With all the talk of $4.00/gallon of gas, I see very little talk about the $4.50/gallon for heating oil and the potential hardship that will cause. The latest quote we got from the company that had supplied ours in the past, $4.35/gal., is nearly double what we paid for heating oil last year. At that price, we'll stay sort of "warmish" this winter but probably not a whole lot more than is necessary to keep the pipes from freezing. That's a bit of hyperbole on my part but blankets and sweatshirts will be part of the evening wardrobe for TV watching and we'll likely purchase a couple more of those oil-filled electric heaters. We will weather the storm, if albeit with cold toes and noses, but the poor will be in bad shape this winter.

Why are we not hearing more about this?