Started commuting to work last week via bike and love it. The best part is making money without spending money for gas and wear and tear on the car. It seems gas prices are high because of the War on Terror, which makes it more costly for freighters to dock "over there." It is also higher because we've lost some refining capacity in Houston.......this came from a friend in Louisiana whose employer makes jet fuel. I also heard on the news this week that Europe's high prices are 75% tax. U.S. citizens are taxed enough and we have enough red tape to strangle our economy. Plus over 60% of the world's economy is oil based so I doubt it's going away soon. We all have personal choices to make for health and life, I personally don't want to return to the old days. I kinda' like modern conveniences in their proper place. Lots of forces at work that I don't understand and probably even more we never hear of.