>>IF<< supply and demand is indeed the culprit for our increasing gas prices in the US (we really can't complain too much given the much higher prices the rest of the world has paid all along), remember that demand is when you take that one-day round-trip flight to Christmas-shop at Mall of America, or the weekend pass to see the Internet GF/BF on the other side of the continent, or drive your SUV to the Mall to buy a new purse, then go back the next day to return it and get a new pair of shoes instead, or your spouse takes said SUV to arrive at work 30 miles away in rush-hour traffic because corporate america management can't get its head around the notion of staggered start times and telecommuting and 4 by 10 work weeks and being family- and planet-friendly, or because there is no usable public transportation to work place centers from the far-flung areas where families are flocking to, or you drive a big pick-em-up truck 52 weeks a year because you need it to pull the (gas-wasting) boat to the lake two or three times a year. <br>
<br>There is much we could do to alleviate energy costs, and nothing that has anything whatsoever to do with corn.<br><br>Paul Bruesch<br>Stillwater, MN<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Matthew Todd <<a href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">toddpianoworks@att.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">They are helping yes, exactly!<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br><b><i>Farrell <<a href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" target="_blank">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</a>></i></b> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">
<div><font face="Arial">I think we're getting off topic, so I changed the subject line to reflect it.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial">To the best of my knowledge, supply and demand. Are you suggesting electric cars are driving up gasoline prices?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial">Terry Farrell</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;">
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<b>From:</b> <a title="toddpianoworks@att.net" href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net" target="_blank">Matthew Todd</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
<b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">Pianotech List</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:20 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Gas I gasped!</div> <div><br></div> <div>Yeah, and why do we think the gas prices are so high??? Sheesh!</div> <div> </div> <div>Matthew</div> <div> </div> <div><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Check out <a href="http://teslamotors.com" target="_blank">teslamotors.com</a>. All electric car....a little pricey now, but so were hand held calculators when they came out.</font> <br>
<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Paul</font> <br></div></blockquote></blockquote><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br>