Ahhh, now that is the good thing! My car is paid off! =) Chat with you later, Alan -- Chandler, Arizona Sunset Zone: 13 http://www.GardenersCorner.com ----- Alan Zelhart gizmoaz@cox.net Gardens Co-listowner http://www.gardenerscorner.com/notes.html ----- I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. -----Original Message----- From: tr1ulium@bellsouth.net [mailto:tr1ulium@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:58 PM To: gardeners@globalgarden.com Subject: Re: Re: [gardeners] West Oz Weather Isn't the last payment so satisfying? Paid off my last car early, and said I didn't want a car payment again. Just bought a Ford Escape this week, so here come the payments again! Wouldn't have done it, but needed the four-wheel drive to get up our steep gravel drive in the winter. Got kinda tired of having to park at the bottom and walk up a quarter mile, carrying groceries, etc. Probably won't drive it too much (unless I'm hauling stuff), in favor of vehicle with better gas mileage. Elizabeth tiarella@bellsouth.net > > From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net> > Date: 2003/03/13 Thu PM 02:11:50 EST > To: gardeners@globalgarden.com > Subject: Re: [gardeners] West Oz Weather > > $1.52 here at non-brand stations, up to $1.85 at national brand > stations. I'm glad my little Hyundai gets 32 miles per gallon. Just went > down and paid off the loan on it this morning, it looks even better now. > <VBG> > > George > > Jann wrote: > > > > We are still at 1.51 and going up. > > > > Janni > > > > At 09:31 AM 3/13/03 -0800, you wrote: > > > > >Hello, again, Marc, > > > > > >Luckily, we in Los Angeles, are not in the same boat with most of > > >California so far as electicity is concerned: LA has its own municipal > > >power plant. > > > > > >What I was referring to is the upward spiraling of oil and natural gas > > >costs involved in the production of electricity. Gasoline at my local > > >station, for regular unleaded, is now $2.07 per gallon. At that rate, it > > >costs me $30.00 to fill up my Honda Accord every week! > > > > > >Ron >