Hi all,

 

            We needed to get some trees for our yard (umm, really, my
wife wanted the trees - we didn't **need** them), so we (she) found some
nice trees for a great price (according to her) at Home Depot.  We
rented the air conditioned Home Depot truck (they load and tie down the
trees for you, too), and off we went to drop the tress of at our house
about 11 miles from the Home Depot.  To avoid 'stressing 'the trees (the
poor things), we had to take the city streets, and stop at every *&^%
light along the 11 mile route back home.

 

            What we found was that the truck was a great deal - it was
$20.00 for 75 minutes (more than enough time, and your time doesn't
start until after the truck is loaded), but the fuel we used amounted to
$15.00 (3.79 * 4 gallons)!!!  By this time next, year, the gas for the
same task, may actually cost more than the truck!!!

 

            In another stark contrast; back in 1976, I got my first used
car with my own money...it was a 1969 Ford Galaxy 500 with a 390 engine
and an automatic.  I don't recall how big the tank was (I think it was
about 18 gallons), but it never took more than about $7.00 to fill it at
.40 a gallon (in West Texas at the time, gas was really only about .35
to .38 per gallon, IIRC).  Now it takes $7.60 to just fill the 2 gallon
gas can for my mower!!!

 

            I'm of the belief that in the near future, drug dealers will
likely give up drugs sales, and start to peddle underground gas.  8-)

 

 

Have a great week,

 

 

 

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