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Car Forum / Toyota / Prius / May 2007AMERICA - suckling at OPEC's tit like a helpless, crying baby.
Bush holds hands with the Saudi Oil Minister. > Bush holds hands with the Saudi Oil Minister. And you're posting this to a newsgroup frequented by people who are actually doing something about it for what reason exactly?  Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Humorous/muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift On May 7, 12:30 pm, mikeP...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > gene...@gmail.com <gene...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bush holds hands with the Saudi Oil Minister. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers > <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift The SUV newsgroup people won't listen. > On May 7, 12:30 pm, mikeP...@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > The SUV newsgroup people won't listen. Gee, there's a surprise. Hell, half of the Hummers I see have "W" stickers on 'em. Can't understand it, and I'll go crazy if I keep trying to... - Doug And the top 2 countries that the USA imports its petroleum products from aren't even in OPEC. http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imp orts/current/import.html Top 15 countries for Jan/Feb 2007: Canada Mexico Venezuela * Saudi Arabia * Nigeria * Algeria * Angola * Iraq * Virgin Islands United Kingdom Russia Ecuador Kuwait * Brazil Trinidad and Tobago * denotes country is currently a member of OPEC If you look at totals for all petroleum imports into the US, all non- OPEC countries combined is more than all OPEC countries combined. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_m.htm On May 8, 5:46 pm, "m...@kluge.net" <m...@kluge.net> wrote: > And the top 2 countries that the USA imports its petroleum products > from aren't even in OPEC. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > If you look at totals for all petroleum imports into the US, all non- > OPEC countries combined is more than all OPEC countries combined.http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbb... OPEC or no OPEC, imported oil makes America a suckling dependent. > OPEC or no OPEC, imported oil makes America a suckling dependent. Okay, so what do you want the readers of this newsgroup to do about it, buy car that gets 50 MPG? We've already done that! So, back to my original question, why are you posting this here? Signature<http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Humorous/muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift >> OPEC or no OPEC, imported oil makes America a suckling dependent. > > Okay, so what do you want the readers of this newsgroup to do about it, > buy car that gets 50 MPG? We've already done that! So, back to my > original question, why are you posting this here? I think he already answered...he's looking for people to accept his opinion. That's all he can hope to get here. No opportunities to troll or start trouble here...it's like trying to start a schoolyard brawl by giving out candy. Maybe he's warming up for a good flame war in the Hummer newsgroup. - Doug >> OPEC or no OPEC, imported oil makes America a suckling dependent. > > Okay, so what do you want the readers of this newsgroup to do about it, > buy car that gets 50 MPG? We've already done that! So, back to my > original question, why are you posting this here? It took a while but I've finally learned how to maximize my gas mileage. With the weather warming up now in Pennsylvania, I got 50.6 MPG with my last tank. All short trip city driving, 10 miles or less. |
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