Sure the price per barrel is the most costly. It would be nioce to see the companies with high profits invest the money back into more efficient refineries or such, that would help to controll price at the pumps. Yep, 400 gallons to top off the yacht makes for a rough afternoon. You have to make a plan in advance for a trip because it's a major expense Like buying a plane ticket. the days of ripping up the lake for fun are gone I'm afraid. Interesting take on the credit card's. For the most part, Everything we buy has 3% tacked onto the price because retailers all have to fork over the vigerish to the card companies. Convienient for us to use our debit cards and credit cards. But it's costing everyone 3% on everything.