The Ill Winds Of Hurricane Dolly & Speculators

I've never been through a hurricane, at least not the weather type, anyway. As "Hurricane Dolly" approaches American shores, some may say, "well, its only a minimal hurricane." Hey, hurricanes are dangerous storms, no matter the category. I think at times how bad a storm is here in Cleveland when the winds gust at 50 or 60 miles an hour. Even a "minimal" hurricane has winds of 74 miles an hour, and those are SUSTAINED winds, not gusts. In fact, gusts may clock in 80 to 100 miles an hour. The high surf, for those near the shore, can be deadly, and certainly destructive to property. The heavy rain can cause terrible flooding, even far inland. So don't write off category one hurricanes like they're a spring shower. I hope all those in the path of "Hurricane Dolly" will be safe, including those on the Mexican side of the border.

As the reports of this growing storm were released, the price of oil and gasoline headed higher. Why? The more honest among the oil/gas speculators came right and said how they figured the storm would hit the oil and gasoline region in southern Texas, and that they hoped this would turn oil and gasoline prices around from their fall of the last few days. Only a bunch of greedy, no good bastards would wish such a thing on their fellow human beings just for money. To be perfectly honest, I wish we could round up these good for nothings and tie them down on the shores of southern Texas and let them see what a hurricane REALLY means. I make NO apologies for my feelings! How disappointed they were when they found out that the storm was expected to miss the oil and gas areas, and so prices came back down. What a shame!