To gain a REAL perspective on the matter, you should try taking a look at the outside world every once in a while. When I lived in Missouri in 1999, a gallon of gas was as cheap as a gallon of water. Is it right that gas is as cheap as water? What do you think? What about all the countries in the world where they can't even GET enough clean drinking water? OK, OK...so maybe some of you don't care about that.

Gas in countries like Iran and Iraq was 10c a gallon before the second Gulf War. However, in the UK, it's about $4.50 a gallon, of which approximately 75% is tax. The AA (Automobile Association) in the UK publishes figures each month. Here's the lastest for August 2003, and also for the rest of Europe.

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel/

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel/motfue001.html

I guess what I'm saying is that even if you ARE paying around $2.00 a gallon, it's still about $1.25 a gallon less than the cheapest European prices. Y'all don't know how lucky you are! Y'all come back now, y'hear?