Anybody changing their travel plans with higher gas priceS?

Nope. Gas prices seem to always be going up.

I'm a little worried about airline prices going up because of the gas prices. If they do go up, prices could well affect my summer plans for vacation.

If my family and I go to the beach our usual three times, that's probably $100 out of the family pockets. Not enough to deter our relaxation. However, compound commuting and vacation added expenses NATIONWIDE, I think I smell a recession around the corner if the oil remains at the current levels or goes higher. Tens of billions of dollars are leaving the US and going overseas. Furthermore, people will curtail spending on other items so they can pay for their gas and utilities. Prices at the supermarket will go up too.

Time to buy a hybrid.

airline prices went up already . 50-60 more per ticket at least.
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No. And we take the drive up/back to Michigan at least 10 to 12 times before Sept. We do buy our gas in Indiana which is way cheaper than everywhere else- and at least 25 cents under Chicago's price at any time. But I wouldn't give up the lake regardless of gas prices. I have a small car, but we also combine (2 families) and use 1 van now, at times. All told, we don't tow a boat any longer either- we leave it there- and store it there.

Interesting to see if the skiiers and jet-skiiers use less gas on the lake this summer. I doubt it.

Much more concerned about exactly what Shane details. Added costs are going to do damage to numerous industries all the way down the line. Read about the Govinator and the hydrogen car today. Hope that regulation doesn't kill it in its crib.

No, since I drive very little in the USA, it's now cheaper in MX and I own a tiny visible fxn of XOM.
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It figures gas would go up to almost $2.40 for regular here in So Cal just before my road trip to Arizona! I think some one is conspiring against me! GRRR!

But, nope, not going to cancel. Hotel is paid for and so are the tickets to the Angels game, so I'm locked in. I'll just have to find cheaper places to eat and drink while there. At least it is only for 2 nights! (And I've heard that gas is cheaper in Arizona than California!)

I'm more worried about my 401k than travel prices! Its really taken a hit this month.

Let's see. I noticed most hybrids run approximately $3000 more than the same gas model.

If we figure gas is up 50 cents a gallon from the "usual" (whatever that means) then the extra price would be even at buying 6000 gallons of gas. If you drove a car that only got 15 miles to the gallon, that means that once you've driven 90,000 miles, you've broken even. OK.

Think about what it would do for the environment if we all drove hybrids. Not to mention the lower demand for oil. Who cares how long it takes to break even.

Gee, I agree that hybrids are great for the environment and there are many good reasons to have one, but since this whole thread was about high gas prices and the suggestion to buy a hybrid came as part of it, I foolishly (?) thought that that suggestion somehow related to the savings due to high gas prices. I stand corrected ahhnold. I'm just not used to suggestions that have NOTHING to do with the question asked, as yours apparently did.

Don't get so pissed of about it. After all, if we all drove hybrids, maybe gas prices would not be so high.(good enough for you)

Hmmmm. Who sounds more pissed -- Patrick or ahhnold?

I'd say it's tie (it terms of pissiness).

Boy Patrick! Good comeback.

Ahhnold? Concerned about the environment? What will your administration think of you?

I'm planing 1,200 mile round trip vacation this summer and just today I was trying to figure out how much gas will cost. It costs $40 for me to fill up, so it should cost around $160. Not enough to change plans. But during my day to day I try not to run all over town if I don't have to,

We're flying to Texas mid June for a family visit and to Colorado in late July. Unlike years past, I nixed playing the waiting game for lower airfares and instead bought tickets at a price I could live with. At the moment, it looks like I made the right move.

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