On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:22:21 -0700, Gregory Morrow wrote:

>
> jay wrote:
>
>> Is GAS the reason or only the excuse for prices rising for nearly
>> everything daily?
>
>
> IIRC a barrel of oil was $17.00 just after 9/11. Now oil hovers in the
> $70.00+ barrel range.
>
> Considering this, I'm pleasantly surprised that prices for everything
> aren't a LOT higher...

I does seem that things are not just a little higher .. some products are
up 100% plus.. sounds like a piggy back excuse to me.. but we
are glad to get good groceries and we know the farmer is getting f^*cked
still...and the middle men are using the cost of gas to fill their pockets
full.