----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Mayhar" <frank at exit.com> To: "Jeff G." <Log0n5150 at hotmail.com> Cc: "Listserve Steve Brust" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:15 AM Subject: Re: Petrol Prices > Jeff G. wrote: > > You have to own a hybrid car about 10 years to save any money, due to the > > higher purchase and repair costs. Any actual assistance rendered to the > > biosphere by driving one is moot, as some of the methods used to produce the > > components are almost as bad as the emissions on a regular car. Honestly > > cars are not the main cause of pollution that we need to worry about, but > > the industrial complex has money (or is non-regulated) and no one wants to > > give up airtravel, so we will continue to choke on our on gases. How long > > until we have an Overcast here on Earth? > > What, you mean you haven't noticed? > -- > Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ > Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/ > http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/ > No, I moved sufficiently far from the city to avoid it, unfortunately, the city dwellers noticed, and are following me in droves. 10,000 new homes are to be built to the east, 4,000 to the west. Fortunately, I live in a "dark zone", the county mandates no street lights. Beautiful at night. I figure I have a another 10 years before it is unpleasant enough that I will have to move again. Jeff