I have no problem with the price of gas. Here in the US it is cheaper than almost anywhere else in the world - and you can tell. In almost every other country in the world a Honda CRV would be considered a big SUV - here it's considered a small one. I really believe that Americans are so wealthy that they just waste resources without thinking twice about it - until things start getting "expensive." I would love gas prices to go through the roof so the US would become less dependent on foreign oil and tap its own resources (and give even more SW'ers jobs) - but most importantly it might stimulate the auto industry to get on it and start developing vehicles that use alternate fuels. I would absolutely love to have one of those hybrid Prius thingys that get about 50 mpg, but for many reasons it's just not practical for me right now. Already people are starting to realize that SUVs aren't the be-all end-all that everyone thinks. There was an article in last Sunday's paper about people who have already gotten rid of their SUVs and gone back to cars. I would love to see more of that happening, and I think it will, especially if we do go to war and the price of gas really goes through the roof.

Another reason high gas prices might be a blessing in disguise is it might bring us Americans back down to earth a little - I'm not counting on it though.

Ok, off my soapbox now. This is just one of my pet peeves.