amen! from
http://www.inflationdata.com/inflati...ices_Chart.htm
it shows that the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of oil has quintupled since 1988...
and dropped by about 50% since 1980! unadjusted, i was paying 29.9 for premium in 1970, and that, adjusted, was 1/2 to 1/3 of today's per-gallon cost.
reminds me [again] of Falk's 29 and 31st Laws.... see...
http://www.plusaf.com/falklaws.htm#30th
