tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post2723776413827440803..comments2023-06-08T11:21:10.878-04:00Comments on EPISTLES FROM THE SCRIPTORIUM: WHAT OUR GAS PRICES ARE LEADING TOBrian Michael Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-7998732735771876542008-04-29T13:48:00.000-04:002008-04-29T13:48:00.000-04:00This is probably just a local (sub)urban legend, b...This is probably just a local (sub)urban legend, but here goes... <BR/><BR/>My high school was originally a three-sided building. Some time before I started there they ran out of classroom space and built a fourth wing, creating a square with an interior courtyard. I heard that when they did this, they neglected to consider that the courtyard doors would be too narrow to fit an industrial lawn mower through -- so after that they had to bring in sheep to do the job. :)Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12066525238601917413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-45031298686738354902008-04-28T21:54:00.000-04:002008-04-28T21:54:00.000-04:00The sheep one really isn't a cartoon. We do that ...The sheep one really isn't a cartoon. We do that in this area all the time. The guy down the street has hair sheep and he loans them out to chomp down our fields. My back 4 acres isn't fenced or I would have those sheep here in a heartbeat. <BR/><BR/>Our last house backed up on several thousand acres of grass fields (we are just about the largest producer of grass seed in the world.) The owner didn't want to burn one year (they burn for higher seed production) so he had about 1500 sheep delivered. One week later - no grass. The best part was sitting on our patio watching the sheep dogs work. Amazing.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-70681311773705373742008-04-28T21:02:00.000-04:002008-04-28T21:02:00.000-04:00Ah yes - forgot about those. Saw the Shell sign f...Ah yes - forgot about those. Saw the Shell sign first, around 2002. Didn't see the Mobil version till about a year ago. I may put those up later, but I have to figure out how I want to caption them. :)<BR/>Thanks for the reminder!<BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-88738419819871465452008-04-28T14:04:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:04:00.000-04:00Brian, you forgot this one (two variations):http:/...Brian, you forgot this one (two variations):<BR/><BR/>http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/X/R/gasprices.jpg<BR/>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/images/050830_gas_prices.jpgChris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12066525238601917413noreply@blogger.com