From Buzzmachine, we learn that CBS News' Jim Axelrod is blogging as part of his story on soaring gas prices. Axelrod, who lives in Montclair and is on the road with a small crew in a Dodge Caravan, shows he was born to blog with some playful snarkiness...

The only other problem is cameraman Laganga's hissy fit about stopping at a Wawa convenience store for breakfast rather than something more full-service. I thought a hardened veteran combat photographer who's made multiple tours of Iraq would shrug this off. But that's just me. 

Sorry, Jim, Wawa does not a breakfast make. Especially when the network is paying. Meanwhile, it's never to early to worry about winter heating bills...

From the Star Ledger, folks who have "locked in" are patting themselves on the back:

Rich Rapiti is paying nearly 60 cents more per gallon for heating oil this year than last winter, but the radio consultant from Glen Ridge considers himself lucky to have locked in a price of $2.09. He hears some people may be paying as much as $2.75 this year.

"It's the best deal in town," says Rapiti of his contract with the New Jersey Citizen Action Oil Group, a cooperative with about 3,000 members. "My gut tells me heating prices are going through the roof."

August 24, 2005 in Major Dudes | Permalink