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Old 04-26-2008, 04:34 PM
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Default Re: Gas Pices

Very interesting and very good points all of you have made.

Bottom line is the oil tycoons have bought up all the patents (sp) on all alternative combustion engines to keep us using gas for our autos over the years. The government could certainly step in and do something but don't. In fact, the said companies told Bush and Congress to go :edit: themselves just a few years ago when gas and heating oil prices were then through the roof.

A wind farm has been planned off the Delaware coast in the Atlantic. Just the other day it was shot down. Why? Too expensive to build Delmarva Power said. The reason, I'm sure, is it would cut into their profits. But it's OK for us to pay outrageous electric bills every month.

People will pay whatever to be on the move. This is coming into the busy season here
(it gets like your winters at TV--the snowbird thing)
We are a resort community. We'll see if the crowds are less this year--I doubt it.

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