From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> I listen to people and their stories rather than cite an
> >> anonymous survey put out by the government.
> >
> >What 'anonymous survey' ?
>
> The government survey.

About ?

I tried tracing the thread back but couldn't find it.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> >So you choose to listen to somebody who isn't even running for office,
>
> Kerry? He's running for President.

Is he ?

Graham

From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> I am not talking about oil becoming uncompetitive. I am talking
> >> about oil suddenly becoming unavailable. That should be a
> >> scenario considered by all heads of state, not just the US.
> >
> >It's not going to happen short of nuclear war.
>
> Sigh! That will happen unless steps are taken to prevent the
> mess.

And the best way to avoid a 'mess' is for the USA to get its nose out of stuff
that it has no place interfering with.

Graham

From: jmfbahciv on
In article <29d9e$454a2b92$4fe71d7$24986(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>,
unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote:
>lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote:
<snip>


>In the US we have what can only be described as an overkill
>in residential electrical services. The minimum permitted
>these days is 100 Amps @ 240 volts. In fact, people are
>being forced to upgrade to that minimum by their homeowners
>insurance.

Where is this requirement?

<snip>

/BAH
From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote:
> >Eeyore wrote:
> >> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>I am not talking about oil becoming uncompetitive. I am talking
> >>>about oil suddenly becoming unavailable. That should be a
> >>>scenario considered by all heads of state, not just the US.
> >>
> >> It's not going to happen short of nuclear war.
> >
> >You're obviously not old enough to personally
> >remember the fuel crisis of the early 1970's.
> >
> Right.

Wrong. I do recall it and I have the fuel vouchers to prove it.


> And it was made worse by Nixon instituting government
> controls which made the supply even tighter and the mob
> psychology go into berserk mode overnight.

Have you already forgotten the reason for the Arab Embargo ?


Graham