Gadling

Most of these small towns are pretty awful anyway, the average traveler is not missing much.

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The comment about those towns and cities "probably" pretty awful anyway brings to mind the bird that sticks it's head in the ground when threatened. Out of sight, out of mind! Consider not having transport other than your personal vehicle, no public train, bus, plane or taxi. Gasoline is so high you can't affor it either. The corner store has closed, lack of business and can't get goods delivered and those that are have a price tag no one can afford. The only gasoline pump for miles around was at that store. Fuel oil or Propane costs more than your rent. Shame in't it!
Now let's multiply that times 50 (number of States) then estimate the number of towns/cities in those states affected in the same way. A shame? More like the DEATH of a Nation! Enjoy your walk, you needed the exercise anyway!

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when i lived in conn, we always went to bradley field for a plane, now i live col. md. and it was always bwi. my family however lives in hagerstown, i think it is a lovely quaint town, i really like it for the new england flavor it has, it makes me homesick!!

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I've noticed very little change in the amount of traffic. People are whining but still driving...

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Some of you people are so negative and fatalistic. This great country has been thru much worse economic downturns than this. For God's sake the GNP actually grew 0.3% in the first quarter. So for all the "Chicken-Little's" out there, go learn your history, get a life or grow up.

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I live in Los Angeles and I haven't seen the traffic reduce at all. As long as oil tycoons see driving patterson staying the same, they'll keep driving up prices. It's all supply and demand economics. When the demand goes down, the supply increases and the prices will come down. But now it's a world problem and not a US problem. I say screw the evironmentalists who cripple this country by protesting us drilling for oil of the coasts around the US. I hope they enjoy paying $5.00 a gallon! Bastards.

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"I'm wondering what will happen when it comes to travel?" Damn. Looks like it's back to covered wagons and Pony Express mail delivery.

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Well that's a damned shame. I live within 20 miles of Hagerstown and didn't even know they had an airport!

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Missing the point - Air line corps are dictating their will over people's choices - through monopolizing markets, detering other competitors through lower fairs than smaller companies, forcing them out (predetory practices), and now when they are the only choice, they walkout. This, after many government bailouts; employee sacrafices, and consumer loyalty.

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The biggest problem is that believe it or not we do not NEED to go everywhere we WANT to go as quickly as we WANT to. Loading a family on a plane to go to Disney--anything is an outrageous waste of natural resources and results in a trying time for those who NEED to fly. I was never on a commercial aircraft until I was 25 and ya know I dont think I missed out on anything because of it.

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Here in Az. there are at least ten different shuttle bus companies that service the smaller towns where the ol' dog doesn't run anymore. I am sure there must be something similar in other states

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Uhh..Boulder City, NV has never had commercial flights (at least since 1969).....

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give me a break......Lake Havasu City,AZ........Boulder City,NV.........fly into McCarran and quit whining!

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America is in a crisis! Not only is gas and airlines a issue but so is our water supply and food supply. Now that these big CEOs from major corporations such as Utilities have been paid extremly high wages for several years they have neglected there job. They have let our water pipes and fire hydrigens run down and now expect to raise everyones utilities by 125% to fix the ######## problem. URg i 'am mad! It is the CEO's fault we have run down everything from airlines, fuel lines, grid systems, water lines........... They have gotten paid so much ######## money to do nothing! Shame on you greedy CEO's who wanted extreme wages and now expect everyone to pay for the problem. How can you pay yourself extreme amount of money and not fix anything except for major pipe leaks or emergencies that could not be avoided. We sould not be in this major crisis of everything is run down and everything must be raised. We need to make CEO's accountable.

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We have become a nation that has fallen victim to oil and foreign competetion directed against us. This did not start on 9/11//2001 but rather back in the 1970s and we have been at war with the oil producing nations since the, just not realizing the magnitude of the problem. The Japonese say business is war and tehy are right. We can't limit our arsenal because of political correctness.
We need a better energy source than petroleum, but burying our heads in the sand won't help the problem. We are stuck til we find or utilize that new soure. Hybrids are a good idea but can we produce enough excess corn to make it happen and not starve our farm animals. Atomic energy , if controlled is certainly an option, but we have to get ovuner our inate fear of it and accept that there will be waste products and learn to dispose of them. We need to think through our porblems and come up with solutions, not toss around catchy phrases for photo -op moments. Rather than fight eachother, we as Americans need to band together and fight back.
Mass transportation is a good short range solution for us, we need to use it. We need bus services from small town to small town, to central communities in a given area and trains that connect this country again and with increaased riders. lower the cost of travel. We built an interstate highway system. why can't we build an interstate and intrastate train saystem. At leasr qwe uinderstand the technology and have the resources to make it happen. Gosh, we could even build the trains here in the US and provide jobs for our work force. We could lay track, and build terminals for buses and trains to share. Learn to share our travel with others when going shopping to the grocery store. Go with your neighbors, take turns driving to the shopping areas. A little planning can go a long way. But we all need to cooperate.

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Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest tycoons, says this country is in a deep recession and I believe him.
He also says it will last a long time and I believe that too.
This country has become one of selfish, pampered
people who believe it is their right to jump on a train, plane or in their car and go wherever they want to.
We have also become a society who lives on "plastic".
That is why there are so many home foreclosures and
people filing bankruptcies - they have become accustomed to living beyond their means. They want everything now - not waiting and saving to have it.
I am 78 yrs old and was taught that credit can be a good thing, but it should not be abused. I have always lived by that rule. Never be in debt for more than you can pay off, if need be.
The only large purchase people should be in debt for is their home - not even cars and certainly not charge accounts. Those are what put people in danger.

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Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest tycoons, says this country is in a deep recession and I believe him.
He also says it will last a long time and I believe that too.
This country has become one of selfish, pampered
people who believe it is their right to jump on a train, plane or in their car and go wherever they want to.
We have also become a society who lives on "plastic".
That is why there are so many home foreclosures and
people filing bankruptcies - they have become accustomed to living beyond their means. They want everything now - not waiting and saving to have it.
I am 78 yrs old and was taught that credit can be a good thing, but it should not be abused. I have always lived by that rule. Never be in debt for more than you can pay off, if need be.
The only large purchase people should be in debt for is their home - not even cars and certainly not charge accounts. Those are what put people in danger.

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New Haven does still have airport service via USAir.
The NY Times article did post a correction the following day. www.flytweed.com

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