Gas prices are indeed outrageous. Last I saw here it was like $3.09 a gallon, not as bad as in other parts of the country, but a far cry from the $1.50 it used to be here like 4-5 years ago. I did some research, and I saw a direct quote from one of the head chairmans at one of the major companies, said something like "The main cause of the increase in gas prices is that the refineries in the south are still out of commission. We have Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to blame for the rise in prices." I saw that and said to myself, that was 2 years ago dipshits, they should be back up and running by now. I know the reason why gas prices are really up, it's greed. The people that run the companies want their wallets a bit fatter. Why, I remember a few months ago in the news, they said something like "Exxon recorded record profits last year." I'm like "Yea, no price gouging going on there (sarcasm)." We need to boycott the gas companies, make like a national bike to work day and make sure that EVERYONE participates. That will show the companies that we mean it when we say "Lower prices or else."