Reply to "I never thought................."

OK,back on my soap box. I will immediately date myself, but I was a senior in high school during the oil embargo. It has been 30 + years and we have learned nothing. We have had plenty of time to develop fuel efficient trucks and SUVs. It just was not cost effective for the auto makers and we were all fat and happy with cheap gas. That being said we could have developed our own resources and alternative energy sources and told the rest of the world specifically the middle east suppliers to go screw themselves.

Unfortunately, that did not happen and we have no quick fixes. Each day is a new adventure to see if someone sneezes in an oil producing country and our gas prices will immediately go up. And as China continues to develop we will continue to see high world demand escalate oil prices. I know there is little sympathy from our European friends who have been paying out their rear ends for fuel for decades but I for one have been spoiled by cheap gas.

I am a rep and drive a lot in my job, the increase in gas prices has gone up considerably more than the increase in my mileage reimbursement.

Hell, this topic (my own) is getting me depressed, I think I will go out for a night time drive in the Pantera to cheer me up.

Oh sh_t I might need more gas !