yeah..Europeans pay way more in taxes on gas...wait...they pay way more taxes on everything...;) nothin's free...

$3.95/gal here, if you know where to look. I live 34 miles from work, because it's the only place that pays decent (RTP NC), and conversely, the only affordable places to live start about this far back..;)

I know there's a lot of "I'm so happy, the US is FINALLY paying $5 a gallon. We should have done that years ago" crowd. Sad fact is, we're the ones buying everything from everyone. So if we wind up spending all our money on gas, that means that much less for anything else. I'm sure we're due a slice of humble pie, but it's going to hurt everyone else's exports. That's interdependence for you...;)

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)