Gas Prices

[jsolomon]

I changed my habits about 4 years ago. I tend to ride my bicycle a lot more. This means that I tend to frequent places that are friendlier to the "bleeding edge" of society.

But, my bicycle still gets somewhere around 10 miles/pint of beer, and the price of beer hasn't changed significantly in the past four years.

Are there any reasonable expectations that higher end dining will start to accept people to use alternate modes of transportation, like pulling up on their bicycle? Or, is that simply too antithetical to the unstated thesis of high-end dining?

[LynDel]

Our simple response (at this point) is to decrease our dining out. We had started decreasing since our heating bills increased during the winter anyway.

I really enjoyed reading some of the detailed responses regarding economics and whatnot.

But we are cooking more at home and our grocery list has become more interesting and diverse. Along with a slight increase in internet / mail order vs. driving to stores.

We are fortunate to be located in an area with some good neighborhood and local places to eat at. We do not necessarily have to drive to dine out.