To begin, you Readers need two conversion factors. First, courtesy of our Pocket Ref, a British Imperial Gallon is 1.2009 U.S. Gallons. Second, an EC Dollar is 2.6882 U.S. Dollars. So, at the moment and for quite a while, an Imperial Gallon of gasoline ("petrol") bought on Anguilla costs EC$10.69. Before fainting, divide by 2.6882 and then by 1.2009 and get US$3.31 a U.S. Gallon. That's not so startling, and what's more, you really can't drive more than about 12 miles from end to end of Anguilla. We don't have long commutes. In the States, these days, the population is having fits because gas prices are up over $3 a gallon, and sometimes way over. This week, we say to the whiners: "It's your own fault" – so there. As we all know in our genes and in our hearts, humans are greedy, and love to over eat, over fish, over reproduce, over spend, over waste, and then blame somebody else, anybody else, for high prices, scarcity, carbon emissions, and general ecological destruction. While we hold no portfolio as apologist for the shabby behavior of U.S. Congresspeople, it isn't all the Dems and the Repubs, it is really you voters (or non-voters as the case may be). If they are panderers, you are the panderees.

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