Thursday, April 27, 2006
Gas Alternative
Karim and I were just discussing this dreadful gas catastrophe, and I w
as letting him know that the Exxon Mobil company may feel a slight crunch on Monday when many customers do not buy gas from them. I agree with this thinking on behalf of the consumer, however, since Karim is working currently at a Mobil station, I did let him know that he might get a little nap in on that day. We were also laughing at our government's attempts at "fixing" the situation by MAYBE excusing the gas tax for a few months or POSSIBLY giving the taxpayers a one hundred dollar rebate. One hundred dollars would fill both our gas tanks only once right now! Make it a thousand and it might be worth something!
Therefore, we have decided that a camel would be the best mode of transportation in the Houston metro area. They have a strong transmission and a big engine, which suits both of our jobs as we both travel at least 20 miles one way to work every day. They store large amounts of water in their bodies and don't need to "fill up" quite as often as the other models (i.e. horses, donkeys). We could simply park them in front of a big pile of grass when we aren't driving them, and they don't take a long time to warm up, like Karim's Mercedes does in the morning. The horn would never stop working. One flick of the stirrup thingy and all the other commuters on the freeway would hear a sharp, loud, "HRRRROOOWWWNNNNGGGGKKKK". As for air conditioning, well, that's a given. No windows. And we could wear the Arab headgear, a la Lawrence of Arabia, to shield us from the heat of the sun.
Let the rich people have their cars, and their gasoline. Let them do away with the middle class if they want. It would be my impoverished pleasure to pass up the latest BMW Compressor on the freeway with Daw'ud the Dapper Dromedary. "HRROWNK, HRROWNK!"
as letting him know that the Exxon Mobil company may feel a slight crunch on Monday when many customers do not buy gas from them. I agree with this thinking on behalf of the consumer, however, since Karim is working currently at a Mobil station, I did let him know that he might get a little nap in on that day. We were also laughing at our government's attempts at "fixing" the situation by MAYBE excusing the gas tax for a few months or POSSIBLY giving the taxpayers a one hundred dollar rebate. One hundred dollars would fill both our gas tanks only once right now! Make it a thousand and it might be worth something!Therefore, we have decided that a camel would be the best mode of transportation in the Houston metro area. They have a strong transmission and a big engine, which suits both of our jobs as we both travel at least 20 miles one way to work every day. They store large amounts of water in their bodies and don't need to "fill up" quite as often as the other models (i.e. horses, donkeys). We could simply park them in front of a big pile of grass when we aren't driving them, and they don't take a long time to warm up, like Karim's Mercedes does in the morning. The horn would never stop working. One flick of the stirrup thingy and all the other commuters on the freeway would hear a sharp, loud, "HRRRROOOWWWNNNNGGGGKKKK". As for air conditioning, well, that's a given. No windows. And we could wear the Arab headgear, a la Lawrence of Arabia, to shield us from the heat of the sun.
Let the rich people have their cars, and their gasoline. Let them do away with the middle class if they want. It would be my impoverished pleasure to pass up the latest BMW Compressor on the freeway with Daw'ud the Dapper Dromedary. "HRROWNK, HRROWNK!"
