Too Much Gas

I was participating in a lunchtime discussion where my coworkers were appalled at soaring gas prices. When asked for my opinion on the matter, my good-natured reply was that the new, higher prices were surely a good thing. Naturally, they were all skeptical about the sincerity of this statement, but when I explained my belief (hope?) that higher gas prices will ultimately lead to more widespread use of alternative fuel sources in the U.S., they were satisfied that these were only the dilusional rantings of a tree-hugging greenie.