Re: Life after the oil crash

From: Iain Strachan <igd.strachan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu Oct 27 2005 - 10:58:40 EDT

On 10/27/05, Glenn Morton <glenn_morton@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> *Michael Roberts <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>* wrote:
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> Should it be a criminal offence to drive a car which does less than 35
> miles to the gallon (US mini-gallons) and use central heating at 70deg and
> always use air-conditioning?
> Will we come to that.
> I will now get on my bike
> GRM: Having lived in both the UK and the US, the US is not structured the
> same as the UK. I could walk to the nearest grocery story (4 aisles of
> stuff) in about 5 minutes in Peterculter. But if I want to walk to the
> nearest grocery store in the US it is a 40 minute walk
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> .. or a 10 minute bike ride!

OK it's not going to solve the world's fuel crisis, but one thing I do have
in common with Michael is apparently being an evangelical cyclist. (In both
senses.)

Iain
Received on Thu Oct 27 11:01:13 2005

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