Monday, April 4, 2011

"THE PRICE OF A SOFT DRINK"

HOOD A THUNK IT? I STOPPED AT MY LOCAL "QUICK TRIP" OR AS THE TRENDY TEND TO CAL IT "QT".

ALONG WITH PUTTING A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY CAR AT $3.59 A GALLON, JUST ENOUGH TO GET TO THE GROCERY STORE, DR'S APPOINTMENTS, CHURCH AND HAVE ENOUGH LEFT OVER TO BUY A 32oz SODA.



AS I WALKED BACK TO THE CAR HAVING PAID 79cents FOR THE DRINK I REALIZED THAT 32 ozs WAS 1/4 OF A GALLON. THUS 4 TIMES THAT COST CAME TO $3.16 A GALLON.

I THEN STOPPED BY THE GROCERY STORE WHERE I FOUND MILK WAS $2.39 A GALLON AND OUT OF CURIOSITY I WENT BY THE SODA SECTION, THERE I COULD BY A TWO LITER BOTTLE OF SODA FOR 99cents OR TWO FOR $1.98. NOW THAT'S 135.24 ounces FOR $1.98 VERSES 128 ounces OF GASOLINE FOR $3.59 soda two liters @ $1.98 milk one gallon @ $2.39 soda in a plastic cup four 32oz cups @ $3.16 gasoline @ $3.59 THE WINNER IS IRAN, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR AND VENEZUELA WITH $3.59 AND $110.00 A BARREL FOR OIL WHILE WE SHUT DOWN DRILLING AREAS AND STIFLE EXPLORATION IN AMERICA.

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