In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2005-11-06, lightlady > wrote:
>
> > Truck drivers pay fuel surcharges in every state they travel thru. They pay
> > more for deisel fuel than we pay for cheap unleaded.
>
> Bingo!
>
> Eighteen months ago diesel was $.50 cheaper than regular. Now it's
> $.50 more than regular and big semis get less than 10mpg. This brings
> us to the major factor in increased meat prices ....greed. The oil
> companies and refiners are totally screwing this country over. I
> about coughed up a kidney when Dubya recently stated we need to build
> more refineries. Like the oil industry is not really creating
> aritficial shortages just like the power companies did.
>
> nb

I know what you mean... but I think the idea is to build refineries away
from Hurricane alley.

The annual hurricane situation is only going to get worse.
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Om.

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