tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post8779101306434043572..comments2024-03-15T05:42:30.304+00:00Comments on Transition Norwich Blog: 30 Billion BarrelsJon Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262576893677134833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post-54622392736625573422010-03-31T12:23:57.151+01:002010-03-31T12:23:57.151+01:00Thanks, Jon. And then there's the petrol tax, ...Thanks, Jon. And then there's the petrol tax, which is higher here than anywhere else in Europe.<br /><br />The birch sap is like a sweet water, very refreshing but not at all syrupy. A good spring tonic! (You only tap the tree at this time of year).Mark Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225616694537327344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510401356434571028.post-67023603648434226472010-03-29T20:02:44.897+01:002010-03-29T20:02:44.897+01:00I'm not an expert but I believe the apparent d...I'm not an expert but I believe the apparent disparity between oil and petrol prices is because companies don't buy the stuff itself as they need it but buy it as futures (ie they predict that they'll need x-number of barrells six months down the line and offer to pay x-pounds per barrell. The hope is that the future price will be less than the market rate at the time it arrives and the difference is pure profit.) I think, anyway. Very complicated and a symptom of the way in which so much of the economy Is predicated on systems and transactions beyond the understanding of those not involved in them. Scary!<br /><br />On another note, what can you use birch sap for? Is it like maple syrup?Jon Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262576893677134833noreply@blogger.com