-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> gasoline went from 2.29 to 3,09 in less than 2 weeks.

 SH> Filled up yesterday after work at $1.37 a liter.

 DD> That works out to U$4.40 a gallon. Jeez, Louise. I dunno what your
 DD> gas companies are blaming.

 JW> Canada has much higher taxes on gas but then we also have a higher
 JW> level of government services that need to be paid for.
 JW> https://tinyurl.com/can-gas-tax

I don't like taxes. Nobody does except the tax man. But, I mind paying
them less when I get something in return. We had a rarity here. A penny
per gallon motor fuel tax to be used to fix the streets and roadways.
There were some pot-holes you could hide a Volkswagen Beetle in. And,
wonder of wonders, It worked. The streets got put back into reasonable
shape. And when the tax hit its "Sunset" date they stopped collecting it.

Now, if the feral gummint would institute a single-payer health system
similar to the UK and Canada ..........

 DD> I've seen oil drop $5/barrel and gas go up 20c/gallon ... just because.

 JW> Globally oil prices hit a real low a year ago and prices have been
 JW> rising slowly since then. West Texas Intermediate has climbed from
 JW> $22 to $64, so yeah everything has gone up; gas, diesel, heating
 JW> oil, freight and air fare fuel surcharges and so on. Eventually
 JW> that pushes up the price of food, electric power generation and
 JW> everything else.

And no one listens when asked "What will you/we do when the fossil fuels
run out?"

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Chex School Fuel
 Categories: Snacks, Chocolate, Grains
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
    3/4 c  Packed brown sugar
      6 tb Butter
      3 tb Light corn syrup
    1/4 ts Baking soda
      4 c  Corn chex cereal *
      4 c  Rice chex cereal *
    1/4 c  Semisweet chocolate chips
 
  * In Canada use Shreddies, in UK, Australia and NZ Chex
  (by Cereal Partners) are available.
  
  Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper. Microwave brown sugar,
  butter and corn syrup in large microwavable bowl uncovered
  on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until
  butter is melted. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Stir
  in cereals. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every
  minute. Spread on cookie sheet.
  
  Cool 10 minutes; break into bite-size pieces.
  
  Microwave chocolate chips in small microwavable bowl on High
  1 minute 30 seconds or until chocolate can be stirred smooth
  (bowl will be hot). Drizzle chocolate over snack.
  Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
  
  Store in airtight container.
  
  Makes: 8 cups snack.
  
  Important: Because microwaves cook differently, times are
  approximate.
  
  For pretzel or peanut lovers: Stir in 1 C broken pretzels
  or 1/2 C honey-roasted peanuts with the cereal.
  
  Recipe By: General Mills, Chex Recipes
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

... Stupid ass ideas like avocado & bean sprout pizza have taken hold.

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