Clunkers the untold

A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline.

A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year.

So, the average clunker transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.

They claim 700,000 vehicles – so that's 224 million gallons / year.

That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.

5 million barrels of oil is about ¼ of one day's US consumption.

And, 5 million barrels of oil costs about $350 million dollars at $75/bbl.

So, we all contributed to spending *$3 billion* to save $350 million...

How good a deal was that???

No doubt, they'll probably do a great job with health care though!
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Pet Saves Owner from House Fire

A cold nose in the middle of the night saves a man’s life near Boston.
Major Healy, a family pet, is now up for a promotion—perhaps to colonel or even a general.
The dog alerted owner John Healy to a fire in their home early Monday morning.
“Major jumped on my bed probably around 1:30—putting his nose in my face. He does that—not too often—just when he wants to be a major pain in the butt. So, he did that and I said ‘Major, knock it off’ a couple of times and finally I opened my eyes and I saw the smoke in my bedroom,” said Healy.
He tried to put the fire out himself, but wound up having to drive a mile for help.
Healy thanks Major for his persistence. “I think he saved my life, you know? I think Major saved my life.”
Firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire.
The home was built in 1783.
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