There’s something romantic about a man driving a big rig and travelling the highways alone (or with a chimp like B.J). Maybe it’s a guy thing, I don’t know but the idea of being your own boss and chatting with buddies old school style on a CB. Me, I’m in love with the idea because I’m a child of the 70’s and I remember when the Internet was merely a twinkle in Al Gore’s eye. I’m sorry for the digression, this article is suppose to be about the American trucker’s strike. So here goes.
Yep, you heard that right, American truckers had proposed a strike for April Fool’s Day. Now every month or so the French transportation workers, including the truckers, will strike for some stupid reason. Last time I think they were on strike because truck stops across Europe refused to sell escargots sandwiches and demanded that the French drivers hit their pits with some RightGuard prior to entering the store.
Our American truckers decided to call for a strike because of the increasing costs associated with doing business. In particular they’re upset that diesel prices are through the roof. Here. Yep, gas prices are high. We are all feeling the pinch. Just tonight I filled my economic Honda Civic and the bill came in at a whopping $33!!!! What the hell is going on here?
It doesn’t just end at the pump. Any thing that must travel is more expensive, this includes food. Have you been to the grocery store lately? I swear they now have a guy at the check-out who’s sole purpose is to dangle you upside down until ALL of your money falls out of your pockets. With a swift pat on the ass and a cheerful “Thanks for shopping at <insert name>, you’re done. Maybe we should all go on a hunger strike. That’s the ticket!
We keep complaining about gas & food prices but what has that gotten us? Even higher gas & food prices. The oil companies are raking in ever higher profits and we are left to pay the high gas price and pray that our house doesn’t start to depreciate. So let’s finally do something about it.
Let’s start this hunger strike next Monday. I know it sounds arbitrary to just say “next Monday” but I figure the weather will be nice over the weekend and many of my followers would like to get some cookout action in before the big day. Oh, one more thing let’s only skip lunch and dinner. Breakfast is must for me, without it I’m useless at work. OK, that it, the PolitiPorn National Hunger Strike (breakfast allowed) starts next Monday.
Oops, I just checked my calendar and I’ve got a business lunch next Monday. I got it, let’s all skip dinner next Monday. That will show the man. Yeah, he’ll know exactly what he is dealing with here. I’m certain I’ll be getting a call from Exxon’s CEO begging me to tell everyone to eat dinner on Monday. Hold on, what does gas have to do with food?
Can I get back to you guys on this, obviously I need to spend a little more time on this. Maybe we should just have a convoy or something.
Hunger makes me snippy. For the sake of my husband, I shall simply forgo snacking.
Er… what’s this all about again?
I don’t mind that the gas and oil companies are raking in high profits IF they are using those profits to fund R&D for the day when their is no oil and gas.
But when we start to have shortages and they whine to the Federal Government for a bail-out because they didn’t use those profits for anything but giving giganormous bonuses to their CEOs, then cry me a river Exxon.
It’s like the truckers see the mess before the edge of the cliff, but not the drop-off. “Get rid of the mess! We can’t continue forward until you do!”
I guess I need to go plant my own victory garden!
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Yeah really…cry me a river Exxon