I just LOVE how informed this group is (and RTP, we could probably burn hours of politic talking... yikes).  Our gas prices are hovering around $3.49/gal (northern California, but NOT SF, theirs are about $3.60).  I was looking up something else on Google and was fowarded to CBSonline just before checking this thread... had to go back and copy the link to this article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/01/business/main3984884.shtml
Congress Hits Big Oil On Renewable Energy
Top Executives Grilled On Steep Gas Prices Vs. Big Profits, Efforts To Invest In Alternative Fuels

I'm hoping to hear great things from Synfuels (.com, if gasoline molecule "cracking" sounds like fun reading for ya) since Chevron wasn't successful in buying (and then smothering) their technology.   

There was so much info in the reading here that I'll probably need to jump back and read again, but I wanted to share this.

Ciao

Well ,   when you feel that the Oil Companies are really stickin' it to you, don't forget, Vaseline is a petroleum product also.  They can't lose. 

Can you tell I'm sick of it   

I am noticing it a lot more the past couple of weeks. Gas is up to $3.49 a gallon.  They say it will get to $4 in the next couple of months! Yikes. Bottled water is .20 more a gallon than I used to pay and yesterday I bought chicken feed and it was $12.99. I am used to paying around $8.50 for that sized bag.  I haven't noticed it much in the price of food, though. But I always shop the sales and use coupons anyway so maybe my cheap ass automatically passes by the stuff that was inflated.  Either that or I am in denial which is also entirely possible. 

Here's to us all getting a raise! 

I paid 1.20/L the other day for gas! That's 4.67/gallon!

I tell ya those gas company corporate guys make me sick!

Karma will set things straight in the end!

They are inspecting my truck as we speak! Sob! I hope I love the car. Will keep you posted. Oh , it has the Sync system as a plus. I just love new gadgets!

Thing over here are not doing that great either!  Electricity is up 200% from last year, water bill is up 400% and on Saturday I went to the grocery store and end up paying $88.00 for 4 bags of groceries.  Gasoline is $3.92 a gallon. And the gas 100 lb. tank is almost $100.00.  Everything is up, except your pay check. 

Yeah, I've SOO TRIED to tell the mail man that "bill" doesn't live here but man, do I sure get all his "mail!"

I know I'm a little late on this one, but just had to say OH MY GOD!!! I dread the groceries store now. We buy six gallons of milk each week, (we have three small children) it is outrageous what they charge. We now buy milk at Cost-co, it is quite a bit cheaper there. Here are a few things I do to save money. I walk to the school to get my son, with my little ones in the stroller, we use the wood stove instead of the heater. Wood is expensive, but you can get a permit to go cut down a specific amount from the woods, and it's only $20. It's hard, but cheap! I do go to the groceries store twice a week and look for sales on meat. You know the one's, expires in 3 days, but good for months in the freezer!! My local grocer had corned beef for $1.00. I try to re-purpose left overs. Like if I made spaghetti, then I use the left over sauce on chicken with cheese and call it chicken Parmesan, and serve the left over noodles as a side. Really the same meal, but enough difference to make them eat it. We cut out all our restaurant trips. I really miss that, but I do have more money.
And as to the install a wood burning stove. That is a great idea, but please have a professional do it!! My husband did ours, but he is a contractor. He knows all the codes and fallows them to the letter! It can be very dangerous if not done properly. Well, thanks for "listening"