Charlie;
It's only money...

I filled up a couple of days ago and it was about $2.52 or so. However, I haven't been "out and about" for a couple of days.

Just ignore it and come on up. The longer you think about it the worse it gets. We can't control it (except by parking our cars) so just live with it. Hopefully, things will get back to normal before long. I am NOT ready to park my car.

To put things in perspective, in the early 1950's gas was $.30 cents a gallon. Since inflation has made a dollar a dime in fifty years, gas is just now reaching the price it was in the 50's. No one suggested parking then and I am not going to now. "That's my story and I am stickin' to it!:

Dale53

I'm thinking about hauling a couple of truckloads of BBQ'd ribs to New Orleans. 

Dick

Just be glad you folks can even buy gas at all. My son-in-law was in line yesterday for 5 1/2 hours to pay something over $3.50/gal. This in central Mississippi, there's NO gas south of here. So just go, and enjoy, & count your blessings, just think about us when you're lifting those adult beverages, OK?(VBG)
Don't worry be happy, Joe

Dave, you really lucked out on that forearm, I've had several #4 forearms but all have been cracked & split. I even (gasp!) GAVE one to Froggie several yrs ago!
I'm happy for you, Joe

Gas here in central Iowa spiked yesterday.... for the time being anyway...... at #3.09, but came down this morning to $2.89. Hard to say how long it'll hold as the Guv says better than half our supply comes from the Gulf Coast around New Orleans.

  Here's hoping all the people on here from that area made it thru in good shape. Man! Waht a mess!

PETE

Can't help but compare the aftermath of Katrina to the conditions after Hurricane Camille back in '69. Most of my buds were in the local Nat'l Guard or Army Reserve back then, and they were the ones who went down to the Coast during the martial law phase. They didn't hafta shoot anyone (or at least not many) & really didn't have any big-time problems with lawlessness here in MS back then.

Contrast those conditions with what we're seeing in New Orleans right now. People are shooting AT THE RESCUERS! The Superdome evacuation had to be discontinued because of shots fired at the helicopters, and the looters are ruling the streets in NO.

I'll simply say that IMO most of these problems were caused, directly & indirectly, by the LA local & state officials as well as some citizens in Louisiana.

The state & local governments have been repeatedly warned about flooding in NO & they've done nothing. Nothing.

The NO citizens were ordered, with plenty of time to spare, to evacuate but many/most didn't.

The NO & Orleans Parish law enforcement remain conspicuous by their absence on the news coverage.

The recent media attacks on our President & the federal gov response have gotten me mighty tight in the jaw. The folks who are so critical are full of it IMO, they either have an unrelated political agenda of their own (non-residents) or are feeling guilty/vulnerable and are trying desperately to shift the blame (residents & LA officials).

Now let me see if I've got this straight. These whiners chose to live in a coastal area that's below sea level, an area that the federal gov has repeatedly warned about flooding and evacuation, but yet they chose to remain there even when they knew a hurricane was going to hit! The local & state officials knew it would eventually flood but chose to ignore the problem because they didn't want to raise taxes or anger the voters by making them evacuate. DUH!

I know this forum is for single shot rifles and so I'll shut up now, email me privately for more facts & opinions or even if you disagree & want to argue.
End of rant, JMOFWIW, Joe

BTW I hope your gas prices get back to normal soon.