It is Jan 9th 2006 down here in Texas, where everything is BIG, gas prices are too. $2.25-2.60 a gallon , which pisses me off , because 2 mos ago it fell well under 2 bucks. like 1.80-1.90. This summer, around the time Katrina hit, it rose well over 3.00 to about 3.25-3.50.. crazy huh? U people in the UK are being Freaked over worse than us? 4-6 bucks for a gallon of gas? Public buses are the smartest things these days. TOO bad i never used a public bus or train growing up.This is a shame.