Thursday, Jul 13, 2006 at 20:33
Hello Peter, Don't take offence here, but this is a different view to consider...
That $40 a week as expensive??? It might be a perspective, living in civilized surrounds with normal expenses... But OK, $40 a week of diesel???? Sounds reeeaaaall good to the lone Ranger! When I think of the alternatives? What a 300 tonne roll of 300 kilometres of power cord to plug into the nearest outlet.. Ha! Ha! Joke.. Or petrol costs, explosive fuel, and 60 hours a week of wear and tear on a generator for heat out of the AC unit??? Yea, don't think so... Or how about a pot bellied stove and hardwood firewood... With all the fire hazard and gas on board? Naw... Don't think so... So what alternative?????
There is none for quality of life.. So, when the grass is crunchy with frost down south next week for the Nationals in Reining Horses, that I am leaving for soon; when you can see your breath and it is frosty as soon as the sun goes down.... When the alternative is shivering and going into shock to get up in the morning with those cold bloody clothes..... Legs aching a bit in cold over breakfast??? I don't know, $40 a week in diesel sound REAL GOOD to the lone Ranger...
Someone young can put up with the cold, and can suffer a bit if they like, but once you get over a half a century of wear and tear and leaning on being a Pensioner like me, the warm quality lifestyle counts for something!! And to me? It counts for A LOT! For that quality in the dead cold 6-8 weeks of winter $40 a week sounds DEAD CHEAP!!! 20 litres of diesel sounds real good to me, real cheap..!
Regards, LR
FollowupID:
846044
