Dichotomy

There are times when I read the paper that two different stories jump out at me because of the contradictory qualities of the stories. This morning I saw that dichotomy again.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/16/build/nation/55-fuel-prices.inc">Fuel prices on the rise, but so is demand for gas</a><br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/03/16/build/business/35-rvs-goodyears.inc">RV makers see good years as boomers take to the road</a><br />n<!–more–><br />nNow I have been reading many articles about the rising cost of fuel but haven't really commented on them since whining , complaining, and gnashing my teeth is not going to due anything about gas prices. It is a simple factor of supply and demand and you have to find ways of dealing with it. The only thing I do note about it, is that every article that talks about the rise in fuel prices stresses the main cause as being Americans love affair with the large, gas-guzzling SUV.<br />n<br />nYou want to see a gas-guzzling rig check out the <a href="http://www.foretravel.com/">large RVs</a>. So here is the dichotomy, fuel prices are on the rise and should drive us away from SUVs but the RV makers are on pace for a record sales of gas-guzzling rigs. So are prices really that high to scare people off or is the news reporting just trying to play to Americans fears? If RVs are selling it sure doesn't appear like prices are too high for the American public to me.<br />n<br />n<b>A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. Edward W. Howe</b>