( moderators note: The gas price discussion is drifting away from any DeLorean connection and is becoming political. I'm not posting anything that doesn't have a DeLorean related connection, for example: the price we will encounter on the trip to P.F. which was the intention when this topic started. ) Joe, Don't know if you are old enough to remember 1980. But in 1980 the price of crude oil also reach $40 per barrel like it is today. However, gasoline prices were only $1.49 per gallon back then. Today, they are over $2.00 per gallon. Making this even worse of a rip off, is the fact that refinery efficiency has increased by 5% during this 24 year period. The net impact is we are being ripped off by the oil companies by more the 50 cents per gallon in pure profit. I would be willing to bet that this has something to do with the fact that BUSH and Cheney are both from oil companies. IF YOU AREN'T MAD, YOU NOT PAYING ATTENTION! BOB To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/