From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Thu Apr 22 2004 - 09:39:19 PDT
But the distances needed to travel in Europe aren't that great also.
I was in Italy a few years ago and gas was about $4.50 per gallon, diesel
was about $4.00. However the mass transit system in just about all of the
cities was excellent. And trains regularly traveled between most major
cities. Subways were also present. Bus/trolley service was excellent.
Not so in the US. Want to get from Cincinnnati to Cleveland via train?
Not going to happen. You can take a bus if you don't value your life.
The nearest grocery store from my house is 10 miles away. It just never
seems to be that way in Europe.
I recently traveled out west from Indiana to Denver, CO and Casper, WY and
back. It was a 3200 mile trip. And that was only about half way across
the US and back.
As part of my job, I regularly drive in excess of 500 miles per week, the
last few months I have been doing almost 1000 per week. Other than driving
there is really no other practical means of transport for moderate
distances. Flying is a lot more difficult now that they have homeland
security in force.
If gas prices hit $4.00 per gallon in the US, things will be changing fast
here.
Actually I'm fairly amazed that people aren't really upset about $2.00 per
gallon now! Not too long ago I was putting 99 cent gas into the M51.
If I was an oil company president, I'd be trying to crank the prices up to
$3.00 per gallon since no one seems to mind paying $2.00 right now!
Dave
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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 18:00:18 +0200, Cor Streutjens
<cstreutjens@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dear listers,
>
> The fuel prices in your country we can only dream of over here in Europe.
> I pay more than a Euro per litre of fuel for my jeep which consumes 1
> litre every 6 kilometers. Which makes it a very expensive means of
> transportation. But I will not trade the car for a more economical one in
> my life. I think fuel consumption is part of driving a military vehicle,
> not exactly the fun part but part of the price you have to pay if you
> want to drive a military vehicle. Please don't take this wrong, it is not
> my intention to harm feelings.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cor
>
>
> Cor Streutjens
> cstreutjens@hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: Mel Miller <nourmahal@worldnet.att.net>
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>> Howdy Gruppe,
>>
>> IMHO, anyone who buys a Deuce or 5 ton and is overly concerned with fuel
>> economy and streamlining has his/her priorities seriously out of whack.
>> One might even say that he is "Whacked Out", bot, far be it from me to
>> suggest such a thing......
>>
>> Mel Miller
>> Corpus Christi, TX
>> No Deuce - Yet
>>
>> On Thursday, April 22, 2004, at 08:39 AM, Sonny Heath wrote:
>>
>>> and more wind resistance and less fuel economy?
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <MVTrucker@aol.com>
>>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [MV] CARGO COVERS
>>>
>>>
>>>> Gene,
>>>> Are these the covers that are the correct length
>>>> for the deuce but the sides come down past the
>>>> tie down hooks? I have encountered these and the
>>>> solution is to raise the uprights enough so the
>>>> sides are above the hooks. Best to put the cover
>>>> on and measure how far the stakes need to be raised.
>>>> Remove the cover, raise the stakes, drill a hole
>>>> and put a 5/16" bolt through to stop the uprights
>>>> from dropping in all the way. Big advantage is more
>>>> headroom.
>>>> Joe Young
>>>> Some parts: http://hometown.aol.com/mvtrucker/page5.html
>>>>
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