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04-18-2004, 08:05 AM

"mark" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>
> "Red Cloud" wrote ...
> > Anyone uses bike going to work??? Gas price is all time time now.
> > Perhpas it's best time to ride bicycle to work.
>
> I love it when Americans grumble about the high price of gas. Let's see,
> regular gas in the Denver area is $1.70 - $1.90 per US gallon (~3.8
liters),
> and in my corner of Colorado it's $1.80 -$2.00. Would any British readers
> like to give us an update on the price of gas in their corner of the
world?
> --
> mark

A few weeks ago when I was in the Czech Republic, gasoline was about
$3.30/gal (22.5 korunas/L). It's probably higher now.

I was happy and amazed to see that many fuel stations in CZ also sell
biodiesel. It's comical to me that in the US, only a few researchers and
activists have even *experimented* with using biodiesel. In CZ, it's
already a commodity.

Laugh at Americans in their ridiculous gas-hogging SUV's. Go ahead and
laugh at them. They deserve ridicule.

R

04-18-2004, 08:05 AM

"mark" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:mJwgc.19617$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pas.earth link.net...
>
> "Red Cloud" wrote ...
> > Anyone uses bike going to work??? Gas price is all time time now.
> > Perhpas it's best time to ride bicycle to work.
>
> I love it when Americans grumble about the high price of gas. Let's see,
> regular gas in the Denver area is $1.70 - $1.90 per US gallon (~3.8
liters),
> and in my corner of Colorado it's $1.80 -$2.00. Would any British readers
> like to give us an update on the price of gas in their corner of the
world?
> --
> mark

A few weeks ago when I was in the Czech Republic, gasoline was about
$3.30/gal (22.5 korunas/L). It's probably higher now.

I was happy and amazed to see that many fuel stations in CZ also sell
biodiesel. It's comical to me that in the US, only a few researchers and
activists have even *experimented* with using biodiesel. In CZ, it's
already a commodity.

Laugh at Americans in their ridiculous gas-hogging SUV's. Go ahead and
laugh at them. They deserve ridicule.

R

04-18-2004, 08:05 AM

"mark" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:mJwgc.19617$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pas.earth link.net...
>
> "Red Cloud" wrote ...
> > Anyone uses bike going to work??? Gas price is all time time now.
> > Perhpas it's best time to ride bicycle to work.
>
> I love it when Americans grumble about the high price of gas. Let's see,
> regular gas in the Denver area is $1.70 - $1.90 per US gallon (~3.8
liters),
> and in my corner of Colorado it's $1.80 -$2.00. Would any British readers
> like to give us an update on the price of gas in their corner of the
world?
> --
> mark

A few weeks ago when I was in the Czech Republic, gasoline was about
$3.30/gal (22.5 korunas/L). It's probably higher now.

I was happy and amazed to see that many fuel stations in CZ also sell
biodiesel. It's comical to me that in the US, only a few researchers and
activists have even *experimented* with using biodiesel. In CZ, it's
already a commodity.

Laugh at Americans in their ridiculous gas-hogging SUV's. Go ahead and
laugh at them. They deserve ridicule.

R

04-18-2004, 08:17 AM

"Dre" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> About 20% of Americans people are physically unable to ride bicycle
>because they are too fat.

There are certainly a lot of Americans that are incapable of riding a
bike because of weight, but I don't believe it's anywhere NEAR 20%.
Is there any evidence to support that statistic?

>Oh Thanks to God I am not American

We do too. ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
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Home of the $695 ti frame

04-18-2004, 08:17 AM

"Dre" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> About 20% of Americans people are physically unable to ride bicycle
>because they are too fat.

There are certainly a lot of Americans that are incapable of riding a
bike because of weight, but I don't believe it's anywhere NEAR 20%.
Is there any evidence to support that statistic?

>Oh Thanks to God I am not American

We do too. ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Home of the $695 ti frame

04-18-2004, 08:17 AM

"Dre" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> About 20% of Americans people are physically unable to ride bicycle
>because they are too fat.

There are certainly a lot of Americans that are incapable of riding a
bike because of weight, but I don't believe it's anywhere NEAR 20%.
Is there any evidence to support that statistic?

>Oh Thanks to God I am not American

We do too. ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Home of the $695 ti frame

04-18-2004, 08:17 AM

"Dre" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> About 20% of Americans people are physically unable to ride bicycle
>because they are too fat.

There are certainly a lot of Americans that are incapable of riding a
bike because of weight, but I don't believe it's anywhere NEAR 20%.
Is there any evidence to support that statistic?

>Oh Thanks to God I am not American

We do too. ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Home of the $695 ti frame

04-18-2004, 08:35 AM

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:53:37 GMT, "loki" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote
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>Not that there's
>anything wrong with that - living in the UK that is.

Dolan thinks there is ;-)

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Guy
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04-18-2004, 08:35 AM

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:53:37 GMT, "loki" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote
in message
<BLvgc.112472$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].net.ca ble.rogers.com>:

>Not that there's
>anything wrong with that - living in the UK that is.

Dolan thinks there is ;-)

--
Guy
===
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88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

04-18-2004, 08:35 AM

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:53:37 GMT, "loki" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote
in message
<BLvgc.112472$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].net.ca ble.rogers.com>:

>Not that there's
>anything wrong with that - living in the UK that is.

Dolan thinks there is ;-)

--
Guy
===
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University