my driving is down to only one day a week now, but just the other day for the first time in over a year, it was less than $50 to fill up my tank at the gas station.  i just saw this article in the nytimes:

Just as a booming global economy had steadily driven up commodity prices for six years, the current meltdown means the world needs less oil, and is sharply driving down prices.

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Some analysts predict oil could fall to $30 to 40 a barrel as the world economy worsens.

The pillars that had pushed up the price of oil and other commodities seem to be crumbling all at once: the American consumer is in full retreat; the Chinese economy is sputtering; financial markets are collapsing; developing countries are trimming their energy subsidies; and the dollar is strengthening.

yeah!  althought they also predict that this is ramping up for the next price spike…