June 26. 2008 by Dick.

Electric utilities in Vermont are worried about the high cost of home heating oil. They fear consumers will be inclined to use electric space heaters to heat their homes this winter.

Hey, I’ve been running the numbers on that. At over $4/gallon for oil, the 11 or 12 cent kilowatt-hour looks pretty good.

The utilities say their grid, particularly in Southern Vermont, cannot handle the added load if we all turn on a space heater.

And they want us to add plug-in electric cars to the mix?

Ye gods.

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June 1. 2008 by Dick.

The DNC caved.

We all knew they would; they are, after it is all said and done, professional panderers.

I had hoped, however, that they would hew to their own rules.

Perhaps they did. After all, Rule Number One at the DNC is to pander to whomever prostrates themselves the loudest. Read more. . .

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May 13. 2008 by Dick.

I bought a gallon of milk, a gallon of gas, and a loaf of bread today.
Four Dollar.
Four Dollar.
Four Dollar.
It’s gonna to be a long summer.

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