On 16 Jun 2012 14:05:31 GMT, Han wrote:

Swingman wrote in
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On 6/16/2012 8:33 AM, HeyBub wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote:
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Friday afternoon, (06/15/12), the price of gas is now $3.75/gal at
the
local cash & carry.

The chain jerking continues.

Alternate energy anybody?


Er, no.


No, unless somebody comes up with a car that can miracle itself down
the road, gasoline is our next best alternative.


And, far away, the best energy bang for the buck per unit volume ...
all other current alternatives, particularly electric, are politically
driven (npi) Bull****, with more downsides than a waterfall.

Of course that gasoline buck is subsidized in many ways, including oil
depletion allowances, insufficient accounting of environmental
consequences etc, etc. Somehow reminiscent of the marketing ploys that
(at the time, probably economically justifiably) imposed AC rather than
DC electricity distribution.
Oh, yeah - How many of your tools are available with gas tanks rather
than batteries or cords?
My chain saw, weed-eater, leaf blower, snow blower, and lawn mower.

Also gasoline powered augers (drills) are used in the local
sugar-bushes for tapping, and gasoline concrete saws, core drills, and
hedge trimmers are quite common-place.

That's just for starters.