Re: OUTRAGEOUS FUEL PRICES #2

Posted by Joe Evans on May 03, 2005 at 08:23:49 from (209.41.233.217):

In Reply to: OUTRAGEOUS FUEL PRICES #2 posted by Rodek Man on May 02, 2005 at 18:56:32:

I quite agree with Paul. Putting things in perspective, fuel is still comparatively cheap here.

My brother-in-law works in the oil patch in Midland TX. While visiting him last November, I accompanied him on his rounds for a day checking on wells, well maintenance crews, equipment and supply vendors and the like. He even showed me plans for squeezing more juice out of a 20+ year old producing field.

After absorbing all that for a day, I came away with one thought: It's a wonder fuel is as cheap as it is!

Hey, I don't like it either. For sure the higher costs put a damper on our Plow Day activity this year, but now I wonder if it,s because we couldn't get fuel donated this year. Before, we got it at cost (last year $1.50/gal), and before that--FREE! Wonder what participation would have been in years past if we had to shell out for the full cost.

Again, I don't like it either. I'll probably cut back on mowing some to save a little. There are areas of my place that don't need the weekly cut at all. I just like doing it. And the areas that can be seen from the road, well, probably go every week-and-a-half. My big Z-turn doesn't care.

We don't do much on Mom's place--we let an area farmer use the ground. I'll get my tractor operatin' fix this year by helping him burn HIS fuel either by running his stuff or him shelling out gas for the 460.

Fuel cost aren't the only thing affected by crude as we all know. Just priced some new rears for the 460. Ouch!

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