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 BA> If the price of gas looks like it's going out of sight, I'm
 BA> going to make an unbudgeted
 BA> purchase of a little puddle jjumper that's approximately
 BA> the same thing as a Vespa.
 BA> Gets about 100 mpg.  There's a fellow over in Red Oak that
 BA> sells them, they're about
 BA> a grand.  Not good for highway travel, but for back roads
 BA> and in town they're OK.

 A small motorcycle can match or beat that gas milage. On top of
 that it is suitable for highway travel. I wouldn't go across the
 country on one, but you can do a couple hours no trouble.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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