tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36239919.post4480342013174697517..comments2024-02-18T02:16:46.483-08:00Comments on LemurandLou: Freaking Gas PricesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36239919.post-76262824596696135482008-05-20T10:48:00.000-07:002008-05-20T10:48:00.000-07:00It would be really interesting to read a study (I'...It would be really interesting to read a study (I'm sure several have been done) over the differences in leisure activities between Europeans and Americans that can be traced to gas prices. I realize there are many other huge differences (density in Europe, cultural factors, # days off per year) between the two, but their gas prices are, I believe, at least twice what ours are on similar or lower salary bases. <BR/><BR/>It's definitely a shocker right now though! I'm so split - the environmental side of me wants them to just go higher so that it drives both innovation and decreased consumption, but the budgeting side of me gets nervous.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587187855362269527noreply@blogger.com