I stand corrected,but at 1.30 a liter it's actually 3.80 a gal.In any case it's unreal!!! Don of HARTS-TVCR"ASC" 9 Robert St.,Oromocto,NB,Canada,E2V3N2 Tel#506-357-9785,Fax#506-357-6010 hartstv@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:30 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and Consideration > There are 4.55 liters/Canadian gallon. The Canadian gallon is 1.25 > times larger than the US gallon. That equates to 3.64 liters/US gallon. > And the US dollar is worth about $1.25 Canadian. That leaves a > conversion factor of 2.91 liters/US gallon. $1.15/liter times 2.91 > liters/US gallon equals $3.35 US dollars/US gallon. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phillip R. Hull > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:01 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull > Thought and Consideration > > There is about 4 liters in a gallon = > Phillip R Hull > phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > FAX 517--569-3075 > Professional Technicians only > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:34 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull > Thought > and Consideration > > >> That works out to about $3.35 US dollar/US gallon. >> >> Kevin Wilks >> Kevin's TV Repair >> Penticton BC Canada >> kevintv@xxxxxxx >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Manuel >> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:21 AM >> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull >> Thought and Consideration >> >> Hi Andrew are you folks trying to keep up with Canada our gas is $1.15 >> a liter,,Eric >> >> >> Eric >> E M Electronics >> 59 Wights Rd >> Deer Lake NL >> Canada >> A8A 2J2 >> Ph# 709 635 2627 >> tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> Andrew Rose wrote: >> > in Suffolk ct new York we just got a 50 cent increase in reg gas > from >> 2.79 >> > to 3.29 over night >> > Andrew Rose Action TV. Holbrook ny. >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> >> > To: <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dallas Barnett" >> <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; >> > "Jannis Barnett" <jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" >> > <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; "George Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> "Greg And >> > Desi Finley" <etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" >> > <wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; "RepairWorld ListBot" >> > <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:19 PM >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull >> Thought >> > and Consideration >> > >> > >> > >> >>This is a world-wide thing, not just a problem here. So what we do >> will >> > >> > have >> > >> >>little effect on the situation. If there is a gasoline surplus here, >> it >> > >> > will >> > >> >>just be diverted to some other country where it is needed. Thats why >> there >> >>isnt much that the government can do about the price. Places where > the >> >>government puts heavy taxes on gasoline, it costs over $6 a gallon. >> >>The economy of some poor countries is being totally devastated by > the >> cost >> >>of oil and gas. On the other hand, the oil producing countries are >> > >> > enjoying >> > >> >>the windfall and using the extra money to build cities, schools, >> > >> > hospitals, >> > >> >>etc. like mad. >> >>Jerry Silverman >> >>Greentron Inc >> >>4 Newland Ave >> >>Greenville SC 29609 >> >>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >> >>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Rochester Electronics" <pasthecash@xxxxxxxxx> >> >>To: "Dallas Barnett" <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; "Jannis Barnett" >> >><jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; >> > >> > "George >> > >> >>Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg And Desi Finley" >> >><etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" >> <wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; >> >>"RepairWorld ListBot" <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> >><techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:56 AM >> >>Subject: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and >> >>Consideration >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>To all who think a one day "GAS OUT" will lower fuel >> >>>prices, >> >>> >> >>> Good idea but NEVER EFECTIVE, advocating >> >>>one-day gasoline boycotts are proof that some bad >> >>>ideas never go away; they just keep getting recycled >> >>>year after year. >> >>> >> >>> Those who really want to send a "message" to oil >> >>>suppliers should try not buying any gasoline for >> >>>several months in a row. >> >>> >> >>> This year's e-mail (proposing a one-day "gas out" >> >>>on 1 September 2005) is a carbon copy of the e-mail >> >>>that circulated in May 2004 (right down to the >> >>>labeling of the putative