Gin and Diesel? With a twist of grime please!

OK, I realize that we're all dealing with ridiculously soaring fuel and diesel prices, but what I want to know is, what the Hell is going on with tonic water prices?

Last year my beloved Schweppes Tonic Water™ 
started to increase in small increments of chump change.  One year later I'm lookin' at a jump from $2.39 per six-pack of 10 oz. bottles, to almost $4.89 per six-pack!  Now, if one gallon =128 ounces and one gallon of gas is currently selling for $4.53, that would make my precious tonic water around $10.00 per gallon!

Thats' an outrage, don't you think?

I think that there's a definite link and I'm going to get to the bottom [of the glass] to find out who's responsible!


In the meantime, I'll drink to the endangered quinine and  hope that its demise is not responsible for this inconvienence.

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