You have my condolences on your situation. Think of how it would be without insurance.

I could ask why you blame $3 gas on Bush but I am afraid I would be called stupid or something. It seems to me that gas started climbing back during the Clinton administration and has been ratcheting up ever since mostly due to world demand to a lesser degree by "intelligent" people blocking drilling here in the US. Do you think Shrub Boy has a big gas price knob on his desk that he turns a little higher every day?

If she is driving a big old van 100 miles per day, that is madness. You need to drive something that runs on fumes.

Has your property appreciated in step with the city?