Saturday, April 15, 2006

Turning To Arab News Of The Day...


Stocks Tumble Record 8.4%
Khalil Hanware, Arab News
JEDDAH, 16 April 2006 —

A wave of selling yesterday sent the Saudi stock market tumbling 8.4 percent, the steepest fall since 1998. After dropping 11.5 percent last week, the Tadawul All-Share Index... Full Story

Another reason for them to raise crude oil prices as they look to recoup their losses. That little motor scooter is looking better and better, lately. Ever check out the maximum weight on those things, though? Sweet christ on a crutch how does one manage to drive with one leg in the air. An aquaintance has a Verucci similar to the one pictured here, gets 90+ miles per gallon, and gasses up once every three days or so to fill the 1 gallon tank. HE'S cranking it up to over 45 mph but damned if the little thing won't go much over 20 when I gave it a try.

50 cc's prolly isn't the way to go. Just pisses me off that the Arabs get to fuck with us like this.

2 comments:

Lemuel Calhoon said...

It is just too bad that there is no oil in or near the North American continent that we could be drilling.

Fits said...

Yeah. I say give Alaska back to the Russians or the frickin Eskimo's if all we're allowed to get from it are paintings of happy caribou.