OT - Gas to hit 4.00

[Steve]

I dunno about drilling in Alaska, but I just came from spending 4 years 
living in Wyoming and lemme tell you something.
 From the time a new well gets permitted, until the time it can actually 
become productive is approx 3-5 years!
This information comes to me from my ex-wife, who handles engineering 
and permitting for alot of the companies trying to get wells up out there.
So if you figure that 9 months ago, 3,000 new well permits were issued, 
then it will be at least 2 and 1/2 more years before we see much if any 
benefit.
My own opinion is to quit whining about higher gas prices and do 
something about it.
Up until 2 weeks ago, I drove a gas guzzling grandma grocery go getter 
(88 buick with a V8).  After that last tank of gas, ran out I literally 
walked away from it and hopped on the bus.  Bus goes just about 
everywhere you need in this county anyways.
Hey come to think of it, the car may still be sitting there, it's a red 
88 buick with wyoming plates, sitting on 800 North in Orem across the 
street from the hospital.  If you want it let me know. ;)

Andy Bradford wrote:

>Thus said James Clawson on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:37:08 MDT:
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>>I do not  wish to start a flame  war, but I wonder if  people who make
>>comments like this have read the US Constitution lately.
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>It seems to me that lately the  U.S. Constitution is more of a political
>playing card  that gets used  whenever it  is convenient. It  has become
>more of a living document than the actual ``law of the land.''
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>>No one in the Federal Government  or the governments of the respective
>>states has  the responsibility or  the AUTHORITY to control  the price
>>of  gasoline or  of  any  other consumer  product,  or  to impose  MPG
>>restrictions on automobiles.
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>If  only we  lived in  a  truly free  market, this  wouldn't sound  like
>economic theory...  How about we  start by eliminating  the rediculously
>high gasoline tax?
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>>The  high cost  of gasoline  can only  be addressed  by building  more
>>refineries and by drilling for oil within the US.
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>Agreed. When can we start in Alaska?
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>Andy
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