Hahaha! Sorry Ed, I though you were one of the older members of this list? Were you just trying to pull my leg, or am I confusing you with someone else? I Really didn't want to add any more crap to this thread, but such ignorance, being for real of for fun, can't go unanswered.
I'd hereby like to inform all Americans that they do NOT live in the richest nation in the world. The US is NOT the best country to live in. The rest of the world does NOT look to America as the land of milk and honey (and cheap gas). I do NOT envy you, your country or your lifestyle. Ok, got it? To continue: I live in a country where we have MORE than the average American, so don't think for a second I am looking to you, envying your riches and hating you for your wealth being "handed to you", as you say. As a matter of fact, my country was rated by the UN as the best country to live in for the 7th time in a row last year. I'm not complaining. What I _am_ complaining about is people complaining about things that really aren't worth complaining about. Such as gas prices that are still so low that they have just recently broken half the price of most European countries. Including oil-producing and -exporting nations such as my own. If you want to complain, I am sure there's a bunch of worthy campaigns you may sign up for. But complaining about gas-prices? And at the same time flaunting your Pontiac and gas-guzzling habits? Please, give me a break! Oh, and I've spent a full year in your country. To be more specific, I stayed in one of the richest areas: Right north of Palm Beach. And I was not impressed. Especially by the kid that felt sorry for me when I had to go home to my country where we evidently didn't have color TVs or microwaves - riches that only Americans know what are. Guess that illusion is still true in some Americans even today ;) So get yourself a passport and do some travelling! Cheers, Einar P.S. This is my last post in this thread. Please send any response to me in private, or at the very least formulate it so that a private response may be given. Sorry to those that have had to endure. Edward Luna wrote: > Now James... we're not allowed to say those kinds of things in today's > world... remember, others in the world may be offended if crass American's > defend themselves against rhe irrational, unfounded, and fallacious > accusations hurled at us on a regular basis. We are just supposed to take it > with a smile. After all... we have so much and it was all just handed to us. > On second thought... here's what I have to say to the Einar's of the > world... kiss my gas-guzzling arse. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason O. Washburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:42 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] [Fwd: [Fwd: NO GAS ON 15TH]] > > > Hey Einar, sounds like your jealous of America. I sure don't see people > trying to leave in fact they are trying to get here any way they can > legal or not. Can you say that about your country? How's your illegal > immigrant situation? Oh and by the way I have several "Big Block" > Pontiacs that will run over your little economy cars with out > hesitation. It would be well worth the 3.00 per gallon gas price tag to > do it. > > > Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of "Einar S. Idsø" > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:20 AM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] [Fwd: [Fwd: NO GAS ON 15TH]] > > I completely fail to see what this has to do with either hlds or source. > Please stop spamming the list. > > Also, I am looking forward to the day American gas prices hit a level > comparable to the rest of the world. Bitching about three bucks per > gallon just makes the ludicrously wealthy nation and its citizens look > piss poor. And cheap. And utterly incapable of buying proper cars that > don't use the three gallons on a single mile. > > Cheers, > Einar > > Shane Bauer wrote: >> -- >> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >> People will believe anything that's posted on MySpace or sent to them > via >> e-mail. It's unbelievable. >> >> I posted a response to this once, but it's clearly a lost cause. >> >> "Oh, I have an idea. Lets not get gas on the 15th. That will show > them." >> Yeah, that's great. Brilliant idea there. Here's a concept: They (gas >> companies) don't give a shit if you buy gas on the 15th or not. They > know >> that you will be driving your ass up to the gas station the following > day >> because you need a fill up after stretching it beyond the 15th. > Therefore, >> you've shifted demand from one day to the next. The only way to reduce > gas >> prices it to reduce gas usage. Avoiding a fill up one day a year does >> nothing. I'd love to see them raise gas prices a dollar on the 16th > just to >> screw with all you people that didn't get gas on the 15th. >> >> On 5/8/07, Luke Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Yeah there are people that dumb unfortunately. Gas companies do not > look >>> at >>> weekly or monthly reports much less daily reports. They are only > worried >>> about quarterly reports. That would be every 3-4 months. But I don't > think >>> if you needed gas to go get food or go to work you would last a day > much >>> less 3-4 months. And that would also include not buying gas pre-hand > so >>> you >>> could last, that would kind of destroy the point. Idiots...... >>> >>> -BeNt- >>> >>> >>> >>>> Clearly not a Counter-Strike server operator :p >>> On 5/8/07, Jason O. Washburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> This is so dumb. Do you honestly think that it makes a difference > to >>>> the oil companies which day they sell it on? We also regularly buy > gas >>>> once a week so what's the difference? I can't believe that there is >>>> such naive people still around. >>>> >>>> Jason >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >> >> >> -- >> Shane Bauer >> MCP ASP.NET >> http://www.shanebauer.com >> -- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
