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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie
The energy that matters to me is the fuel I put in my car, and the fuel that heats my home and runs my appliances...
And while I yearn for the day of $0.79/gallon (Junior year in college, several gas stations in and around Salisbury, MD hit this mark), I'd just like to see gas and heating oil back to relatively user-friendly levels. We're all used to seeing $3+ that $2 would be a relief, but I'd love to see it cheaper than that.
It was a huge mistake allowing companies like Exxon and Mobil, BP and Amoco, and Chevron and Texaco to merge and limit refinery production. It's a matter of another big hurricane to bust through the Gulf of Mexico before we see $5/gallon nationwide.
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Ahh, I too long for the days where I could pay for a gallon of gas with a few quarters and a dime. But, the silver lining in the skyrocketing price of oil/gas is it's starting to make the search for alternative fuels make sense in the short-term. As others have noted, the only thing that is going to force our country to kick it's addiction to oil is money.