Originally Posted by dhuey
How about this: "please don't cut me, since if I can't work, that's a little less oil production, and thus higher gas prices." Not very logical, but more than the idea of blaming you for the price at the pump.
Was thinking of saying "Well actually, my job is to get it out of the ground cheaper." but kept quiet b/c I don't think it would have mattered much. Nice that somebody else gets it though, dhuey! :-)