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Once more the gasoline stations and companies behind the continue to screw the local public.
How are they doing that? Well, their grades of gasoline are all the same. There is no regular premium or any of that. The GSR has proved that with lab test after lab test. It’s all premium. It’s cheaper and not cheating to give people a better product than they are ostensibly paying for and keep the mythology. How do they make money from the mythology? But doing what Citgo in Williams Bay is doing. Draw people in with the lowest regular price in the area ($3.34 on print day) and then sock the hell out of them if they drive one of those vehicles with the ‘premium required’ stickers on them (60% of today’s cars). The premium at Citgo was $4.51 a gallon).
BP isn’t being very kind either, at $4.29 a gallon. Remember the days when diesel was twenty to thirty percent less than regular gas? It was that way because diesel was and is so much cheaper to make but then the oil business figured out through OPEC how to manipulate and make the sales of the current commercial fuel a very lucrative monopoly. Now it’s the premium game. Get all the manufacturers of quality cars to put those stickers on and the data in their operating manuals and voila!
Premium, back in the days long ago when the grades of gasoline were valid, premium cost twenty cents more a gallon or so, or a bit more. Not anymore.
Why America has slowly lost its love affair with the automobile has little or nothing to do with the current and coming electric cars. It is falling out of love because it’s tired of being screwed. Even lubrication for the screwing, a byproduct of gasoline production, called synthetic oil, now costs triple the price, or more, of the old stuff. These purveyors of vital oil-based products could make billions by simply requiring all vehicles and drivers to be regularly slathered with a very expensive derivative of K-Y Jelly. Everyone would at least feel more comfortable during the process.
Boat tours have started on Geneva Lake once again.
The Gage Marine boats can be seen at the Riviera Piers which means warm weather is here and summer is on its way. Lake Geneva Cruise Line was founded in 1873 and purchased by the Gage family in 1965. Their fleet of eight classic boats from a variety of historical eras gets locals and visitors out on the water to view the historic homes that surround the shores of Geneva Lake. Gage offers a wide variety of boat tours, including narrated scenic tours, brunch, lunch, and dinner cruises, and private parties. Here’s a look at the fleet of ships that float along Geneva Lake. The Lady of the Lake has been the flagship of the fleet since she was launched in 1963. The Lady of the Lake captures the majesty of America’s Steamboat Era providing spacious decks and a great option for parties and larger groups.
The Belle has seen a few changes to her appearance over the decades, including being lengthened in 1986 and widened in 2003. A new upper deck structure was also added to improve the comfort of guests dining on the second level. Originally open to the sky on the upper deck, The Walworth was lengthened in 1976, and a canopy was installed that same year to shield passengers from the sun on hot summer days, and then widened in 2016. The Walworth is also known as the U.S. Mailboat. The Duchess originally included a gangplank and a paddlewheel but was partially dismantled to improve efficiency and performance. Originally built for John and Louise Mitchell, the Louise was added to the excursion fleet in 1930. Having been converted from steam power to gas, she underwent a complete restoration from 1975 to 1978, and a 1926 Plenty and Sons steam engine was installed. Today she is the only lake steam yacht running on steam.
The yacht Polaris was built in 1898 for Otto Young, one of the original millionaires on Lake Geneva. Guests can experience the fantastic lifestyle of this time period while surrounded by the original mahogany and brass aboard the Polaris. Her deck is open to the lake breeze yet covered with an authentic canopy and equipped with side curtains for inclement weather. The Geneva was originally a troop transport for the USS Saratoga, serving missions in the Mediterranean Sea and the Vietnam War. At that time, she could carry 150 passengers and crew. Today she has more comfortable amenities for up to 50 passengers.
A smaller version of the Lady of the Lake, the Duchess is great for cocktail, lunch, and dinner cruises. Lorelei was brought to Milwaukee in 1954 and used on the Great Lakes. It was later found in a warehouse in Green Bay. Lake Geneva Cruise Line purchased the boat in 1981 and refitted her cabin to make it ideal for a relaxing day on Lake Geneva. Although the mailboat tour is one of the most popular options you can’t go wrong with any boat tour provided by Gage Marine.
