Fine, I Just Won’t Travel
Rising airline costs are keeping a lot of people at home this summer. God bless those who are so flush with disposable income that they declare that nothing will keep them from their month-long trip to Colorado, but certainly the rest of us are feeling the pinch.
I did fly to see my dad near Washington DC last month, but I have already cancelled plans to fly to Georgia to visit my daughter’s godparents (I would rather just make the drive), and a girls’ Vegas vacation weekend with some of my friends from college. Once I figure in the cost of airfare, the added fee for the first bag I check, a rental car and gas, then the hotel costs don’t look so great anymore.
I think in our global society, travel is important. That fact that a small faction of people in the world are able to determine the cost of fuel is sinister. There is no real reason for the high oil prices. One can argue supply and all that it embodies, but the oil is out there in truth. In the meantime, I just refuse to pay for it. I have no problem staying home instead of driving all over town to window shop as a sport. The local parks are as much fun as anything else, and I am blessed to live close to the beach. What more do we need?
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