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[John Beimler <john AT radiomind.com>]

K. Jo Garner wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, zman wrote:
> ->
> ->Yes, but tea is very cheap.
> ->on another note. Printer ink sells for more by volume than vintage 
> ->champagne. 
>
> There was a great feature on ABC News a month or so ago and animated by
> the great Odd Todd (www.oddtodd.com). I can't find the piece archived on
> his site, but essentially it was one of the beat reporters talking to "the
> manon the street" about the high price of gas. Then it compared other
> liquids that people couldn't live without (say, Starbucks latte) in gallon
> sizes. I believe one of the super mega latte thingies was something like
> $20/gallon. They compared milk and orange juice and some other liquids. It 
> was fun. 
On a side note, buying water in bottles is about 1000x more expensive 
than from the tap. Learned that and many more interesting facts from here:

http://hartfordadvocate.com/gbase/News/content?oid=oid:30865

My favorite quote:

> In a trendy nightclub in New York City, the bartender tells guests
> they can only be served bottled water, which costs $5 for each tiny
> pint container. One outraged clubber is stopped by the restroom
> attendant as she tries to refill the bottle from the tap. "You can't
> do that," says the attendant. "New York's tap water isn't safe."

Peace.

john