Gas Prices - give me a break!

[Meyer Carl]

Hey! Del!  I don't believe in gravity either.
I think the earth just sucks!

Carl Meyer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: Gas Prices - give me a break!


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Goodale" <rrg@nevada.edu>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: December 06, 2000 4:54 PM
> Subject: Gas Prices - give me a break!
>
>
> > So are we supposed to feel guilty because because of prosperity?
>
> No.
>
>
>
> > Will paying
> > high gas prices somehow make us feel better about ourselves?
>
> Only if the excess is used to make us less dependent on burning fossil
fuels
> in the long run by developing more efficient methods of transportation and
> by developing alternate energy systems.
>
>
>
> > Should we go back
> > to the stone age?
>
> If we continue with our collective heads in the sand, this result will be
> inevitable.
>
>
>
> > Will becoming a third world country somehow make the planet
> > a better place to live?
>
> If we continue to ignore the problem, the planet to come will not at all
be
> a better place to live.  Picture your life next summer without air
> conditioning.
>
>
>
> > I'll take cheep gas in exchange for prosperity, thank
> > you.
>
> I'm reminded of the story of the man who didn't believe in gravity.  To
> prove his point, he jumped off of the Empire State Building.  As he passed
> each floor on the way down he was heard to say, "So far, so good."
>
> Del
>