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I just saw on msnbc.com that oil prices went down $9 per barrel on the Mercantile Exchange. This comes the day after President Bush lifted an offshore drilling ban originally created by his father. I can only hope gas will go down and the Dallas Uni-Mart will not continue to charge me $4.09 a gallon.

Gas prices have affected almost every American. In the “Man on the Street” question in the July 13 issue of The Dallas Post, I asked people if rising gas prices changed their summer vacation plans. Most of the answers I received were yes. Even if people were still going on vacation or don’t vacation in the summer, they had still cut back on travel.
 
I cringe when it’s time to fill my gas tank. I’ve eliminated unnecessary rides and try to hit places close to each other in one trip. Anyone who drives understands my pain.
 
I’m amazed at how people are wasting gas like it’s free and will never run out.
 
There are people who pass me at more than 70 miles per hour on Route 309. And I’m not a slow driver. There are times I can barely pass someone doing 35 when I am forced to immediately move over so some maniac can blow right past me at well over the posted 55 speed limit.
 
SUVs and trucks are still driven by people who obviously don’t use them because they have five kids or work in construction. And who really needs a Range Rover?
 
What annoys me even more are the people who cut their grass every other day. I can assure you no one noticed if it grew one-tenth of an inch in two days. And by the way, get a hobby.
 
I don’t know what the solution is for high gas prices. But I do know if we continue to use gas the way we are and pay the high prices, the simple rules of supply and demand will keep the prices high.
 
So if you’re doing 80 in an SUV on the Cross Valley, don’t complain about gas. You’re part of the problem.
 

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