I've been thinking that a positive side effect of $4-up gas prices may be the elimination of offshore plywood. As transportation costs rise the globalization process in wood products will come to a halt. This will encourage localization and we may see the BORGs full of American made plywood. Of course this won't necessarily mean thicker surface plys, but it will be easier to pressure the manufacturers into producing better quality materials. I know prices will rise and we will have to carry large panels home on our bicycles, but think of never sanding through a 1 mil surface ply again! Sweet.