Heidi
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:34 AM
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For those who don't visit GD, here's an absolutely excellent post |
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and I think many of us could use a little lift today . . . (Applause to GaYellowDawg. :thumbsup: ) Here's the link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4360770&mesg_id=4360770
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:37 AM
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1. That poster often has very great posts |
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I've enjoyed many of them
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Heidi
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:39 AM
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It bodes well for DU that we have new members who are smart and courageous.
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MsAnthropy
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:38 AM
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2. Thanks, Heidi! That made my day! |
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:40 AM
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4. GaYellowDawg made my day, too. |
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I'm usually logging into DU when most members are going to sleep, so the first thing I read this morning was about the desecration of the memorial crosses at Camp Casey. I needed the spirit that GaYellowDawg's post brought.
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bertha katzenengel
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:40 AM
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5. Hell yes, I needed that. And a question for you, Heidi: |
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What's the price of gas over there? I know I'll have to do some calculations - my abacus is at the ready . . .
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Heidi
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:41 AM
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6. Gimme a couple of hours to get ya that info, bertha. |
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I can tell you that it's _always_ much higher here than in the US. (Patience, please!)
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Heidi
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Tue Aug-16-05 09:56 AM
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7. In Switzerland, "Super" unleaded is $4.68 US dollars per US gallon. |
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1 liter super petro in our state = 1.56 Swiss Francs 1 Swiss Franc = 0.793589 US dollar 3.785 liters = 1 US gallon
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bertha katzenengel
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:15 AM
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Thanks for doing the work for me. Turns out my abacus was in need of a few new beads . . . damned cats . . .
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So we're whining over here about $2.60 per gallon and creeping upwards. While the rest of the world has dealt with prices over twice that for - how long?! My god, what a bunch of spoiled whiners we are. Pray god that all this means SUVs on scrap heaps.
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Tue Aug-16-05 10:33 AM
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9. Well, my take on it is this |
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(and I hope someone will start a seperate thread, so some economists can weigh in) our culture has a Wal-Mart mentality. We buy fuel in bulk and we bully oil-supplying nations into meeting our selfish demands, while the rest of the world (including us Americans here in Switzerland) underwrite the huge disparity between $2.60 per gallon and $4.68 per gallon.
I don't even own a car here. Mass transit, even in my small village (population 250 plus one red-headed American), is absolutely excellent. :shrug:
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