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[quote user="jeaton"] I was speaking of "feed surcharges" as the funny bit.  [/quote] (I am overweight, so before anyone here trys to construe the following as a cheap attempt to laugh at the misfortunate, I'm as much on the "inside" of this one as anybody) The humor I see is the conflict. We have a society that by and large enjoys eating itself obese ,  food often seen as fun, and the more the merrier, as well as a society that seems addicted to driving. People will jump in their cars and drive if their destination is further than the end of the street, and so often that trip includes a stop at Taco bell enroute. So, I see a certain amount of poetic justice in having the panging for travel jacking up the cost of eats. Choices choices, etc?  where to sink that last fiver, etc. [%-)] I wouldn't be able to get away with it if I was working, but since I'm not I've started walking a lot of errands instead of driving them, anything within the range of 15-20 blocks round trip, I'll walk it. My friends all think I'm crazy, ask if the car must be broken down, etc.  I guess that's just because they can't envision any set of circumstances where they would walk more than a block. Gas prices weren't even the motivator when I started the affection for walking,  (gas was only around $2/gallon when I started)...rather a pledge to start trying to enjoy the journey as well as the destination,  was. So when gas later started hitting $3/gallon,  I was already  to the point I was only buying a tank of gas every other month, and could take it in stride. The psyche we have sold ourselves on, that we need a car to rush us everywhere, is unhealthy thinking, in my book.
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