I remember about 30 years ago first coming up to Skagit Valley and seeing the tulip fields.\u00a0 Pretty amazing.\u00a0 Ten years later I drove down Best Road thinking I might catch a view of the fields and maybe lunch in La Conner.\u00a0 It must\u2019ve been two days later when I finally managed to get off Fir Island.\u00a0 For some reason I\u2019ve never liked tulips ever since. Sure got to thank the Chamber of Commerce for that.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure the farmers thank em too.<\/p>\n
But I been thinking — how can we turn this public relations machine to our advantage — and I hit on something I think the Skagit Valley Economic Council can sink their sharp little teeth into.\u00a0 Tulip Fuel.\u00a0 Bio-diesel with Hi Octane Petal Power. You drive in the Tulip Station and you can choose from candy apple red to lemon drop yellow.\u00a0 Earth Friendly, Home Grown Flower Power Fuel.\u00a0 The Valley\u2019s sort of where the 60\u2019s hit the Sound, never really ended.\u00a0 So Flower Power won\u2019t be real hard to sell.\u00a0 The Co-op\u2019s next big Expansion will include 10,000 gallon underground tanks and those colorful pumps.\u00a0 High pollen octane for the BMW crowd.\u00a0 Bulb mulch for the Volkswagens.<\/p>\n
Oh, I suppose the backups will be sort of long, but spread out longer than 2 weeks, nothing like the Tulip Festival.\u00a0 Plus knowing you\u2019re doing something great for the planet should help.\u00a0 Something that should\u2019ve been done long ago.\u00a0 You know, putting a halt to that Tulip Gridlock.<\/p>\n
Petal Power\u00a0\u00a0 —- think about it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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