No, this is not an addendum to last week's rant by El Pollo Diablo concerning Columbus Day, which was as usual very funny and dead on (pun intended)...

Prices jump above $3 mark in parts of the state; fears of sprintime shortages loom.

Sitting on the "hump" may not be so bad after all. In a full car, some poor soul is relegated to the middle of the back seat, the least desirable, most uncomfortable, most "un-cool" spot in the vehicle. It also happens to be the safest.