>I'd love to see it, but it ain't gonna happen in Cali.
>http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=9587<

Many see the rising gas prices as a good thing. Here's a quote from Mark Morford ... a rather witty columnist for SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle's online version):

Gas at $3.50 and rising fast
Oh, I know, it's hateful. It's painful. It costs 40 bucks to fill a Tercel, nearly $100 to fill that bloated Chevy Tahoe. But it's making us more aware. And by all accounts, America only responds and behaviors will only change when faced with ugly crises, especially those that maul our wallets. Sure, oil companies are raking in record profits. Man-snakes like this guy are gloating like hogs and sucking entire universes of gross profit through their enlarged prostates. So what? We the ostensible First World moral trendsetters are long past due to kick-start a change in our energy gluttony. Bonus: biodeisel, hybrids, ethanol discussions on the rise. None is a viable alternative at scale, but all are excellent starting points. Also: Mopeds could become cool again.

That's the only part of that particular column dealing with gas prices, but for anyone who wants to read the rest of his column, check out http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2006/05/17/notes051706.DTL&nl=fix

~~Bonnie