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Don White
 
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Default So apparently, gas isn't an issue to boaters..

Bryan wrote:
"MGG" wrote in message
.com...

I fill my truck up once per week...I fill my boat up once per month, for
about 7 months. Boating is one of our favorite family activities, and I
don't let the prices get me down. For guys like you Tom, that boat every
day...perhaps for a living, it's a much bigger hit. I think about it more
filling up my truck than I do filling up my boat. I use my truck for a
living.

Just my take, that's all.

--Mike



Like you, Mike, my family boating won't be curtailed by gas prices, yet. On
the other hand, my costs of going to work each day, I have a long commute,
bridge toll, parking expenses, are hurting my bottom line. Since GWB took
office (just a timeline, not blaming anyone) my gas prices have gone from
1.25/g to 3.25/g, bridge has increased from 2 to 5 and parking has increased
from free to 60/month. We're one of the lucky families; we've been able to
survive this constantly improving economy with little effect on lifestyle,
just less money saved or invested for the long run.


Good God...we complain about paying $ .75 each way on our two suspension
harbour bridges. With a MacPass or tokens it drops to $ .60 each way.
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