boycott effort as "STICK IT >> >>>UP THEIR BEHINDS DAY"), which was itself a recasting >> >>>of similar messages that have been circulating since >> >>>1999. All of them are reminders that "protest" schemes >> >>>that don't cost the participants any inconvenience, >> >>>hardship, or money remain the most popular, despite >> >>>their dubious effectiveness. A one-day "gas out" was >> >>>proposed in 1999, and a three-day-long event was >> >>>called for in 2000, but both drew little participation >> >>>and had n >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> based upon flawed premises. This year's >> >>>version is no >> >>>different. >> >>> >> >>> First of all, everyone's "not purchasing a drop >> >>>of gasoline for one day" will not cause oil companies >> >>>to "choke on their stockpiles." Oil companies run >> >>>their inventories on a weekly basis, and since the >> >>>"gas out" scheme doesn't call on people to buy less >> >>>gasoline but simply to shift their date of purchase by >> >>>one day, oil company stockpiles won't be affected at >> >>>all. >> >>> >> >>> Next, merely shifting the day of purchase will not >> >>>"hit the entire industry with a net loss of over $4.6 >> >>>billion." Consumers won't be buying any less gasoline >> >>>under this "gas out" proposal; they'll simply be >> >>>purchasing gas a day earlier or a day later than they >> >>>usually would. The very same amount of gasoline will >> >>>be sold either way, so the oil companies aren't going >> >>>to lose any money at all. >> >>> >> >>> By definition, a boycott involves the doing without >> >>>of something, with the renunciation of the boycotted >> >>>product held up as tangible proof to those who supply >> >>>the commodity that consumers are prepared to do >> >>>without it unless changes are made. What the "gas out" >> >>>calls for isn't consumers' swearing off using or >> >>>buying gasoline, even for a short time, but simply >> >>>shifting their purchases by one day. Because the "gas >> >>>out" doesn't call on consumers to make a sacrifice by >> >>>actually giving up something, the threat it poses is a >> >>>hollow one. >> >>> >> >>> Not buying gas on a designated day may make people >> >>>feel a bit better about things by providing them a >> >>>chance to vent their anger at higher gasoline prices, >> >>>but the action won't have any real impact on retail >> >>>prices. An effective protest would involve something >> >>>like organizing people to forswear the use of their >> >>>cars on specified days, an act that could effectively >> >>>demonstrate the reality of the threat that if gasoline >> >>>prices stay up, American consumers are prepared to >> >>>move to carpooling and public transportation for the >> >>>long term. Simply changing the day one buys gas, >> >>>however, imparts no such threat, because nothing is >> >>>being done without. >> >>> >> >>> Moreover, the primary potential effect of the type >> >>>of boycott proposed in the "gas out" messages is to >> >>>hurt those at the very end of the oil-to-gasoline >> >>>chain, service station operators ? the people who have >> >>>the least say in setting gasoline prices. As such, the >> >>>"gas out" is a punch on the nose delivered to the >> >>>wrong person. >> >>> >> >>> Either apathy or an outbreak of common sense has >> >>>made previous "gas outs" non-events with very low >> >>>levels of participation. >> >>> >> >>> Gasoline is a fungible, global commodity, its price >> >>>subject to the ordinary forces of supply and demand. >> >>>No amount of consumer gimmickry and showmanship will >> >>>lower its price in the long run; only a significant, >> >>>ongoing reduction in demand will accomplish that goal. >> >>>Unfortunately, for many people achieving that goal >> >>>would mean cutting down on their driving or opting for >> >>>less desirable economy cars over less fuel-efficient >> >>>models, solutions they find unappealing. >> >>> >> >>> An event like a "gas out" can sometimes do some >> >>>good by calling attention to a cause and sending a >> >>>message. In this case, though, the only message being >> >>>sent is: "We consumers are so desperate for gasoline >> >>>that we can't even do without it for a few days to >> >>>demonstrate our dissatisfaction with its cost." What >> >>>supplier is going to respond to a message like that by >> >>>lowering its prices? Those who really want to send a >> >>>"message" to oil suppliers should try not buying any >> >>>gasoline for several months in a row. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>Mike Barnett >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>____________________________________________________ >> >>>Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >> >>>http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >> >>> >> >> >> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> >>---------- >> >> >> >>>This Email list is Private. 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