Are gas prices going down or is my mind playing tricks on me?

I've noticed lately that gas quality has been getting significantly better. Many places have started to offer '90 or '89 instead of '87 as a quality standard. I don't understand why? My car isn't deserving enough to get this better gas.

The only reason I can think of is that gas is started to drop in price. To ensure that gas prices don't drop that much they are just increasing the quality of gas.

All I can say is, thanks but not thanks. My car isn't worth the value of gas. I did try the better gas and I must admit what a change. There was an instant change in the car itself. Just see for yourself.

87' Gas Quality:


90' Gas Quality:
It's all a farce. I don't the better gas, I want the cheaper gas. Cheaper gas = happier Ilan.

What is the point of the skill testing question?

Ever wonder what the skill testing question is when you win a prize at McDonald's. Believe it or not it's a legal law specific to Canadians only. The law was put in place to stop profit organizations from creating a situation where you can gamble.

They implemented this law to ensure that you are actually earning the money. That's right. You aren't winning the money but rather earning it with the skill testing question.

Another work around to this law is "No Purchase Necessary". Therefore to enter this content you don't have to purchase the product. If you contact them, usually by snail mail, they will send you game piece.

I've always wondered about the "No Purchase Necessary" clause in most contests. But it has been answered. I received this information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question. Feel free to take a peek at the document on Wikipedia.

The RIAA really sucks in the US.

I was reading this crazy article that a member from c-net published about the RIAA. It discusses a recent case about Jammie Thomas who was caught sharing files with a program. Specifically they claimed that she shared 24 songs with other people. The RIAA won the case.

It's good that the RIAA won the case. This person was breaking the law and deserves to be punished. The problem I have with the situation is the punishment. She was slapped with $220,000.00 worth of fines for the songs. What ever happened to the idea that the punishment fits the crime?

Rumor has it that if it doesn't get overturned that she will have to go bankrupt. Why should someone have to go bankrupt for committing a crime just a little worse then J-Walking. Their is a lot of mention the reason the RIAA did this is to make a point. I didn't realize that the law is place to crucify people just to make a point. The law is their to punish people. The Punishment should fit the crime.

For those who are interested in reading about it or even commenting on it check out http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9792175-38.html. Go through the comments. It's amazing how twisted some Americans can be about this issue.

How to convince someone to do their job

I have been given a job with my company. The job is to convince the people in my department to do more work. This additional work will yield no obvious reward nor will you be punished if you don't do any of the additional work.

But management wants this information. In addition the work is very simple. It should only add 10 seconds (at most) to a call that we receive. However people don't want to do it.

How can I convince them to do this additional work?

For Men only: The hooker Exchange

For the next 10 days the hooker exchange will be going on in the Higgins area. So if you guys want to try something a little bit different. For those of you who don't know what it is please continue reading.

The Hooker Exchange is something that the pimps of Canada thought of a while ago. As an incentive plan for their ladies they decided to push the hooker exchange. It's an incentive for the ladies of the night to work extra hard to become part of this program.

It's very simple actually. Every pimp that is part of this organization takes the best lady that they have and they give them an all expense paid trip to somewhere in Canada to educate others on what makes them so good at their job.

There are a few girls in the Higgins area that seem new and they are looking pretty good. So now is your change to experience something different. I know I will.

Reviews for game consoles suck!!!

I have a really gripe about game reviewers. I see the same thing time and time again and it just makes me feel terrible about my purchase. Let me explain why.

I just recently purchased a Nintendo Wii. I've been searching for some cool games that I could play on it. One of my biggest sources for determining good games are at gaming websites where people post their reviews. These days when I read reviews it just makes me sick to my stomach. It makes me think that I chose the wrong gaming console.

Just about every review claims that the graphics are terrible when compared to the current generation of gaming platforms out there. I don't care about other gaming platforms. If I wanted the best graphics then I would have purchased a Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. The only comparison in graphics should be comparing one wii game to another wii game. That's it. I'm surprised these reviewers don't say "If you could ignore the fact that it's not a $50,000 computer then the graphics are pretty good on the Wii."

I don't know if these people feel horrible about their decision for purchasing a Wii but their is no need to try to bring me down about my purchase. I personally feel great about the purchase of the Wii and believe that all the games that I have purchased look amazing. Maybe I can't zoom in 15x to the dandriff on someones hair. But that's not why I bought this platform.

I just wanna have fun.

Turn Off Your Cell Phone

I'm at home enjoying a good horror movie. It's 100 minutes long. It is full of suspense, drama, gore and tension. Every moment in this movie brings the level of intensity up. This is only with the first 50 minutes of the movie.

Somehow this movie lasts 150 minutes. What accounts for the additional 50 minutes of the movie? It included 3 phone calls, a coffee break, and a washroom break. This has the potential to ruin any movie. It is so frustrating to watch a movie with my family. I wonder if anyone else goes through this?