Harry,
Winn Dixie tried to negotiate with their Union. They were not successful.

They are now bankrupt, and the Union workers are out of a job.


"Harry.Krause" wrote in message
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John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:21:02 -0400, "Harry.Krause"

wrote:

Butch Davis wrote:
Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends
as the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping
around for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now
much more tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps
their circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.


I had a delightful time at Safeway today, pumping 75 gallons of regular
into Yo Ho and $2.43 a gallon, less a six cent discount. About $180.
Thanks, Dubya.

Isn't Safeway unionized? What's your problem?

No prob with safeway...it's using gasoline as a loss-leader. Spend $50 on
groceries in one trip, and you get six cents off per gallon, and the price
without the deal is competitive with other stations.

Safeway tried to bust its unions in California a few years ago. It did not
succeed.