Quicksand Fans

Just received several images from a good friend, attached is the best one yet.

I saw one similar to this one where the price for unleaded was ARM and the price for premium was LEG. I look at gas prices and I have to laugh because it hurts too much to do anything else.

Big Bad John

Last I looked regular was 3.59/gallon here. Not too bad considering two years ago I went through a few months when my gas bill for the month was bigger then my car payment.

Mynock wrote:Last I looked regular was 3.59/gallon here.

At current exchange rates petrol is a fraction over $10 a gallon over here. That hurts.

And it's going to get worse.

And the asinine reality is there is more gasoline and oil then ever. The price keep being jacked up by speculators.

Lomax wrote:

Mynock wrote:Last I looked regular was 3.59/gallon here.

At current exchange rates petrol is a fraction over $10 a gallon over here. That hurts.

And it's going to get worse.

Wow. At that point even I'd park my car and take a bus. At that price I'd be paying $30 a day just to commute to work.

The good old 99 Honda Civic is back up to 33 mpg or so, thanks to new plugs and an air filter. Even so, I really want to get my woodchip fueled steam powered truck built.
Since I plan to build woodchip powered equipment, I'm going to start with woodchip fueled wood chipper.

Mynock wrote:Wow. At that point even I'd park my car and take a bus. At that price I'd be paying $30 a day just to commute to work.

The nice thing about most developed nations that aren't the United States is that their cities are a bit more compact, making public transit a viable alternative for most people. Compare that to taking a bus anywhere in Southern California; even with the $4.10-per-gallon fuel costs driving yourself is the better deal.

It took me some time to calculate, because we have no idea what is gallon, and we don't pay in dollars. So, according to my calculations, the price for gasoline with octane number 95 (which most modern cars demand) is $4.69 per gallon. Now compare the salaries and have fun

Robert wrote:And the asinine reality is there is more gasoline and oil then ever. The price keep being jacked up by speculators.

Precisely. They are all betting there will be an actual shortage but for the moment there is no less oil available than ever before. Much of the high price in many countries reflects insane levels of taxation as well.