Comments on: Wooo Hooo — The Joys of Flying http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/ Welcome to RV Weekly where the editor of RV Trade Digest will be updating you on the latest news, trends, and products important to the RV industry. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Richard W May http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4113 Richard W May Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:15:44 +0000 http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4113 it seems as though the U.S. goverment should be talking and making an oil deal with Canada, there is now a few big oil companys in canada who have hit the mother load in the oil industry. in Alberta Canada they have found a large area of oil in sand, they are producing around 400,000 barrels of oil a day, and that is increasing on a daily basis. they are extracting oil from sand using steam. and they say there is enough oil in this sand to last for over 4000 years. now they have been running tests on another field in Saskatchewan Province that is going to be bigger then the Alberta field. the U.S. goverment is allowing our oil industry to gouge the American public, making billions of dollars in profits each quarter, and telling the public that their costs have sky rocketed out of site. you never hear our President going to bat against the oil producers charging prices that is putting our Trucking Industry out of business, it is high time that we have goverment officials in washington who have the GUTS to stand up for the people in this country. We don't need the foreign oil in this country, not one drop of the Alaskan pipeline oil has ever hit the U.S. it is all being sold to Japan, and other countrys. we are smart as hell in this country, why can't we remove the high Sulphur content in the oil coming thru the Alaskan pipeline. we can send man to the moon, oil can't be that hard to be made safe for the enviroment. it seems as though the U.S. goverment should be talking and making an oil deal with Canada, there is now a few big oil companys in canada who have hit the mother load in the oil industry. in Alberta Canada they have found a large area of oil in sand, they are producing around 400,000 barrels of oil a day, and that is increasing on a daily basis. they are extracting oil from sand using steam. and they say there is enough oil in this sand to last for over 4000 years. now they have been running tests on another field in Saskatchewan Province that is going to be bigger then the Alberta field. the U.S. goverment is allowing our oil industry to gouge the American public, making billions of dollars in profits each quarter, and telling the public that their costs have sky rocketed out of site. you never hear our President going to bat against the oil producers charging prices that is putting our Trucking Industry out of business, it is high time that we have goverment officials in washington who have the GUTS to stand up for the people in this country. We don’t need the foreign oil in this country, not one drop of the Alaskan pipeline oil has ever hit the U.S. it is all being sold to Japan, and other countrys. we are smart as hell in this country, why can’t we remove the high Sulphur content in the oil coming thru the Alaskan pipeline. we can send man to the moon, oil can’t be that hard to be made safe for the enviroment.

]]> By: Bruce Chong` http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4112 Bruce Chong` Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:12:33 +0000 http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4112 In response to Keith, flying only gets you from point A to point B. You mention that $3.50 fuel is too costly, even $4 diesel makes it still less expensive to travel in a motorhome than to drive. Fuel would have to be $10 a gallon to make an RV trip more costly a vacation, calculating motel, eating out, plus some fuel. Getting there is half of the fun. Do the math, coast to coast and back for 60 to 90 days would cost a lot more to fly or drive a car. When our kids were young we traveled 3 months each summer in a motorhome. It was the cheapest way to vacation. I don't have anything against flying as right now I'm in Singapore with no problems with the airlines, all of our flights were on time or ahead of time and customs not bad. Can't wait to get back home in May so we can hit the road again in our motorhome! In response to Keith, flying only gets you from point A to point B. You mention that $3.50 fuel is too costly, even $4 diesel makes it still less expensive to travel in a motorhome than to drive. Fuel would have to be $10 a gallon to make an RV trip more costly a vacation, calculating motel, eating out, plus some fuel. Getting there is half of the fun. Do the math, coast to coast and back for 60 to 90 days would cost a lot more to fly or drive a car. When our kids were young we traveled 3 months each summer in a motorhome. It was the cheapest way to vacation. I don’t have anything against flying as right now I’m
in Singapore with no problems with the airlines, all of our flights were on time or ahead of time and customs not bad. Can’t wait to get back home in May so we can hit the road again in our motorhome!

]]> By: Brent http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4110 Brent Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:25:54 +0000 http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4110 AMEN! There are too many airlines; and, the sooner they shake out, the better...All their overpaid, no work ethic, union employees should book a one-way flight to B_F_ Ejypt! We have enough flyer miles to circle the globe; but, will likely allow them to expire... AMEN! There are too many airlines; and, the sooner they shake out, the better…All their overpaid, no work ethic, union employees should book a one-way flight to B_F_ Ejypt! We have enough flyer miles to circle the globe; but, will likely allow them to expire…

]]> By: Keith http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4109 Keith Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:11 +0000 http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4109 Maybe your unlucky, We use Expedia and have always had wonderful results. The family vacations to Arizona, California, every year and have yet to ever be delayed or have lost luggage? Trips take us thru , Vegas, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Minnesota, and different airlines each time. My Wife and children would not have it any other way. Leave Indy @7:00 am and land in Ontario CA @ 10:00 am and have the whole day to Party. Are you kidding me!! You want us to drive, with gas prices at $3.50 average. That's about $375 (2200 MILES)to drive to California + Hotel + Food & Snacks + ARE WE THERE YET. Dude how many kids do you have? Flying is the only way to go. I was also fortunate enough to fly to Germany last year and again a joyess trip with no problems. Now you want to talk customs in a foregin land that's a different Topic. Maybe your unlucky,

We use Expedia and have always had wonderful results. The family vacations to Arizona, California,
every year and have yet to ever be delayed or have lost luggage? Trips take us thru , Vegas, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Minnesota, and different airlines each time. My Wife and children would not have it any other way. Leave Indy @7:00 am and land in Ontario CA @ 10:00 am and have the whole day to Party. Are you kidding me!! You want us to drive, with gas prices at $3.50 average. That’s about $375 (2200 MILES)to drive to California + Hotel + Food & Snacks + ARE WE THERE YET. Dude how many kids do you have? Flying is the only way to go. I was also fortunate enough to fly to Germany last year and again a joyess trip with no problems. Now you want to talk customs in a foregin land that’s a different Topic.

]]> By: JB Strassweg http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4108 JB Strassweg Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:22:08 +0000 http://www.rvtradedigest.com/interactive/2008/04/08/wooo-hooo-the-joys-of-flying/#comment-4108 I haven't flown commercially since December 2000 and don't have any plans to. Sure, it's faster to get there that way, and yeah, it'd probably make my family a little happier to spend less time "getting there" and more time vacationing, but I simply refuse to pay hard earned dollars to be abused! I haven’t flown commercially since December 2000 and don’t have any plans to. Sure, it’s faster to get there that way, and yeah, it’d probably make my family a little happier to spend less time “getting there” and more time vacationing, but I simply refuse to pay hard earned dollars to be abused!

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