“Yes, they have. We were going to Texas for Memorial Day and now we're staying at Perry Lake instead.”

— Karen Miller, para-educator, Perry-Lecompton High School, Perry

“We were going to go to Colorado for five days and two cars would have gone. Now, it's three days and one car so we can all split the gas costs and keep them down.”

— Lauren Roads, bookseller, Lawrence

“No. We have several close friends and family who have been killed by drunk drivers. We call it amateur weekend, so we will have a nice, quiet weekend at home.”

— Judi McCollum, Allen Press publication manager, Tonganoxie