I'd like to meet the man who sets these prices.
Perhaps he needs a quick class on volume
and measures. Hey guy! There are 2 pints to a quart 
4 quarts to a gallon and definitely more
than 30 gallons to a barrel.

Why does it cost more out West for a gallon than
it does back East ? Are not most of the oil fields
and refineries closer to the West Coast ? One would
think transportation is cheaper closest to the source.
Hey! I'm no mathematician either so you do the math.

Are Federal and State taxes so high that the cost
of a gallon of gasoline jumps 10 cents a gallon
every time a barrel of oil goes up two dollars?
Someone should stop and take a long hard look at
the reasons why  prices are so high
and make some adjustments.

Did you ever notice that when a barrel of oil rises
by $ 2.00 the very next day a gallon of gasoline rises
10 cents but if that same barrel of oil drops $ 2.00
it usually takes two weeks before the cost of 
a gallon drops 5 cents ; Where did my other 5 cents go?

I see the price of fuel also many other necessities
on a constant rise and feel for those who are on
fixed incomes and those who work for minimum wage. 
When are we going to say enough is enough?
When are we going to stand up for ourselves?

For every step we take forward someone or something
seems to beat us back two.  Maybe I'm being selfish or
perhaps stating what's on the mind of many others
but shouldn't we be taking care of our own first before
others? Do we have to really cut off our nose to spite our face?

Please Santa, next Christmas send a camel. 
One hump or two doesn't make a difference.
Just make sure he's low mileage and 
gets at least 40 miles to the gallon of water. 
PS. That's only if a gallon of water is still free.