America hasnt built a new refinery in over 20 years, new laws being passed by our lawmakers (yeah, the ones you and I elect) are making air emissions standards stricter every day. Its time to pay the piper folks, Keith, go ahead and elect whomever you think will do a better job and make it so you can drive your gas guzzling hotrod around cheaper and let us all know how it pans out for you. By the way, when you factor in inflation the price of todays fuel is near or at the same levels we paid for in in 1981.
This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.
Diet Snapple
16 oz $1.29 .......... $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea
16 oz $1.19 ...........$9.52 per gallon
Gatorade
20 oz $1.59 ..... $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray
16 oz $1.25 .......... $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid
12 oz $3.15 .......... $33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil
6 oz $8.35 .... $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol
4 oz $3.85 ........ $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout
7 oz $1.39 ....... . $25.42 per gallon
Scope
1.5 oz $0.99 .........$84.48 per gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER...
Evian water
9 oz $1.49..........$21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source.
So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or God forbid Pepto Bismal or Nyquil.
Mike