Gas prices and a slow economy kept me away from my annual vacation at the beach. I usually go to South Carolina beaches because they are closest to where I live. I did hear that gas was being rationed – limited to 10 gallons a car in South Carolina since Hurricane Ike. However, that is only rumor. I do know for a fact in North Carolina, gas stations are running out of gas and driving the price up. People are waiting in lines. Yet my son just got in from Clemson, SC and said they filled up in South Carolina with no problem and paid $3.60 a gallon for gas. So, if your traveling, you’d better fill up when you can just in case so you won’t get stranded along the highway without any gas. Anyway, I missed relaxing on the beach and playing in the ocean with my grandkids this year. Hope the economy gets better.