by OLGS, guest blogger
Well, that didn't take long. Last week, I blogged about paying $51 for a tank of gas in Minneapolis. This weekend, Louise, Joe High School, and I motored to Belgium, Wisconsin for a wedding. In case you are wondering, Belgium is south of Denmark, also south of Holland, south of Luxemburg, and while I'm dropping place-names, south of Oostburg. Joe High School did most of the driving and was very steady on the highways.
The wedding was delightful on the shores of Lake Michigan. The bride was lovely and Joe's second cousin, the groom, was very handsome. Louise and I enjoyed seeing a lot of relatives, including Joe's aunt & uncle. We learned one Wisconsin wedding custom: at the sit-down dinner, many of the guests repeatedly banged their forks on their water glasses. Louise, Joe, and I looked around for someone to make an announcement, a toast perhaps, but no, the noise was a prompt for the bride and groom to smooch for the crowd.
This morning, we set off for the long drive back to Minneapolis. The gas gauge was on empty so we pulled into the BP/Amoco in downtown Belgium. Sixty dollars later, at $4.11/gallon, we left Belgium.
While we were at the wedding, President Bush struck out in asking the Saudis to pump more oil. Meanwhile, in that other Belgium, the price of gas is $5.91/gallon, and the Danes are paying $5.93 per gallon. At this rate, gas will be cheaper by Labor Day in Oostburg, Netherlands than it will be in Oostburg, Wisconsin.
