Well, it appears that after nearly a year of planning and wishing, I won't be able to attend. Nor will the rest of the Indiana guys. Dave, Tony, John and Bart have to work. Bill and I can't afford the trip with just the 2 of us paying for gas. I blame 99.9% of this failure on the petroleum prices.
And if this weren't enough, gas prices have risen nearly $0.50 per gallon because there MIGHT be some damage due to the hurricane. I must be in the wrong business! I mean, what other industry can get away with what the Big Oil companies do? Back in the spring the cost of gas passed $131/barrel. Last night it was just below $101/barrel. That's nearly a 24% drop - but when the oil cost-per-barrel started going down did the retail price end up dropping the same 24%? Of course not - it dropped a shade more than 10%, and that's all. Now, the hurricane has caused some havoc down in the Gulf and the Oil Barons have zoomed the price back up "just in case" some of the refineries get damaged. "Just in case!" Bah Humbug ! Those thieves have us over a barrel and it's full of crude. Top it all off with several of the largest companies reporting "record" profits. Again. It's a load of crap, and we're forced to eat it.
And it's ruining my shooting and meeting old friends and friends I've not yet met! (Now I've gotten to the REAL issue!
I was darn sure lookin' forward to eating at Del's Diner, too!
Anyone between Indy and Ft. Hartstuff want to go in on a ride-share?
Bvt. Lt.Col. J.C. Bailey