You have commented 358 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Gasoline Shortage looms for Palestinian Authority
2006-05-11
NABLUS, West Bank -- Palestinian gas stations started shutting down after an Israeli fuel company cut off deliveries Wednesday, deepening concerns about an already-looming humanitarian crisis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. An end to fuel supplies could cripple hospitals, halt food deliveries and keep people home from work...

Dor Energy, the sole fuel provider to the Palestinians since interim peace agreements in the mid-1990s, cited growing debts for its decision...the company had threatened to cut off supplies twice this year, only to be paid at the last minute by the Palestinians.

Asaf Shariv, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said Israel would "absolutely not" bail out the Palestinians. Shariv said that because the Palestinian government resells gasoline to consumers, there is no reason for it not to have money to pay its debts. But Palestinian officials said their cash-strapped government is one of the biggest users of gasoline and is unable to pay the bill.
Nope, no cause and effect there, none at all ...
Could be amusing if, say, Saudi Arabia writes a check to Dor Energy.
Posted by:mhw

#18  LOL! when I get hungry i pound my forehead on the floor!

/great thread btw
Posted by: the Twelfth Imami   2006-05-11 23:31  

#17  lol, I wouldn't go drinking hydroxyl (-OH). Plus the oxygen has far more mass than the Hydrogens.

H2 (Hydrogen) is what you're after, though kinda cold in liquid state ;)
Posted by: bombay   2006-05-11 23:24  

#16  No, my goal WAS to get to 75. I got there. Now I need to keep going.

Ah well, I can resist the Rasinets now. After getting weighed, I blew through everything I had left for the week: a Chipotle burrito and chips.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-05-11 22:43  

#15  Whew, Robert! I thought your goal was to get to 75 lbs, not lose 75 lb! My mistake.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-05-11 22:38  

#14  Well, lost 2.6 pounds this last week, for a total of 76. Got 30 or 40 left to go.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2006-05-11 20:51  

#13  Or water with only one part H. Two parts H is what really packs on the pounds...
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-05-11 17:15  

#12  try the evaporated water
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-11 17:10  

#11  Get 'em RC.
Posted by: 6   2006-05-11 16:34  

#10  No thanks on the drink; tonight's the weekly weigh-in. You know how heavy water is?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-05-11 15:47  

#9  The day is almost half over, Rob. Congratulations on your accomplishment thus far! I truly envy your self control. May I offer a cup of tea with your choice of calorie-free flavorants (lemon juice, skim milk or saccharine)? ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-05-11 14:20  

#8  Nah. There's lots of fruits and veggies on that table. Apples and grapes will do for now.

(But, God, I can't wait for my next vacation.)
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-05-11 14:20  

#7  give in to your hunger and your journey to the fat side will be complete
Posted by: mhw   2006-05-11 13:39  

#6  Cummon Rob, you know you want to.
Nobody will know, give in to your desires.

Posted by: Phetle Clert8457   2006-05-11 12:54  

#5  Thanks, but I think it's gonna be a LONG day.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-05-11 12:35  

#4  1 1/2 lbs from a 75 lb target? Wow, RC that's great! Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-05-11 12:16  

#3  Now that's a righteous rant, Rob. Congrats on the weight-loss thing. It sounds like you've had to work real hard to get through it. If it helps, all of Rantburg's food graphics are certified low-carb.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-05-11 12:12  

#2  OK, I've had it.

CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON FOOD GRAPHICS?!

I've hit one of those times in my diet when I stick to it religiously and don't lose any weight. To make it worse, I'm 1 1/2 pounds from the 75 lb mark.

Then the so-so drive-through Italian place near my house was replaced by a Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits.

Then one of the mediocre Chinese places in my neighborhood was replaced by an Indian restaurant.

And today, the day I'm supposed to get weighed, my co-workers went for sushi for lunch AND HALF THE DAMNED STORIES ON RANTBURG HAVE PICTURES OF CANDY!!!
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-05-11 11:58  

#1  They're deadbeats. Get first and last months payments before any deliveries.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-11 11:49  

00:00