[geeks] Mr Bill?

[Mike Hebel]

A talking watermelon whispered a message to me from: Sandwich Maker
> " From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
> "
> " On Sep 19, 2008, at 5:12 AM, "Sheldon T. Hall" <shel at artell.net> wrote:
> "
> "
> " My co-workers think it is a plan by one political party to lower gas
> " prices for the election
>
> the party in power is not above using their powers in tactics like
> this in order to influence elections...

Aye!  They be scurvy dogs and would sell bilgewater as beer if they could!


> " - they choose to ignore the fact that as the
> " price crossed $4.50 a gallon people drove less, bought less gas and
> " caused the price to drop due to supply and demand.
>
> this is very true.  the drop also caused speculators / futures
> hoarders to unload and get off the pot, and that dropped the price of
> crude some $10-30/bbl.  it's gone from the mid $140s at the peak to
> the mid $90s now.

Speculators!  *spit*
-- 
Mike

There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
		-- Dr. Who