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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
We do have some areas right there with you at over $ 7.57/gal.
Thin is, we have no shortages.
Funny thing is that oil and gas are subsidized. We were told that, if it were not, we would be paying around $ 6.00 - $ 8.00/gal. Still is and we are paying around $ 6.00 - $ 8.00.
Time for the talking heads and foo economists to stop blaming workers and end users for the inflation. They won't, of course, but they want to keep collecting their dole.
That said, it is still fun getting out on my 60+ mpg Honda and going for a nice ride.(Oh, and I don't like Fosters either - 3.2 with a fancy label. I got to taste real beer with the Aussies in Viet Nam.)
Don't worry, we don't like Fosters either although I did drink it when I lived in London many years ago (sssshhhhhh....that's our little secret)
Bunks
Re: Great Western Vehicle
@FleaMarket said:
This explanation blew my mind. Much of this lines up with my understanding but I have never seen it explained in such a clear and direct way.https://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/experiencemeditation.htm
"Another interesting property of my life, is I can't seem to gain my balance. I often feel ever so slightly off balance. I believe this "vertigo" is related to the heightened awareness I have developed in my senses. One of the most over looked senses is our sense of balance, which comes from sensors in the inner ear. It is this sense of balance though that is critical to our species method of bipedal locomotion. I believe the sense of euphoria one experiences during the ecstasies is a charism characteristic of a heightened awareness the sense of balance. It is this, perhaps overly acute, awareness of the sense of balance that keeps me feeling slightly off balance, almost as though I am drunk, or in euphoria."
I really enjoy the level of depth they explain their experiences.
In a similar vain, I once had a Buddhist teacher tell me that one sign that you were nearing enlightenment was a ringing in your ears.
Bunks
Re: No Buddhist Quotes
Oh dear Lord our Father, grant me Patience...
But fer Chrissakes, hurry up!
federica
Re: Funny Stuff
Due to Covid and Brexit, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have such a backlog of Tax forms to send out, they've simplified the form to expedite matters. Instead of a 6-page, 12-sided detailed and thorough questionnaire, which normally takes 3 days to fill in, and 2 months to process, the form now consists of 4 items:
1 - How much did you earn in the previous Tax year?
2 - What were your expenses?
3 - How much do you have left?
4 - Send it in.
federica
Re: Funny Stuff
I went to visit my son the other day. At one point, while he was cooking lunch, I asked him,
"Do you have a newspaper?"
"Jeesh, Dad, are you kidding me? Get with the programme! use an iPad, like everyone else!
I'm telling ya, that Fly didn't know what hit him...
federica
Re: Ginkgo Biloba
@Jeroen said:
I remember hearing about the extract’s supposedly excellent effects on memory…
I keep forgetting to take mine. 
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
March in the Southland (CA) Rain w/temps in the 50's - 60's
Quickly warms up to mid to high 80 (Fahrenheit). Desert is more extreme.
27 mile away, beautiful ocean with temps in the mid 70's.
Passed Gas stations with Gas low of $ 5.499(Reg) [Local] to high of $ 6.199 (Reg) [Near UCLA, CA]. Premium was $ .40 - $ .50 higher. Heard of prices much higher elsewhere in the area.
But it was a fine day.
Lionduck