> Van: Tom Gretton <tgretton@INFORAMP.NET>
> Aan: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Onderwerp: Re: [OT] Games with gas supply
> Datum: maandag 8 juni 1998 4:03
>
> You change suppliers at the delivery end of the pipeline...  the local
gas
> company (or other utility company) still charges a fee for distribution
from
> the well head to your house...
>
> Tom
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> > I can see how someone can change your longdistance carrier,
> > but how does anyone dig up the street in front of your house
> > and change the gas lines without you or your gas company
> > knowing about it?
> >
> >....

And there you've got the answer. Your gas company _does_ know about it, but
don't really care, because they get their share anyhow.  remember, they
just _transport_ the stuff, they are _not_ the supplier !

Greetz,
  Rudy Wieser