Re: The Temperature...

From: DustyMars (dustymar_at_newsguy.com)
Date: 03/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:37:36 -0500

In article <423db76e_3@newspeer2.tds.net>, mutterer@notime says...
> DustyMars wrote:
> > In article <UH2%d.36986$Q83.8485@bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
> > smsherm@bellsouth.net says...
> >
> >>
> >>SlickWIly@kinkyovaloffice.spammola wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>WEell, my car gets 42 MPG and will, if necesary, go 80MPH. That is
> >>>wherever the law allows it.
> >>>
> >>
> >>If only few hundred million more people would get cars that get 40-80 MPG.
> >>
> >>Then, I can continue driving a gas hog FWD and pay 25 cents a gallon again.
> >>
> >> Buy small cars!!
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >
> > The difference between me and those envious small cars users is that I
> > like my Saturn and could care less what others drive. While I would not
> > care to calculate what difference 42 MPG cars Vs 25 MPG cars have on the
> > oil imports I suspect the difference would not be something to worry
> > about. A more important use of oil may be plastics and I suspect those
> > "global warming" proponents use as mush plastic as I do. It is nearly
> > impossible to buy anything these days that isn't wrapped in tough plastic
> > or some product of oil. I'll bet eve their holy environmental-friendly
> > hybrid cars are made up of plastic products or something that requires
> > oil to produce such cars.
> If this is an example of your critical thinking skills, your suspicions
> aren't very useful. Given the 17mpg increase, assuming that similar
> miles are travelled by both vehicles, I suspect that your suspicions are
> mildly askew. AFA plastics go, I think most tree-huggers look at
> plastics as a mixed blessing, since some types of plastic are not
> commonly or efficiently recycled, but those that can, make a significant
> impact. I have worked for two manufacturers of recycled paper products,
> and they also make a profound impact on the cost of packaging and use of
> virgin pulp. I don't know what the preponderance of the vehicles mpg
> out at, but if the range *were* toward the 34mpg and above (I have no
> idea of where it actually lies), that would be represent significant
> saving in terms of barrels used.
>
> I have a 5/8 ton Suburban (400+CID) that I use to haul my houseboat
> (35hp johnson), so I do recognize the necessity of fuel hogs when it is
> warranted, but would like to spend less overall on my fuel usage, which
> is why I have two Elantras (current mpg status not calculated, but you
> can bet the comparison between them and the Suburban is staggering).
> Nobody wants to ski behind a houseboat, so it does everything I need
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