Fed up station owner shuts off gas pumps

This story makes me laugh. People are complaining about high gas prices, but apparently don’t understand the basic concept of supply and demand. We need to decrease our overall usage and dependence. Driving an SUV 100 miles a day is not going to help.

Maria McClory, 38, drove 10 miles out of her way to buy a diet soda from Pollack’s station after seeing local television coverage of the protest. 10 miles out of her way just for diet soda. Does that even make sense?

“I just wanted to support them and thank them for making a statement,” said McClory, who drives about 100 miles a day for work in her sport utility vehicle. Duh! What’s the problem here?

Schwartz called that “outrageous” and said even he can’t fill up his SUV at that price.

“If it keeps going like this, my kids will never be able to afford to drive,” said Schwartz, who has an 18-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter.

An article from the Chippewa paper:

A strip club open last week in the town of Thorp, Wisconsin. The residents of Thorp and the surrounding area had no idea. And are they pissed off. Apparently, the club owners used some sneaky tactics to get the strip club in town. These are some of my favorite quotes from the article. I understand the anger and frustration, but these fears are hysterical (pun intended).

“I am scared to death,” Rudnick said. “I have a 17-year-old. What stops him from going to the parking lot and looking at the prostitutes.”

“He already saw a stripper and told his friends she had a nice body. He found that exciting,” she said.

“We have tried to teach good morals all our lives and teach our kids this is something that only happens in big cities. Then this comes in and it’s something that God and preachers all say is not OK,” she said.

Pastor Bruce Kannenberg also spoke up Tuesday.

“I’m concerned about something called morals. The town of Thorp is a quaint little place and I’m concerned about its morals,” he said.

“This is a slippery slope. It will bring other elements into the area like drugs and violence,” she said.
“The strip club will cause friction in marriages and the area will see a steep increase in divorces. There is nothing we can benefit from this,” Nitz said.

Karen Koltis, who operates a mental health clinic in Stanley, says she has already seen effects of the new business.

“It makes my heart bleed knowing the corruption that is occurring and that I might not be able to help,” Koltis said.

She said that on Monday a young couple came to her facility seeking counseling because of the strip club.

“She was crying because her husband might go there,” Koltis said. “They are truly hurting and destroying this community and that is not fair to us God-fearing people.”