kind of a quandry in the USA...we have such long distances to drive...(well, many of us, especially in the west) just going to see Aunt Sally can be an all day (or 2-3 days) trip

..I have to drive 450 miles tomorrow in a BIG Dodge van to get my son home from college. The gas I buy is 'about' $1.68 right now, and the only thing that keeps me sane is that I work mostly at home. I buy from cheap stations and HOPE I'm not getting 2nd rate stuff. I expect the days of ckeap fuel are long gone..

(in about 1970-1972, I lived around some of the cheapest gas in the country...once filled the tank at 17.9¢ a gallon during a price war, and seldom paid over 29¢ for several years...*sigh*)

they say the refineries are runnint at about 99% capacity, and if that's true, we'll have high prices for some time...