Gas Price Abuse?

Amity used to have the cheapest gas for miles and was usually 10-15 cents cheaper than Pottstown and the mainline. However they are now 10 cents or more than those expensive areas. What happened? They cannot blame it on oil prices since those impact everyone.

It seems that when Wawa closed for remodeling last month, the area stations raised their prices since they did not have competition. Once Wawa opened they matched the other's elevated prices and have been going up ever since.

As of this evening it was $3.13; this morning it was $3.11 and last night it was $3.09. I filled up this morning on the mainline at $3.01. In Boyertown yesterday, $2.99 was posted.

Maybe the days of competition are over or maybe we just have to pay for the remodeled Wawa. I have been in there once and except for new signs and rearranged shelves, I did not notice improvements.

If anyone knows what is happening, please let me know....

Halloween – A time for fun, a time for teaching

Halloween has come and gone. No major problems, but some interesting observations.

It is definitely a time to see who has been taught respect and not to be greedy. Knowing most kids that live in our neighborhood, it was easy to see who does not live there. Those that live in our neighborhood have been taught respect in that they use the sidewalks and say thank you when getting candy. Many of those who came to our neighborhood to trick or treat apparently have not been taught. They would cut across lawns and gardens to make it easier to get to and from the door.

It seems they are also greedy in that they would grab a handful of candy, instead of taking one and then being offered to take another.Halloween is a time for fun. Fortunately, I did not see anyone get upset at the kids for being greedy and cutting across lawns, though I have seen it in the past.

There is always room for improvement and something as simple as respect for another’s property is a good place to start.

Safer to walk than bus?

I read in the paper about a family whose kids in the Daniel Boone School district have to walk 8/10ths of a mile on a narrow tree and bush lined road with traffic to get to the bus. Superintendent Robinson said that is just the way it is and they are not required to provide bussing; it is the parent’s responsibility to get kids to school. He declined allowing the bus to go up the road and then back in because of safety issues.

Ok, maybe the district is not responsible and the parents have to get their kids to school. But if they can’t and they walk the dangerous road to the bus stop and something happens……

I do not have all the facts but from what I read it seems the bus should serve the kids. I would not want to be blamed for an accident I could have prevented.


Maybe it is less unsafe for the bus to back in. If the facts are available to make the decision, why not share them with the public to help us understand why decisions are made?

Issue - Gun Sales

Amity has no gun sales that I am aware of. We do have hunters.

The news on gun checks being suspended for a computer system upgrade and the uproar from at least one law maker about politics being involved makes me wonder.

Do all hunters wait until the opening of hunting season to buy their guns? If they are hunters they should have their guns unless it breaks on opening day. Can hunters not plan ahead if it is known gun checks will not be available?

Did the planning agency real take the first opportunity for the system upgrade and did they look at gun check figures for that period when considering the upgrade?


I wish the media would ask questions like this and report on them so we can have more detail and be able to judge for ourselves if these issues in the news are really worth thinking about….

First Day Blog

On the rainy drive in to work on 422 today, (after being grateful the grass is green again) I thought about being able to tell people about what bothers me with some of the drivers and thought of a community blog (thanks to my daughter recently sharing her's). I guess one of my pet peeves is those drivers who think the fast lane is too slow, so as soon as there is a break in traffic in the right lane, they accelerate into the opening and speed up to the car in front and then cut into a small opening between 2 cars in the left lane causing the one behind to have to break to avoid collision. They must be so proud as they are in front of a car or 2 that they were behind previously. I wonder if they really think that those 2 spots are worth the risk?

Another thought to consider from the News on KYW1060. Lawmakers are considering mandating that school not start until after Labor Day. The reason stated by one lawmaker was to save tourist dollars. I never really thought about it that way. I always thought it would be nice not to have to go back before the holiday and would make it easier to plan vacations. Unfortunately, we would pay on the backend with an extra several days in school.