tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post1698302327517128129..comments2023-11-15T14:12:20.892-06:00Comments on Pearls Of Wit: GASSYLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264818509668253808noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-40043955412670621562008-09-29T08:11:00.000-05:002008-09-29T08:11:00.000-05:00This is hilarious - so glad I ran into you on Satu...This is hilarious - so glad I ran into you on Saturday and was directed here. I had heard there was no gas in Nashville but I love that you have photographic (and artistic) proof of just how bad it was! So funny. Hope you're doing well! Now adding your blog to my reading list...Krisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576358782042716648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-28027791718216879212008-09-22T23:12:00.000-05:002008-09-22T23:12:00.000-05:00Economics would solve this candy problem. However...Economics would solve this candy problem. However, price gouging has a negative connotation in this town. If the candy station would have raised their price to 10 dollars a gallon, then people who only use their vehicles for meaningless trips to WalMart and Bingo may have decided to conserve a little bit or people like me would ride a bike 9 miles to work instead of driving. That would in turn leave more gas for those who REALLY need it. Solved. Sometimes, if we leave the market alone, it'll fix itself. (That does not apply to AIG. If that thing failed, we would all be selling fruit on the freeway this week).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945463307883351100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-62783112242890259592008-09-22T17:00:00.000-05:002008-09-22T17:00:00.000-05:00I couldn't help but picture people actually going ...I couldn't help but picture people actually going berzerk over real candy. Tug of war with huge pieces of taffy. Tic tacs dripping out of the pumps as they go dry. Jolly rancher lights going on in people's cars alerting them of impending sugary doom. If only life were that simple.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246043145179781225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-43511262086171499652008-09-22T16:20:00.000-05:002008-09-22T16:20:00.000-05:00yeah it was the same thing here in Birmingham. peo...yeah it was the same thing here in Birmingham. people are idiots.<BR/><BR/>too bad for me I actually needed gas to make the 1.8 mile trip home from work when the panic broke out ...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746777760318892646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-29981037360555250662008-09-22T14:23:00.000-05:002008-09-22T14:23:00.000-05:00This is insane.This is insane.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916409424898717930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-24879687889668047712008-09-22T14:14:00.000-05:002008-09-22T14:14:00.000-05:00So that fateful Friday when everyone flipped their...So that fateful Friday when everyone flipped their shit because candy prices went up our whole office was abuzz with the news that prices had hit $4.00/gallon in Birmingham. My candy light had come on that morning, but there was no way I was going to wait in line to buy candy. I was hoping I could hold off until they fixed the lines and prices returned to normal, but I had to cave in and get 1/2 tank the other day. I'm with you. The reason things turn into a crisis is because people don't think rationally and end up doing exactly what you shouldn't do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213903.post-7297206296767548682008-09-22T13:59:00.000-05:002008-09-22T13:59:00.000-05:00I know a place where you can get some candy. But i...I know a place where you can get some candy. But it'll cost you $4 for me to tell you.Allison Corbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008729448394585959noreply@blogger.com