Ike Spike spiked

The Ike Spike -- the runup in retail gasoline prices that came just before Hurricane Ike slammed into the Houston area a couple of weeks ago -- is over. If you know where to look in the Huntington area, you can find gasoline at $3.659 a gallon. That's less than what it was before Ike.

Now if I can get a good interest rate on a home improvement loan . . .