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Re: GAS PRICES
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Posted by Pharmall on August 12, 2005 at 20:08:28 from (68.9.106.167):
In Reply to: Re: GAS PRICES posted by P Backus on August 12, 2005 at 18:29:30:
Yes. Read an article today that said big SUV's are flying off the car lots with the "employee pricing" discounts. Not sure what $/ gal price would cause folks to change habits. Back in the late 70's people dumped the big cars pretty fast, 55 speed limit, nationwide right turn on red, conservative driving habits, carpools, etc. Don't see any of that yet. Curious, I'm not a real farmer (just play one on TV). Have you guys seen any big jumps in the price of fertilizer or seed? They are both pretty energy-intensive manufacturing operations and I would expect that higher energy costs would be more of a $/ acre impact than the cost of fuel...
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