There is actually an initiative in madison, wi (where I'm originally from) that proposes a ban on drive-thru windows at restaurants. The original thought is that it will help the environment, however, it is also being argued that such a ban would save gas. Not so sure about that...driving around to find a parking space might be just as gas-consuming.
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Only at the "Shady Lady", eh?

I heard on then radio that one of the brothels is having a "double your stimulus" package! If you bring in your full check, you get twice the service or something. Kind of funny.

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pay inside or use card at pump

I'm so sick of hearing people complain about gas prices. We get the same hullabaloo whether it's $2 or $4 a gallon. For the average American, assuming 20 miles per gallon, the difference between $2 and $4 per gallon is only about $23 dollars a week.

Live closer to where you work! Drive a smaller car! Or stop complaining!

Truckers, fine. Airlines, fine. Shipping companies, yes. All directly and seriously impacted by gas prices. Everyone else just likes to complain.

Also, just a heads up, they're going to keep getting higher. That's what they do.

Sex and Beer the cheapest things left in America ... now we can add left turns. Interesting blog

Torgleson is right. Oil prices are going to get higher and higher. This isn't a blip, either — I think it's the new normal.

yeah, ok but that 23.00 a week is an extra 92.00 a month! I guess it's not the same for you but I notice almost 100.00 a month. Plus I can't exactly sell my house (especially right now) and move closer to work and I am not going to quit a great job to get a crappy one just b/c it's closer to home. I think we have a right to complain. I live in Fl, there is no real alternative to driving everywhere and everything here is pretty spread out and congested.

I don't have a car, but higher gas prices can still impact me. The cost of everything you buy that requires transportation goes up when gas goes up. And don't forget air fare!

Maybe oil prices will help local food, goods, economies flourish.

torgleson: That $23 a week can make a huge difference to people on the fringes of poverty, who really have to stretch their income to make ends meet. It may not seem like a huge deal to the middle class, but it hurts people that are making minimum wage and struggling. Especially here in LA, where gas is $4.75 and the traffic is always awful. The cost of living here (sans gas) is bad enough...

You are right, that all people should be expecting a rise in gas prices. I think it's a simple matter of supply and demand, and not something "they do" though. Oil isn't a renewable resource and we're quite fond of it as a nation

Torgleson, just like a couple of other ladies mentioned before, an extra $100 is a big deal. I live with my parents as a student because I already don't make enough to afford living in an apartment. I live on a dirt road at least 15 minutes away from the expressway, and still have to drive another 20 minutes to work. I don't make that much over Michigan's minimum wage, and in the past two weeks, my car has eaten my entire savings. Because my parents are going through a divorce, I can't trade in my car because of whatever reasons (its a truck, and its not in my name), so I suffer greatly. I have to schedule all of my classes on the same day just so I'm not driving half as much.

So before you jump and make close-minded statements, think of someone other than yourself.