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I suppose that the plunge in gasoline prices affects most of the world. Missouri has some of the lowest prices in the country. This is a low-tax, low-service state.  Actually, the price has popped back up a bit. When I filled up at this station the day before this picture was taken the price was $1.75 per gallon.

For our European readers, the price in this photo is about € 0.425 per litre. Damn few Caddilac Escalades on the Périphérique.                     

Accomplice To Crime

But to some, one of the most important people in the stadium. Look closely at the button on his left shoulder - BEER $9. Now I like a beer at the ball game as much as the next guy but it's past the point where I'm willing to pay their price. (I don't like Budweiser anyway.) Do I have $9 in my pocket? Sure. Is 14 ounces of bland brew worth that much to me? No way. Won't pay it. To the Cardinals' credit, though, Busch is one of the shrinking number of stadiums that let you bring in your own water and food. In lots of other cities it's pay the hot dog ransom or starve.