>>>I see what you mean. Not a good time.
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>>I can't imagine ANYONE (except Al q'ida) was in a "party mood" after that terrible event. I remember the streets here were quiet, everyone looking sad, shocked and dazed, no fivolity or high spirits. I think everyone was sort of numb.
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>And by December, the price of gasoline...
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>...went down to $0.999/gal. Actually once I found it for $0.899. That's because the market was shocked and nobody was sure of how will this affect supplies etc etc... the price should have soared, if instability had anything to do with it.
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>But there was no demand. The roads were rather empty. Nobody traveled much unless they had to.

Interesting. I never knew that. BTW, it's roughly £0.95 per LITRE here at the moment!

Reduction in travel: I saw a docu a year or so ago, about global cooling, and how it's helping to mask the full effects of global warming. The vapour trails of airliners actually have a marked effect on terrestrial temp. During the 3 days or so after 9/11, when aircraft were grounded, the temp. over NY rose by several degrees, without the criss-cross contrails everywhere.