Roy Witt wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 RW> 29 May 08 18:03, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> It seems that the talk-show hosts are up in arms about it. O'Reilly
 RW>> more than most, now calling a CEO or Prez of one oil company in
 RW>> particular a crook.

 RN> And rightly so, in my opinion, if you mean the same bunch who
 RN> testified before Congress and one of the Exxon execs said his bonus
 RN> last year was 12.5 million.

 RW> Yeup. Exxon/Mobile is the smallest oil company in the world (but
 RW> largest in the USA), yet execs like this one make that kind of
 RW> money. The only consolation I have is that rich men like him will
 RW> have a very hard time making it to heaven.

I can't imagine what one man can do with all that money made at the expense
of the average citizen or how it can be justified.  Greed is the best
guess, immediately followed by a lack of a conscience.

 RN>   Oil co profits for the first quarter this year is in the billions.

 RW> I saw that...if the prices continue to go up as predicted, I may
 RW> have to quit doing what I do and find a stationary job.

They did drop slightly after Memorial Day, but nothing to write home about.
 When I go to the filling station now, I only put a couple of gallons in
the tank unless I'm planning a road trip.  Why should I fill up and have
the gas evoporate in my tank when I can let it do that in theirs?  Still
getting over 30 MPG on the highway and average between 17-20 in town.


Regards,

Roger 
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