“I know that the price of fuel is going up more than it was a couple of years ago when we had an energy crunch. So I'm sure that they will be pretty expensive.”

— Larry Meyers, engineer, Overland Park

“A little bit, because this is my first time in my own apartment. I am afraid of my first heating bill. We might just have to freeze.”

— Dani Killips, Kansas University sophomore, Lawrence

“I live in a big house with three other girls, and we are just going to run the heat enough to keep the pipes from freezing. So I'm not really that concerned.”

— Lindsay Mathews, KU senior, Lawrence

“No, I just got married. We'll keep each other warm.”

— Jaime Banda, independent business owner, Lawrence