> Whats the price now RC?

NC is one of the higher gasoline-tax states and we're currently as low as $2.95 per gallon here for 87 octane.  $3.60-3.70 is the usual, I'd say.

I mentioned more efficient cars above. On last weekend's trip, all on our interstate highway system, the prevalence of smaller vehicle sizes was noticeable. You had to be conscious of it, but if you looked past the commercial vehicles passenger cars have definitely downsized.  It's not like EU, but we've cut back on the monster SUVs.

>ski slope

Saw mention of that on the news feeds.

>DK

I like the wind farms off Copenhagen's shoreline but we seem to be slicing up a lot of birds and bats with turbines here.

I still think wind is hot air, and the cost are too high.  The only reason we get them in the UK is because of the grants I am lead to believe.

still, nuclear is the same "they" tell us. Expensive decommissioning  A shale gas is not as cheap as normally extracted natural gas. 

I feel the need to get on an aeroplane while I still can. 

NPR is claiming that sustained lower gas prices will boost the economy.
http://www.npr.org/2014/10/17/356869594/sustained-lower-gas-prices-could-drive-economic-growth

http://www.northcarolinagasprices.com/

>we've cut back on the monster SUVs.

"buyers emboldened by falling gasoline prices flocked to sport-utility vehicles"

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-11-03/ford-chrysler-sales-exceed-estimates-in-october-on-suv-demand

*sigh*

economic amnesia is so predictable.