I read two articles in a row with the eternal wailing of “Why, oh why are we friends with the nasty Saudis?” and then went and filled up the tank for half of what I used to pay back in the Fall. Strangely, there are no bloggers bemoaning the cheapness of gas. But what’s even more bizarre than the idiocy of these moaners is that I’d be in a position to notice the price of gas.
Still, let’s not exaggerate the extent of my sophistication. Gas stations still cause me a lot if confusion. First, the pump I chose ran out of gas. At 11 am. Has anybody heard anything like that? I never considered this possibility, so I kept trying to milk the poor empty pump with relentless dedication until the attendant interfered and wrestled the hose out of my hands.
In the end, I got out of there reeking of gas even though I have finally learned to treat the pump with the care of a person diffusing a bomb.
Isn’t it curious that people who find it easy to see the connection between the Saudis and the price of gas, as well as among a million other things, are usually the ones who see a mundane task like filling up the tank as a serious challenge.
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I have heard of defusing a bomb. How do you diffuse one??
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Good question. 🙂 Probably this is why I keep mismanaging the process. 🙂
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That’s autistic life for you. I still don’t have my driver’s license and become terrified at the idea of driving in a city, but I can recite the history of urban planning in the city of Vancouver that led to the reasons why certain populations settled in certain areas.
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First, the pump I chose ran out of gas. At 11 am. Has anybody heard anything like that?
If the suppliers that actually transport the gas aren’t responsive to requests for gas, it can easily happen even if there’s no global shortage.
You could try using your angelic countenance to get help to pump gas. :-p
We’re friends with the Saudis (really the country is named after the ruling family of Al Saud) because they’re still sitting on the largest easily accessible pile of oil on the planet and the most developed capacity. The ruling family keeps the area stable enough for oil production. The oil boom in the US and Canada is the result of fracking which is expensive.
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I could totally get a bunch of gentlemen rush to my rescue. Especially today when I’ve dressed up as a student for a group photo.
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I don’t think all those companies that invested in shale oil operations in the US are happy about your Saudi relations at all. Especially when quite a few Saudis openly admit to flooding the market with oil to manipulate shale oil.
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