
Fred Harteis News Articles - Adapting, With Gritted Teeth, to Higher Gas Prices
by
maba
on Fri 23 May 2008 07:17 PM EDT
Fred Harteis News Articles - Hating every minute of it, Americans are slowly learning to live with high gasoline prices. For a nation accustomed to cheap fuel, big vehicles and sprawling suburbs, the adjustments are wrenching.
Cory Asmus of Temecula, Calif., just bought a $4,800 motorcycle for his 20-mile drive to work so he could cut his gas bill to $8 a week, from $110.
Florian Bialas, a retiree who lives near Chicago, sold his 1987 Pontiac Sunfire for $3,000 and plans to relinquish his ... more »