Re: GAS PRICES

Posted by Hugh MacKay on August 12, 2005 at 19:16:02 from (209.226.106.24):

In Reply to: Re: GAS PRICES posted by P Backus on August 12, 2005 at 18:29:30:

Paul: You are quite correct, until we change our habits, they are going to sock it to us. I crossed the Canada-US border today around noon at Sarnia-Port Huron. I do this almost weekly. I've never seen such lineups both ways of cars, motor homes, etc. It was the same at Niagra Falls on the July 1st to 4th weekend.

I have some thought on this whole matter, just thinking what would happen if trucks were not allowed to cross more than one state or provincial border, we put a ban on all motor sports, tax all air travel out of business. I'm thinking we must use water and rail transportation a whole lot more. A gallon of fuel hauls a lot more product by rail and water. But then one has to consider what all this would do to the economy. Would be a lot of folks without income all of a sudden. Then remember it was the greed of the railroads that put those trucks on the road in the first place. If we imposed the one boundary crossing for trucks, just think the retail industry would actually have to hire smart people in their purchasing depts.

I was talking with a trucker the other night in Leamington ON, He was loading with tomatoes for British Columbia. Asked him what his last load was. His reply, "BC tomatoes to Toronto." This is so typical, seems like a product is not usable unless it's trucked 1,000 miles. Right now, Mexican broccoli is actually less money in Chicago, Detroit or Toronto than local broccoli. I guess North Americans have priced themselves out of existance.

Follow Ups:

• Re: GAS PRICES P Backus 20:12:33 08/12/05 (4)
  • Re: GAS PRICES Hugh MacKay 21:08:42 08/12/05 (3)
    • Re: GAS PRICES P Backus 21:28:35 08/12/05 (2)
      • Re: GAS PRICES Hugh MacKay 02:47:40 08/13/05 (1)
        • Re: GAS PRICES El Toro 08:31:32 08/13/05 (0)

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