For Italians, Gasoline At Nearly $10 A Gallon Is Not Funny...

It's a serious matter.
Treehugger reports that as the economic situation worsens in Europe, fuel for cars in Italy has soared to nearly $10 a gallon.
Nobody's laughing. Least of all the manufacturers of legendary brands of Italian cars like Fiat, Ferrari and Lamborghini as Italians vote with their feet on the pedals rather than the accelerators.
Last year the Italians bought 1,750,000 bicycles and 1,748,000 cars.
But the high fuel prices are meaning
that Italians are rediscovering cycling as one of lifes' simple joys.
And that's seriously worth smiling about...

Don't Park Your Ferrari In The Bedroom Darling...

Darling, how many times do I have to remind you not to park your car in the master bedroom
or the dining room.
Had you forgotten we're having guests for dinner.
Leave it in your study or in the laundry where there's space so the Jones' can park their Maserati in the hallway next to my Lamborghini.
A bit far fetched?
A reality for some as parking spaces become fewer on the ground and fewer underground.
Today's high rise apartment blocks
are being built with elevators to accommodate the tenants cars.
Very convenient for unloading the shopping.
They'll never have to walk to the shops again.
As if anyone does these days.
There's more here...