Gasoline Humor

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Gasoline Humor

Postby reisen55 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:34 pm

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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby bbjohn » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:34 pm

:lol: :lol: 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.

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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Mynock » Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:22 am

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.
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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Lomax » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:35 am

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.
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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Robert » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:02 pm

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

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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Mynock » Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:52 pm

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. :shock: 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.
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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby nachtjaeger » Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:08 pm

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.
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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Sekani » Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:47 am

Mynock wrote:Wow. :shock: 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.

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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Billie Bonce » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:21 am

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 ;)
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Re: Gasoline Humor

Postby Duncan Edwards » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:08 am

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.
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