"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Everywhere, every day on the radio, television, and in the newspapers, all
I hear is how the "Record Price of Oil" is killing America.

Yet, strangely, Americans keep driving *more*. And I don't see anyone
flying less.

How can this be?

Here are some encouraging stats from the current issue of Newsweek:

Well having safely got back from Oshkosh ( the sunburn was a bit extreme) I
had the please yesterday of paying only $5.40 a gallon for avgas in the UK.

admittedly it was on the Island of Jersey (EGJJ) and the tax regime is more
liberal, which is a damn sight better than the normal $8.64 but flying 200nm
to get it is not the answer.

Chris