[1Old Pro]

It was also expected to miss the oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico still reeling from Katrina and Rita. But frozen orange juice futures closed at a six-year high

I can do without orange juice for a year......doing without gasoline would be more difficult.

[Sgt_Schultze]

I can do without orange juice for a year......doing without gasoline would be more difficult.

I'd have to agree with that. Nobody likes paying more for something than they think is fair. But we didn't run out of gasoline - maybe because the higher prices curtailed wasteful use of the product. For sure, my family has altered its fuel use. Who would have anticipated a doubling of fuel costs?

And as an aside, how can the government calculate an accurate CPI by removing the costs of fuel and food from consideration?