fuel costs

mike and i were discussing fuel costs yesterday while having coffee and playing chess. we, like most, were perturbed by how high gasoline prices are. a little less than seven years ago, gasoline was just under a dollar per gallon. i heard on news recently that national gas prices are $3.39/gallon. here in nebraska, gas is projected to go up $.30 or more this summer. it will be hard to breathe, looking at premium gas prices then, which will be at or above $4.00/gallon.

mike and i were rattling off all the things in the grocery store that have gone up in price too - milk, eggs, bread, etc. higher gas prices have an effect on everything you buy at the supermarket. the cost of basic foods is too high. gasoline prices keep going up. this, in turn, causes your grocery bill to go up. and who says we're not dependant on foreign oil? mike also pointed out that prices will go up even more when minimum wage is raised. ugh!

fuel costs are rising. fuel inefficient trucks and suv's account for the majority of the vehicles on the road today. and i don't see a decline in traffic. why aren't people driving less? why don't i see more people riding bicycles? why is public transportation here in lincoln so crummy? why are there only a small number of people actively paying attention to this? i hear people talk about the rising costs. it seems they only complain about it though, and speak of how they personally are affected by it.

all i'm saying is that something is awry. i don't have a solution, as the problem is a big one, and i'm just little ole me and don't know how to fix it. but i do know how to combat it, counter it, fight it, and ease the burdens it places on people. there are so many ways to do these things. i think the best way is to ask yourself... "what can i do?"

cheers!