average) youre only
> looking at $13 more overall. divide that by the three people in the car 
> and
> youre talking about very little. hysteria indeed.
> 
> regards
> logan
> 
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