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Written by Rafe
August 24th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
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“Local merchants capitalised on stranded drivers, selling them food and drinks at inflated prices.”
Markets at work by the sounds of it. As for inflated… there was higher than normal demand and I imagine servicing stranded drivers (and getting resupplied) may have had a higher cost.
HeathG
25 Aug 10 at 9:37 am
Not a peep from the greenoids about the greenhouse gas emissions that sort of jam would cause.
boy on a bike
25 Aug 10 at 1:39 pm
More traffic jams in China
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/china_now_with_more_cars_than_roads/
Rafe
25 Aug 10 at 4:51 pm