Ramp talk conveys bleaker picture than official line
Last month, when rapper Sean “P.

Last month, when rapper Sean “P. Diddy” Combs released a video on YouTube saying he was swearing off his jet because of the high cost of fuel, many non-fliers saw his complaint as another bit of over-the-top silliness from a world full of self-indulgent vanity. After all, the average person contending with high automotive gas prices could hardly feel sympathy for a rapper who can’t fly in a private jet.

“Gas prices are too [expletive deleted] high. I want to give a shout out to all my Saudi Arabian brothers and sisters, and all my brothers and sisters from all the countries that have oil,” he said. “If you all could please send me some oil for my jet I would truly appreciate it, but right now, can you believe this, I’m actually flying commercial. That’s how high gas prices are. I’m at the gate right now; this is really
happening and I’m in coach.”