Monday, April 14, 2014

A funny thing happened on the way to the store…


After a busy evening setting up for the service, that means setting up chairs and sound equipment for the service as well as connecting the equipment for our guitar and keyboard classes an hour before; I went out to get a cold coke on a hot day hoping to feel refreshed and energized before getting home.  I stopped by the mom and pop shop just around the corner where I knew I could find a great variety of sizes of coke cans and bottles along with some hot chips…

“A can of coke, please,” I asked the young lady working at the counter.  “Sorry, haven’t got any left,” which really means, we don’t sell them anymore.  What?  No coke?  What is this world coming to.  In a nation that prefers to drink Coke instead of water, there is no coke?  In a country known for its high index of coke drinkers, and there’s none?

Now I remember.  In order to fight obesity, the president of Mexico levied a tax on all pop in January of 2014.  At first it was just a peso more, but now it’s as high as 20%.  So the cheaper pop is what people buy, that would mean “Big Cola” or maybe “Red Cola.”  You get the gist.  But if you think the president is just thinking of the nation’s health, think again.

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