This is not George Bush’s fault
Writing by treason on Wednesday, 27 of July , 2005 at 7:25 pm
Every day I hear stories about how the average American is suffering because of high gas prices. The latest one just chaps my hide. I don’t know if this is confined to local stupidity, or if it’s something sweeping the nation, but the report stated that people are abandoning their pets (dogs specifically) because of high gas prices. Not high kibble prices, not high veterinary costs - high gas prices. Well, why are you letting the dog drive the car, for goodness sake?
The dog isn’t driving? Then why are high gas prices his fault? Am I missing something? I think the point of the story is that people are paying more for gas so they’re forced to trim their budgets. The easiest way to save money is to dump the family pet on the side of a highway during the summer.
This makes about as much sense to me as our other local pastime: driving through neighborhoods and throwing beer bottles from cars into retaining walls.
In November 2001, I lost a job and, several months later, I took another at a struggling non-profit arts organization for less than half — way less - of what I’d been making. I also had a much longer commute and burned more gas. Then gas prices started climbing. This was the first time I’d ever really paid attention to the price of gasoline. Well, there was that time during the seventies, but I only had to think about it on even days. Anyway, I had less money and was spending more on gas, and my dogs were aging and were getting more expensive, too. I gave up QVC, trips to the malls, extravagant dinners out, jewelry, overpriced lotions and potions, new clothes, haircuts, carwashes, car maintenance, Starbucks, imported beer, and a few other things that I never thought of as things I could give up.
I gave up creature comforts. I did not give up the comfort of my creatures.
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