Re: Gas prices

["Mark Leuck" <mleuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "alarman" wrote:
>>
>> Uh, yeah, I'd say you struck a nerve. Most of us here ARE struggling with
>> increased fuel costs, and not just the gas we put in our tanks. You see,
>> we actually have to make a living in this business. If you don't get
>> that, then perhaps YOU are the one who is not in tune with what the true
>> costs of running a business are. And, OBTW, we have, so far, rejected
>> your socialist bent and the taxes that support it. So track that, Bob.
>
> Stevens missed the point.  Sure, gas prices are up.  But that's such a
> small portion of the overall budget of an alarm company as make it
> trivial.  Suppose the average installer gets only 20 mpg in the company
> van and the average job is within 20 miles of the office.  That means he
> uses 2 gallons or less per day driving from the office to the jobsite.

Lets see the flaws in the above statement

1. 20 mpg in a company van, yea sure if your company "van" is a Geo Metro
2. Lets say the average job IS within 20 miles of the office, you seem to
assume he's only going to do 1 job per day, I did 4 to 6 and it was common
to put 150 to 200 miles per day within a 20 to 25 mile circle.