[BIGLOOK]

Had a little chat with my brother in upstate NY on Christmas day, JJ, and he told me it's not just gas prices that bothers him, it's the ethanol and oxygenation that kills his gas mileage. Less bang for the buck....even with a 4 banger.

What really got him PO'd was the price of heating fuel doubling on a holiday weekend just before a snowstorm. If the storm is as bad as it's being reported, he'll be burning firewood for a few days.

[Jet Jaguar]

Central S.C. here.

Two days of snow. It’s melted now.

But 6 nights so far of temps into the teens.

I imagine the home heating oil guys here keeping busy.

[Ezekiel]

he told me it's not just gas prices that bothers him, it's the ethanol and oxygenation that kills his gas mileage. Less bang for the buck...

Just like the shrink ray that zaps the products on the grocery store shelves. Ice cream has gone from 1/2 gallon to 1.5 qt. containers, and is practically lighter than air. And I don't know what the new definition of chocolate is, but it now covers the fake stuff that is made of palm oil and/or hydrogenated frankenfats. Used to be that the low-quality cr@p was labeled as chocolate flavored or "chocolaty". I only noticed this recently when looking for some seasonal "treats". I know I should stick with real food, but how long before the word spinach is redefined?

So back to the gas, it will just keep getting reformulated until gas tanks empty so fast, drivers will get farther on on an electric vehicle's charge. Hmmm...