[PRCo] Re: fuel costs

[Fred Schneider]

That was discussed earlier this summer by several people who included  
me in their answers ... involved power companies wanting to merge.  I  
think Excelon is one of them.

On Sep 12, 2005, at 10:38 PM, Ken & Tracie wrote:

> Frd,
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> Did you read, that the President's energy package has included a  
> provision
> for repealing the Utility Holding Act of 1935 (i.e., the "Death  
> Sentence.")
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> I wonder if our power companies are going to start buying up and  
> building
> light rail systems around the nation? ;-)
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> (hee-hee-hee)
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> K.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 7:25 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] fuel costs
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>> There was a post by Mr. Holland last week and a subsequent one by Mr.
>> Lybarger on the subject of fuel costs versus inflation.
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>> For whose who did not hear it on Morning Edition on PBS radio this
>> morning, the Lundberg survey reports that last week's gasoline price
>> survey set a new inflation adjusted high, whipping the 1981 high by
>> one penny.   I found a Sheetz station in Lancaster County last night
>> where all three grades of gasoline were again under $3.00 a gallon.
>> Now if only VW's 180 turbo engine liked low grade gasoline.    PBS
>> also reported that the IRS approved 48.5 cent mileage reimbursement
>> for the rest of the year.   I did not look at the IRS website to
>> confirm same.
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