It occurred to me recently while making my morning rounds of the local news that a good portion of the stories were related to high gas prices. Utah state employees will be working four 10-hour days instead of the usual 5x8 workweek in order to save on the state's energy costs and workers' commuting expenses. People are vacationing closer to home. They're driving smaller vehicles. The L-T and garbage trucks are cutting rural routes. Meals on Wheels is feeling the pinch in its wheels. The local sheriff's department is considering making officers pay for mileage if they want to drive their squad car from home to work and back. Farmers market prices are going up because it costs the farmers more to get there. Schools are changing sports schedules and cutting bus routes. We've gotten to the point where anybody on a bike is attributed to high gas prices (even when it might be a bit of a stretch).
Clearly, we're all feeling it. What are you doing differently now that gas is around $4 a gallon?
Posted by Karline