[Magdalen] Lottery tickets

[Jay Weigel]

I haven't really noticed more teenagers driving around here. It's about the
same as usual, and I live in a rural area. The kids have to drive to get to
school (unless they ride the bus, which a lot do, even in high school) or
work, and if they go out they have to drive into Harrisonburg for anything
*really* interesting, but I haven't noticed a difference. It does take a
lot of pressure off the working poor, though, and there are a lot of them
in the area.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:12 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> On 2/15/16 8:30 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>
>> Sista Sibyl wrote:
>>
>> And then there's the environment, too.
>>
>> Uh-huh. Ever since they started fracking in Oklahoma, there are
>> earthquakes--something the state almost never had before. But the oil
>> companies swear on a stack of Bibles that those are not connected.
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>
> Yeah. It kind of depends on your definition of "good" and whether you're
> talking about The Economy, The Environment, or your personal wallet for
> today.
>
> I was actually thinking more of low gasoline prices encouraging more
> teenagers to drive around spending gasoline (and adding more
> once-sequestered carbon to the atmosphere) while looking for interesting
> and willing members of the opposite (or, for that matter, same) sex.
>
> There are so damned many aspects of the "lower gas prices at the pump"
> subject that "being Mindful" just gets more and more confusing.
>
> Somebody on Facebook (probably a kid) remarked that (as far as he was
> concerned) Obama is doing great, and should stay in office forever, because
> gasoline prices are currently low.....
>
> :o(
>
>
> --
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>