Went to Santori's in Galloway for feta and veggies, and to Shop-Rite for other stuff.
I was happy to get a call from the doctor's office to the effect that my mammogram showed no abnormalities.
Although I'll do most of it tomorrow, I packed some of my flea market stuff in the car--boy, there's a lot of stuff. I may have to take two trips.
The A.C. Press had a momentously stupid editorial, arguing that Jerseyites should be "permitted" to pump their own gas. That annoyed me so much, I sat down and wrote this:
May 28, 2015
Voice of the
People
The Press of
Atlantic City
1000 W.
Washington Ave.
Pleasantville,
NJ 08232-7224
Dear Sir or
Madam:
Of all the specious,
convoluted arguments for a dumb idea, your “pump your own gas” editorial takes
the cake. The writer implies—no,
asserts—that “the people who elect them” want legislators to permit
self-service stations. He or she seems
to think the ban on pumping your own is outrageously unfair, akin to
disallowing due process, maybe. “Some
people already boast that’s what they do…”—gasp! I guess
it won’t be long before the pumper people band together, raid gas stations, and
banish those who get paid to pump. Then they
can exercise their human right to leave their cars in any weather, get their
hands smelly, and inhale those delectable fumes. And “the industry…figures the price would
drop.…” Oh, really? Then how is it, according to CNN.com and
other sites, that the average price for gas in the U.S. is $2.74, but in
Jersey, it’s $2.53? That’s the twelfth cheapest
in the fifty states. I don’t actually
believe the writer is in cahoots with “the industry,” but the thought crossed
my mind…
Sincerely,
Sent it off and we'll see if it's printed.
I have no idea why, when I copied the letter from Word, the print is turning out smaller, no only for the letter, but this, too. Oh, well, I guess the world will go on turning...
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