yep, CN rail is my employer, gas guzzling, engines they are!
Punch,
Alive and well.....
.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David D." <dodgedakotaquadcab@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:47 PM
Subject: DML: Gas Prices..My dealer called me today..
> Wanted to know if i wanted to trade my Dak in on a new Dodge Neon or
> Stratus...
>
> Told the guy,No Friggin Way..
>
> My Dakota is a part of me.Where i go,it goes.
>
> Anyone see Good Morning America this morning?
> Possibly the fuel prices will top off by June 1st-15th.
>
> If you think we are paying a high price for our unleaded fuel,think about
> the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.Think how much it costs in Diesel
> Fuel,each time a 4,000 gallon tank is filled on a SD40-2.
> These engines,in Run 8(Wide Open Throttle)burn 170 gallons an hour.
>
> 170 gallons x $1.60 a gallon = $272.00 or
> 4,000 gallons x $1.60 a gallon = $6,400.00
>
>
> I'm sure Don Mallett will back me up on this..
> Don works for BNSF,the best railroad in the USA
>
> Now some people(hopefully not on this list)may decide to gas up & drive
off
> without paying.This will not only land u in front of the Judge,that
station
> will have to raise his gas prices.
>
> now,who wants to bitch about high gas prices
>
>
> David Digney
> 00'QC,SLT+,3.9 R/T,42RE,3.55,K&N "Home-Brew" Intake
> Dynomax Super Turbo,Mobil 1 10w30,Mobil 1 Filter
> List Moderator: "DodgeDakotaQuadCab@egroups.com"
> Member SCWD(South Central Wisconsin Division of the NMRA)
> Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railfan & Modeler
>
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