Long ago & far away, in the land and time of my youth, there was plenty of gasoline (petroleum) and the cost was low (around 29¢ per gallon). Few people concerned themselves about availability or cost; we kids could scrape up enough for a half-dollar’s worth, plenty to last a week or so. The cost […]

If costs are the same where you live, you have noticed that gasoline prices are (WAY) up by nearly double this time last year. I wonder why? (TV) news reports tell us that it is related to fear – fear that the Mid-Eastern oil producing countries will curtail the flow of oil from their ports, […]