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From: Kurt Ullman on 5 Oct 2006 23:24 In article <6piVg.51770$E67.3250(a)clgrps13>, "Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > "Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:kurtullman-A35C86.15081805102006(a)customer-201-125-217-207.uninet.net.mx.. > . > > >> Right. Sure. If the US wasn't importing oil to feed its ridiculous fleet > >> of > >> inefficient cars what would happen to world prices and hence the flow of > >> money to the Middle East? > > > > Not much since it would largely be gobbled by China and India > > among others. > > 25% of world production? So you are really assuming our use is going to go to nothing?
From: Daniel Mandic on 5 Oct 2006 23:29 Daniel Mandic wrote: > John Larkin wrote: > > > Whereas I admire your determination to converse with other engineers > > (you are an engineer, aren't you?) in what is obviously not your > > native tongue, you really ought to know that your writing makes no > > sense at all. > > > > John > > > That is only my keyboard, and my will ...not turning back. > > :-) > > Best regards, > > Daniel Mandic --
From: Michael A. Terrell on 5 Oct 2006 23:31 T Wake wrote: > > I don't have to. Your country can intercept other nations to gather foreign > intelligence. Unless you are a terrorist, what are you worried about? -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Kurt Ullman on 5 Oct 2006 23:35 In article <QziVg.11645$6S3.234(a)newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > "JoeBloe" <joebloe(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote in message > news:t1dbi2pob3u7ic3dp19guns746jria0n2e(a)4ax.com... > > On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:29:00 GMT, "Homer J Simpson" > > <nobody(a)nowhere.com> Gave us: > > > >> importing oil to feed its ridiculous fleet of > >>inefficient cars > > > > I doubt that you even have any clue as to the model and make > > distribution of cars in the US population. > > Over half are SUVs and pickup trucks, that all get less than about 17 mpg. > I think that's all he really needs to know to make statements like he did > about "ridiculous fleet of inefficient cars". > The EPA stats indicate that at least at the 2004 model year, the average mpg for the fleet (those acutally sold) was 21.5 mpg, up from around 17 in '82 or so. The half sold was right. http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/CAFE/docs/Summary-Fuel-Economy-Pref-2004.
From: Eeyore on 5 Oct 2006 23:38
JoeBloe wrote: > "Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> Gave us: > >"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote > > > >> If you want to get snippy, consider this: there are several times more > >> Native Americans alive now, in the USA, than there were when Columbus > >> landed in the Americas. > > > >Pure blood? > > Of course, idiot. What? Now you think we raped 'em all too? Nothing would surprise me. Graham |