IN THE 1940S PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA WILLING EMBRACED THE RATIONING OF FUEL, METAL PRODUCTS, CHOCOLATE AND NYLON. SPEED LIMITS WERE REDUCED TO SLOW TIRES FROM WEARING OUT. YOU COULDN'T BUY A NEW CAR OR A NEW FRYING PAN. THIS WAS ALL DONE TO FIGHT AN INVADING FORCE IN EUROPE THAT NEVER MADE IT TO NORTH AMERICA. BUT NO, PLEASE: TELL UIS ALL HOW INCONVENIENCED YOU ARE BY RISING GAS PRICES.