Funny story....

The thing isn't to hope that the prices come down. (If they do, it's only temporary ... they'll just come up again.) The thing is to CONSERVE and to put pressure on the powers-that-be to invest in renewable energy sources.

It is crazy.

Buying gas is beginning to be like playing the futures market.

Some farmers around here have annual fuel contracts for diesel. I understand some of them are having problems getting fuel. The deal is they have to supply them at the contracted price but the distributors make a lot more selling elsewhere so guess who is always begging for their fuel.

Soundguy

We still have plants in Hull and in Stafford.

Intersting story. The parent company used to be Unicorn Industries. They had the corporate offices in the gate house building at Windsor. Later we were acquired by Foseco. Their offices were down at Queen Ann's Gate in London. We used to break for the band at Windsor and watch the horse guard practice out of the office at Queen Ann's Gate.

Never did get used to eating in an establishment where they served mutton. Loved the old pubs out in the middle of no where. Hated the getting there and back. The little narrow lanes were paved ox carts I guess not wide enough for one vehicle, must less two. When cars would pass, they would run off the road up on the mounds of dirt on the side where the hedge rows were. And drive fast?? Man, you guys drive fast over there on the M1. Scared the beJEsus out of me.

Got to make another trip in the near future but it's been several years since I've been there after making 2-3 trips a year for many years.

That sound like its near my favorite Pub... on the trout stream.(between S.Hampton & the pile of Rocks)... I spent some time at South Hampton in 90 & 91 , you have some nice food in those country pubs.

Cheers,