Gene Coyle wrote: >This I fear is going to seem doubly or triply provincial. First it is >California centered, second energy centered, and third USA centered. >But here goes. I wish I could do that self-effacing bit. Gene, what happens to energy prices if there is a considerable slowdown in the economy, particularly in the tech sector? Are they sensitive to relatively small changes in demand? Tom Walker Sandwichman and Deconsultant Bowen Island, BC