- Fuel prices have had a small effect on the amount of travel over the weekend [1], though not as much as they apparently figured on. The difference amounts to about 1% less than last year. The problem with judging how that all will be going forward is that eventually, they’re going to break down and wanna get outta Dodge. Staying at home only works for so long before a sort of crazy sets in. which, by the way always was the issue with these calls for a day of boycotting oil compnaies…. leaving aside that the refiners are not to blame for the prices. I’ve run some numbers, and driving, even while hauling a big trailer, is still cheaper. Let’s take a trip from my home outside Rochester, NY to Myrtle Beach. We’ll take tha trailer, which gives us around 11 to the gallon . Total miles, round trip comes out 1662 miles, which gives us a total of 151 gallons of fuel, and at $4/gallon, that comes out at $604.00 for fuel costs. Rather a lot of money. But consider; Where can you fly my family of four for that amount? Certainly not Myrtle Beach. In what other situation can we bring along our own food? Our trailer has a full galley…. We save by eating at the campsite, not in hotels or resturants. And of course sleeping in your own bed is a serious advantage. Sorry, gang, yes, it’s more pricey… but driving is still the way to go.
- And as for the idiots [2] seeing prices going up and therefore causing people to drive less as a good thing… you have to wonder if they understand the kind of financial trouble less travel will cause our economy.
- So, here comes the state government in Pennsylvania [3] who says that the Amish can’t have outhouses in their schools. Hey, Pennsylvania…. have you looked at your own campgrounds, of late?
- Another Honorable Mention at the OTB Caption Contest. [4] I was trying for ‘Bottom of the Barrel”, there. Oh, well. Blame the long weekend for my not mentioning it on Friday, as I usually do. Oh, and also, a second place. [5]Oh… and I guess I managed to make the Bottom of the Barrel, on this one. The whole bloody thing. Never seen that done, before.
- Oh, great. Someone in China’s been attacking Q&O’s database. [6] I’ve been through that one, once. Good luck, guys… and I mean that.
- A few nights ago, I made reference to 770/WTOR in Lockport as being a 1kw station. Thanks to a sharp-eyed reader, I can issue a correction; WTOR runs 13 KW, on a fairly broad three tower beam pointed northwest. As you’ll see here [7], there’s almost none of that signal coming off the beam’s backside. But, of course the splash is enough to really screw up listening to WABC, daytimes.
- Nancy Pelosi has violated federal campaign laws? It sure looks like it. [8]
- The White House has released a report which tells me all I need to know about how committed the government is to solving the problems you and I are having with oil, just now. It says that most of the oil and around 40% of the natural gas is in areas they’ve already declared off limits. Let me say that again; The government has declared our oil off limits to drilling. Meanwhile, the government is getting on the order of 80 cents per gallon on taxes. The Democrat solution to the problem? Raise taxes. And I’ve already told you they’re the cause of this issue. Provided massive amounts of evidence for it, too. [9] I’m telling you, folks;.. the person or party who opens up these areas to drilling will be at the top of the political heap for years. It comes down to who has the stones to act on this info.
- I think I can tell you flat that the Democrats won’t be acting on that info. Dodd Harris, writing at OTB, tells us that the Democrats are already suffering from buyer’s remorse [10]…. with both Obama and Clinton. In such a situation the response will be for the candidate… likely Obama… to tilt even further left.
- It sounds to me like the UN is waking up and smelling the nukes [11]. Too late for it to be useful, of course.
- I am no McCain fan. However, I must say in fairness that McCain made a smart move when he asked Obama [12]to come with him to Iraq to see the progress there. I have my doubts Obama will go. If he doesn’t, we may take that as a sign Obama wants to isolate himself from the truth. Now, that’s soemthing we’ve known all along anyway, but this brings it out in the open. A masterful move, however you measure it.
- So, the New York Times lied [13]? Who have thought it? Other than everybody, of course.
- Another of those cases of homeowner vs owners association [14], where owner wants to fly the flag, and the assocaition says no. Who thinks up these regulations? and who is idiodic enough to sign onto them?
- “Smart” car? [15] No, thanks. I choose LIFE….
- Remember a short while ago, where some TV preachers were telling us AIDS was the wrath of God for our support of homosexuality? Well, now we have Sharon Stone [16], telling us that the recent earthquakes in China are repayment for their treatment of Tibet. Funny thing is, we don’t have the usual suspects screaming at Stone about how stupid this is. In fact, if I recall, she was one of the ones complaining about the AIDs statements, back in the day.
- If you needed further proof that Jimmy Carter is anti-Israel, look no further [17].