An Enlightening Equation

I live in the state with the one term governor that "got all his objectives accomplished in one term" so he's not running again. And I am grateful! Considering, however; his age and his Washington connection, I'm guessing the rest of the country will probably be hearing more about this young governor of Missouri, in the future. He is the one that signed into law that Missouri no longer has to post the presence of ethanol, and we have confirmed that all gasoline available in our area contains ethanol. The reason for this indepth study is simple. We learned, the hard way, the damage ethanol can cause in the rubber tubing of things like mowers, cultivators and weed whackers. We purchased a nice Poulan yard tractor in 2005 and by 2007, the ethanol had already "gummed up the works." Last summer's repairs were costly enough in time and expense to make the effort to avoid. So, it seemed simple, we would just find ethanol free gasoline for our implements. Much easier said that done. Turns out there is only one place in Kansas for miles around that sells pure petroleum gas, but Oklahoma had more options. I take great pride in the fact that the American Indians are smart enough to know corn is to be eaten, not burned! And so, off we went for gasoline. It's pretty easy to find, once you get there. Across the road from the buildings with Dept. of Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs and right before the Casino, there's a convenience store. Ah, the landmarks of the 21st Century. We got there and weren't sure which octane was "safe" so we made enquiry. When asked, they proudly stated "There is no ethanol on the place." In all this, I began making mental notes. Gasoline without ethanol and the absence of federal highway funding was 10 cents more than what we've been paying in Missouri. The price of corn oil has doubled in the last year at the store. It took 2-3 gallons of ethanol gasoline in the truck to drive to the neighboring state to obtain the ethanol free product. So, all in all, with Missouri's mandatory ethanol for the environoment . . . My cooking oil has gone from $2.48 to $5.29 a bottle and I now have to drive 25 miles, one way, for gasoline to mow. This ethanol is quite the answer! I'm so glad to be saving 10 cents a gallon at the pump.
. . . for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. the Prophet's Lament of Holy Scripture