Fewer Tickets to Ride (or, 7000 gallons of diesel woe)

[phantom power]

Mr. Naso is right to be worried.

The Spirit of Washington dinner boat packs powerful twin diesel engines that carry 600 people on sightseeing voyages along the Potomac. Two eight-cylinder generators keep the neon lights glowing at the onboard bar. The bow thruster helps it push away from the dock.

Fueling them all are 7,000 gallons of diesel that have shot up in price by about 40 percent over the past year. Add four other boats with a total of 20 engines among them, and it's one big financial headache for Sal Naso. He's worried.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060503545.html

[lynnertic]

1. He can thank George Bush because the military drove up the cost of diesel.

[kestrel91316]

2. I suggest Mr. Naso sell those diesel hogs and replace them with some

romantic and energy-appropriate sailboats. Maybe a "tall ship" or two.......

While he can still get anything for them.