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In a recent article, I mentioned that we were scaling back on our vacation plans this year because of the rising price of fuel. Now, it seems that there’s nothing on the news or talk radio EXCEPT talks about vacations. So I thought I’d put it to the readers and find out what you’re doing about your vacation plans.

Airlines are already starting to charge for EACH bag, and the paltry little snack bag they give you has already been the first casualty in the cost-cutting-measures war. Less flights mean more packed airplanes, less time/destination choices, and less comfortable flights.

Jumping in the car and driving cross-country is becoming a MUCH more expensive alternative.

Gas is already within smooching distance of $4.00/gallon (up almost $.35/gallon this month alone), with no signs of stopping. What is $4.50-5.00/gallon fuel going to do to the American vacation plans?

A few questions come to mind I’m curious about, so if you’d like to share, I think our readers would love to know.

• If you normally take a vacation each year anyway, are you doing things differently this year?
• If you don’t take vacations every year, is this one of the years you’re ’skipping’? And is it because of the gas prices/economy?

This is your chance to share your pain over rising fuel costs, leave us an answer and share your situation!