From: Eeyore on 3 Nov 2006 08:16 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 3 Nov 2006 08:17 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 3 Nov 2006 08:18 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 3 Nov 2006 08:14 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 3 Nov 2006 08:20
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 |