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I don't have a LHS, so the price of gas is not a consideration in regard to my train buying. <br /> <br />HOWEVER, the price of oil will eventually impact everything we buy, so we will most certainly see continually rising prices on the trains we puchase, no matter whether these items are bought locally or come from some distance via mail order. Manufacturing costs will increase; overseas freight charges will increase; warehousing costs will increase; dealer's will have to increase prices to maintain a reasonable profit margin in light of increased heating and electricity costs; shipping rates (UPS, USPS, etc.) will increase, and so on and so forth. It won't matter if you have a LHS right down the block, or have to order from one a thousand miles away, you WILL be paying more to support your hobby. <br /> <br />But we (and I'm speaking of Americans here 'cause that's where I live) have only ourselves to blame. Make no mistake about that! We allowed ourselves to become energy dependent rather than energy independent, and now we are starting--just starting, mind you--to pay the price. And it's going to get a whole lot worse before it ever begins to get better thanks to our head-in-the-sand approach to the problem.
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