Energy prices are expected to skyrocket this year. I forget which energy is in short supply - gas, oil or electricity, but it doesn't matter. Once there is a shortage in one, the others crank up their price too. I can hardly wait to get our first winter bill. Lucinda ---------- > From: Shirley,George <gshirley@deltech.net> > To: Gardeners List <gardeners@globalgarden.com> > Subject: [gardeners] OT: Good Grief! Natural gas prices > Date: Thursday, December 14, 2000 2:17 PM > > Just got my natural gas bill in the mail. Last month's bill was $25.02, this > month's was $72.99! Used 70 CCF of gas on this bill, used 70 CCF on the last > bill. I may drill a shallow well and start producing my own gas at these prices. > > Being inside Louisiana they can get away with charging whatever they want for > the gas, once it crosses the state line its regulated by the feds who try to > keep the price down. > > You Yankees quit using so much of our gas, this is getting too expensive. <VBG> > Just kidding, y'all stay warm, I have stock in a few gas producers and > transporters. Crank that thermostat up, if my dividends go up I can afford to > run the furnace. > > George