Avgas in France has reached $7.50/gal !

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:44:08 -0400, "William W. Plummer"
wrote in
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Your message is offensive.

I didn't find it offensive.

What is offensive is your failure to trim included text.

If it hit $7.50 a gallon, you would see a revolution in America.

Everyone was thinking there would be a revolution back in the 70's when it
hit 60 cents a gallon! The only revolution I saw was to watch the auto
industry crumple and dollars go overseas to the imports...

Well, of course it all depends on how quickly the price were to hit $7.50
per gallon. If we're talking over the course of 30 years, obviously no one
will care (although they should.)

If we're talking over the course of 30 months, it would be a political
bloodbath.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

come on ... it is "C'est la vie"

My French ancestors are spinning in their graves, I'm sure...

I knew there was something about you I didn't like! :~)

Yeah, that's the side of my family no one talks about...

We all have *some* skeletons in our closets...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Your statement is certainly offensive to the French themselves, as well as
to anyone who keeps an open mind about how cultural, philosophical, or
political differences can exist without either group of people having
those differences being particularly more ignorant than the other.

Ah, yes -- just more shades of gray. Never any "right" or "wrong", eh,
Pete?

It must be hard to live in a world where it's impossible to discern good
from bad.

Frankly, I think pretty much most people are stupid.

And you say *I'm* offensive? What hypocrisy!

By the way, as long as we're talking about stupid people...I would much
rather interact with a stupid person who has a kind and generous heart,
than a smart person who constantly stereotypes and belittles those who are
different from him. Guess which kind of person you seem to me to be.

And I would much prefer to interact with someone who can make a point
without resorting to personal attacks, rather than with a pompous,
sanctimonious old wind sock.

Guess which kind of person you seem to be?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Both times I was admitted to the ER with a collapsed lung, they made sure
they had my insurance information before I was treated.

Given your general attitude and treatment of others, I am not surprised.

As usual, you seem to be living in a different America than many of the
rest of us.

See above.

Tell that to the local homeless people my wife and I help feed on a weekly
basis. I'm sure they'd love to hear how they shouldn't have had to pay
their medical expenses after all.

You clearly have no concept of how the medical system in America works. If
you are indigent (which, by most definitions, includes "homeless people")
you pay NOTHING for health treatment in America.

In fact, in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, you don't even have to be
indigent. The State will pay your medical bills 100% if you and/or
Medicare/Medicaid cannot pay them.

Of course, that means you and I pay those bills -- there is no free lunch,
after all -- but that's another topic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article 34A7e.14321$xL4.3090@attbi_s72,
Jay Honeck wrote:
But I like to be brought to the ER after an accident ASAP and beeing
searched
for an insurance card _after_ the emergency treatment.

Martin, I don't know what kind of propaganda they've been feeding you in
Austria, but in America no one cares about who's paying for the bills here
until after the emergency medical services are rendered.

Nice... Down here you wont get treatment at all in a private hospital
unless somebody writes a BLANK check and leaves it on admissions...

And yes, there are laws against it nobody cares about...



--
Eduardo K. | Darwin pone las reglas.
| Murphy, la oportunidad.
http://e.nn.cl |
| Yo.

In article ,
Bob Fry wrote:
"Mike Rapoport" writes:

The US has become totally addicted to spending tomorrow's money
today.

Worse: we are not even spending our own money. We are spending Other
People's Money at vast rates, $2 Billion every day, according to Paul
Volcker. How long will that keep up? When will this house of cards
collapse and we will actually have to earn our living instead of
borrowing it?


THat would explain why the Dolar-Euro rate is now over 1.30


--
Eduardo K. | Darwin pone las reglas.
| Murphy, la oportunidad.
http://e.nn.cl |
| Yo.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:H9G7e.15664$Bb3.8637@attbi_s22...
If it hit $7.50 a gallon, you would see a revolution in America.

Everyone was thinking there would be a revolution back in the 70's when
it
hit 60 cents a gallon! The only revolution I saw was to watch the auto
industry crumple and dollars go overseas to the imports...

Well, of course it all depends on how quickly the price were to hit $7.50
per gallon. If we're talking over the course of 30 years, obviously no
one
will care (although they should.)

If we're talking over the course of 30 months, it would be a political
bloodbath.

Not to mention the economic disaster. You could probably buy United for the
cost of a 172.

--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Bob Fry" wrote in message
...
"William W. Plummer" writes:

Peter Duniho wrote:
[snip]
Your message is offensive. MYOB.

Peter's message was thoughtful and on target, and while he sure
doesn't need me to defend him, I do anyway. Calling out a poster who
regularly stereotypes and disparages entire nations and continents is
very much all of our business.

But in this case it was true.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:3oG7e.15692$Bb3.7756@attbi_s22...
Your statement is certainly offensive to the French themselves, as well
as
to anyone who keeps an open mind about how cultural, philosophical, or
political differences can exist without either group of people having
those differences being particularly more ignorant than the other.

Ah, yes -- just more shades of gray. Never any "right" or "wrong", eh,
Pete?

It must be hard to live in a world where it's impossible to discern good
from bad.

Frankly, I think pretty much most people are stupid.

And you say *I'm* offensive? What hypocrisy!

By the way, as long as we're talking about stupid people...I would much
rather interact with a stupid person who has a kind and generous heart,
than a smart person who constantly stereotypes and belittles those who
are
different from him. Guess which kind of person you seem to me to be.

And I would much prefer to interact with someone who can make a point
without resorting to personal attacks, rather than with a pompous,
sanctimonious old wind sock.

Guess which kind of person you seem to be?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Slam and dunk.