I already tend to do my shopping in a way to not divert from my commuting mission's "flight plan" too much. I do that from a pretty much an environmentalist's viewpoint. The gas isn't TOO expensive yet but I know that it will soon enough be.

It's certain that lots of drivers can modify their shopping trips to match their commuting missions. But the problem is that this method of conservation is limited. I have always kept this in mind, but most people so far don't. That's becuse I have always walked before driving and doing so as to minimise Calorie use in terms of general purpose instinct. I merely carried it over to car use.

Some time down the road, I will have to use a bus as a "booster" to get closer to work and use a bicycle as the second stage of the mission to work - if the job remains that is. I hate thinking about it, but that day is liable to come.

As heard from Perspective on the radio this morning driving in to work, T Boone Pickens is interviewed, and he mentions oil is about to go much higher, and gasoline will hit at least $4 within 6 weeks. OUCH!
He expects oil to hit $100 in the near future, by November as i recall.