[PRCo] Re: Gas Prices

[TEP]

Fred, you'd be hard pressed to buy a one-way ticket in Britain when they 
call it a "single". Ah our language differences, and, of course, here in 
Canada we confusingly mix British and American English! But beware, in 
both Britain and Canada "cheap" can carry the same negative connotation 
as in the US -- how about another Brit word, "shoddy".
I'm amazed at the car mileage you guys run up. My made in America (with 
some Japanese content) 1982 Pontiac Sunrunner has just crossed the 
50,000 mile, actually 80,000 km as we are metric. (original tires 
(tyres) and muffler (exhaust)). That's less than 3,000 miles a year 
thanks to moving from the noisy suburbs to a peaceful inner city 
townhouse in 1981 and, eventually, getting bank, doctor, dentist, 
accountant, post office, stores, including most big boxes, and over 50 
restaurants within walking distance (all coupled with lower property 
taxes). We went from two cars to one car and two bikes and I slowly 
dropped a needed 30 pounds. And, when I want to go further and drink, or 
to the airport (8 miles), there's a taxi stand five minutes away -- fast 
service to the door in minutes and, at the end of the street, trolleybus 
service downtown every two minutes, every five minutes from 11pm to 1am, 
then 30 minute night service. (And our trolley museum operation is 100 
yards from my back door.)

But keep driving guys and get the oil price back up -- it's the biggest 
tax generator up here.

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/Tom Parkinson P.Eng, Vancouver BC Canada 604-733-5430, fax -5437