Price of gas (1 Viewer)

[FoFa]

As reported by... Oh yeah the very same people that bring us 3.00 a gallon gas.

Actually I was looking at news releases, brought to you by the liberal press.
So I guess I should have expected you to use misdirection, you have learned well from Rich.

 

[FoFa]

We had cheap petrol and an NHS once. Now we have the $8 gallon and an NHS thats falling apart

NHS = national Health Service?

There was a thing in the paper about 8 or 9 months ago when we had a big price rise in fuel that said because of the impending Iran situation and the current Iraq situation and the ongoing civil war in Nigeria - the USA stockpiled huge amounts of fuel in case of a worldwide shortage.

You know, we hardly hear much about Iran here, just a mention or two casually about their nuke activity. Really hear not much about Nigeria. The US stockpiling fuel, no, the government does stockpile oil so the military always a supply, but it is unrefined.

Still, as long as the USA motorists are ok - sod the rest of the world eh chaps? Which incidentally seems to be the USA attitude to pollution controls.

Well, we do have pollution controls. Could we use more, maybe, don't think it is as bad as you, or the liberals portray. Even Clinton didn't do much in that area, even proposing regulation. Plus we as a nation give enough, why should we give more? Sounds like yall are just greedy. Come on USA, (whine whine) give us more, you so big (whine whine) do this, do that (whine whine). Ho Humm, getting boring. Getting to the attitude of piss off ya bunch of whiners.

 

[FoFa]

Do you have any of these in the USA? They are fairly popular here and even the Police use them in Bristol. They're called Smart Cars.

Pretty much looks like a small coffin in an impact with an SUV

 

[Rich]

Plus we as a nation give enough, why should we give more?

Because everybody else in the Western world gives as much and if not more than you, that still doesn't give you the right to stick your two fingers up to the rest of the world with this I'm alright Jack crap!
Global warming is happening, maybe it's not man made but if it is to dismiss it the way you're doing is arrogant and criminally negligent

 

[FoFa]

Because everybody else in the Western world gives as much and if not more than you

Don't think so

 

[Rich]

Don't think so

Yes they do, especially the Japanese and Germans

 

[FoFa]

That still doesn't give you the right to stick your two fingers up to the rest of the world with this I'm alright Jack crap!

Sure does, and you want to know the best part, doesn't matter what YOU say about it.

 

[Rich]

Sure does, and you want to know the best part, doesn't matter what YOU say about it.

Really, ask your President what happened when he thought he could hold the World to ransom over steel imports

 

[FoFa]

Yes they do, especially the Japanese and Germans

Sorry to burst your bubble:

 

[Rich]

You left off the bit that shows the percentage of donations vs. GDP which quite cleary shows the US as near the bottom of the list with the UK at nearly double yours

 

[FoFa]

You left off the bit that shows the percentage of donations vs. GDP which quite cleary shows the US as near the bottom of the list with the UK at nearly double yours

Because it is total dollars that matter. When we had the talk earlier about emmisions, you not allow it to be broken up, remember, only taken as a whole. So following YOUR lead, we are taking it as a whole.

 

[Rich]

Because it is total dollars that matter. When we had the talk earlier about emmisions, you not allow it to be broken up, remember, only taken as a whole. So following YOUR lead, we are taking it as a whole.

The emmisions figures were broken up, the US accounts for 25% of the pollution on the planet, now what's your point?

 

[Bart Fishermans]

You could stop invading and destroying oil supplying countries, especially when they are no threat. That causes shortages then the whole world pays for your leaders ego boosting trip.

GWB only has to mention Iran and the price per barrel shoots up and we pay at the pumps. The high prices we all pay is largely thanks to the USA and the incompetent way it conducts foreign policy. World peace keeper? thats a joke

Col

Col, your above post sums up this whole thread. It something that people forget or don't want to hear about that Bush is responsible for the high cost of gas today. If US troops left Iraq and Bush was sacked and US foreign policy was rational then you would see a drop in gas (oil) prices overnight. We musn't let ourselves forget this.
Anyhow it was fun reading all the posts in this thread.
I'm going to stick around for a while because this seems like the best forum I have come across especially with the easy to use vBulletin.

 

[Friday]

Do you have any of these in the USA? They are fairly popular here and even the Police use them in Bristol. They're called Smart Cars.

Col:

What kind of car is that? I want one! I'd also like to get my hands on an old Isetta...

 

[Brianwarnock]

Hi Friday good to see you posting. How are things?, I remember your post regarding your illness towards the end of 2005. Hope everything is ok .

Those Smart cars are used by some Pizza delivery firms in Liverpool.

Brian

 

[Rich]

Why are they called Smart?

 

[ColinEssex]

Why are they called Smart?

from the Smart Car website

The smart car (Swatch Mercedes Art) is the brainchild of Nicolas Hayek, perhaps better known as CEO of Swatch, the watch company. Hayek's dream was the Swatchmobile, which would do for the small car what he had done for the watch, producing a car that would be fun, cheap and simple yet environmentally sound, with electric or hybrid power.
Hayek initially teamed with Volkswagen in 1991, but the project was cancelled with adverse market research and a change of management at VW. Mercedes then stepped in as a partner and Micro Compact Car (MCC) was formed in 1994 as a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and SMH (the maker of Swatch watches). In 1998, Swatch pulled out and MCC became a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler-Benz, now DaimlerChrysler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz.

The smart car launched in October 1998 is a 2-seater, 2.5m long by 1.5m wide - small enough that two or even three cars can squeeze into a standard parking space. The incorporation of the hybrid SwatchMobil system had proved problematic, so the car debuted with a conventional engine. It was also not as inexpensive as originally conceived, priced on a par with small 4-seaters.

Initial reception was lukewarm, and sales were well down on prediction (20,000 were sold in 1998 in contrast to the 200,000 predicted by Hayek) but it was a great success in traffic-strangled cities like Paris and Rome, and sales reached 80,000 the following year. The project, constantly at risk, has been expensive, with breakeven forecast for 2004. Nonetheless, it has achieved iconic status, with an exhibit at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art).

The smart car is built at a factory complex called smartville, located at Hambach in Lorraine, France. Completed in October 1997, it is one of the most modern plants in the world. The car is designed to be highly modular, with modules / parts attached to a rigid integral "tridion" body frame. Design for assembly has received particular attention.

They seem to be more and more popular now

Col

 

[Ron_dK]

Oil companies are raking in record profits; they still get government handouts for exploration and who knows what else and the price at the pump has doubled in a few short years.

Another mile stone in Oil prices. West Texas intermediate came to an incredable $ 77/barrel, Brent North Sea $76 / barrel and we ( Dutch) pay now some € 1.46 / liter gasoline.

Who are we now going to boycott ?

 

[FoFa]

Oil companies are raking in record profits; they still get government handouts for exploration and who knows what else and the price at the pump has doubled in a few short years.

Another mile stone in Oil prices. West Texas intermediate came to an incredable $ 77/barrel, Brent North Sea $76 / barrel and we ( Dutch) pay now some € 1.46 / liter gasoline.
Who are we now going to boycott ?

Yee Haa! Keep it up! Sure don't remember all this crying over oil proces in the 80's when we was suffering, tak'n cuts in pay, etc. $80 is just around the corner. I just bought a Motorcycle to cut my gas expense, but my company is doing really good, as is my 401K and profit sharing!

 

[Rich]

I just bought a Motorcycle to cut my gas expense,

You won't save much on fuel with a Guzzi