MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 1/9/2005 at 08:11 PM |
Gas prices here have risen to at least 3.24. The highest I have seen so
far. I saw that today down in Paia, but I haven't checked the closer
station.
What's the price in your area? ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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nostalgiaforinfinity
Occasional Poster Posts: 33 Registered: 5/12/2004 Status: Offline
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posted on 21/10/2005 at 12:40 AM |
The British gallon wasn't fixed untill 18 something. Before this a gallon
had a variety of meanings depending on what you were measuring and where in
Britain you were measuring it. By the time we got around to settling on an
imperial gallon the US had already standardised the wine gallon (about 0.83
of an imperial gallon). We probably just did it in a general spirit of
bloody mindedness and so we could confuse Americans when we got around to
discovering petrol. I believe Canada also uses the imperial gallon. Isn't
history fun? |
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gothicmorman
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posted on 20/10/2005 at 06:11 PM |
quote: i saw gass in toronto a
few weeks ago at $2.03. what is that in american... $6? mind you. the
manager is the gas station got fired because of the price he
set.
O.O! 2.03$ *faints* 6.56$ a gallon american!
W0rmW00d - do you buy your petrol in litres or gallons then? I thought it
was still sold by the gallon in England (not that I would know anything
about that but I got that impression from talking to older wiser people)
and of course we must also remember that the american gallon is 3.8 litres
while the british gallon is 4.5 litres. *rolls eyes* but why? who knows! |
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W0rmW00d
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posted on 16/10/2005 at 08:04 PM |
I find it incredible the different perspectives on petrol prices. I was
reading through and thinking how shocking the prices quoted are. Then I
read GothicMormon's post and remembered that those prices were for gallons.
Madness, it is. Madness. $1 a litre? My housemate dreams of that sort of
price. It is about £0.50, if that. Petrol prices here are the equivalent of
about $1.50/l if not more. The cheapest that I have ever seen petrol in
England is around $1/l. ____________________ Eritis sicut Deus scientes bonum et malum.
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 9/10/2005 at 02:33 PM |
Prices are back up to 3.67. *Sigh* Will this never end?
____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is
the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 8/10/2005 at 10:25 PM |
Dude, schitz, leisure suits are so hot *yank* ____________________ Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas. |
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pale-face
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posted on 3/10/2005 at 12:29 PM |
i saw gass in toronto a few weeks ago at $2.03. what is that in american...
$6? mind you. the manager is the gas station got fired because of the
price he set. ____________________ fucking classy. |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 3/10/2005 at 02:58 AM |
They're saying (good ol' They!) that prices on trucks and SUVs have gone
down an average of about $5,000, and smaller cars have gone up about
$2,000. They say that at this point it's actually cheaper to keep your gas
guzzler rather than trade it in for a smaller car, because of this. The
money you would save in gas would be more than off-set by the price changes
for the vehicle.
My husband has been scoping the car auctions for a while now. He's trying
to pick up gas-efficient cars as cheaply as possible, and sell them off to
people who want to replace their less efficient vehicles. Might be able to
pick up a tidy bit of cash - although I never thought I'd be married to a
used car salesman! As long as he doesn't end up wearing a polyester plaid
suit, I guess I'm ok! ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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gothicmorman
Fanatic Posts: 233 Registered: 11/7/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 2/10/2005 at 08:02 PM |
ZARG! Impending doom has struck, maybe. Gas was slowly inching down from
the spike of hurricane katrina but rita has spiked it back up higher than
before. Two days ago gas was down to 104.9 cents per litre / 3.42 per
gallon, yesterday it went up to 111.9 cents per litre / 3.64 per gallon
though today it has gone now to 109.9 cents per litre / 3.59 per gallon.
Ironically enough my mom just accepted a job where she has to drive a half
hour or so to every day... >.< and what is with so many people suddenly
buying huge suv's and hummers? is this just in my town? we have lots of
vipers, and hummers, and really big trucks and suv's kicking around
recently. |
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 25/9/2005 at 12:45 AM |
ours just dropped to 2.67 the other day, before rita hit, and tho I heeded
my husband's warning to fill up on the way home before the other hurricane
hit, it's still sitting at the same price. It makes me nervous tho,
nervous person that I am, because LAST time prices dipped (from the
outrageous 2.39 to 2.05) they skyrocketed higher than before. (ie:
2.79).
I've been pricing hybrids to trade my husband's already fuel efficient
honda in on. My oldsmobile gets pretty good mileage, but I figure if I
only have to fill up one car twice a month, and the other once a week,
instead of TWO cars once a week, it'll be worth it.
My dad did just acquire a deisel new model VW bug (only cuz it's "rare"
says he, I think he likes the bubble shape, personally) that gets about 45
miles to the gallon (almost as good as a hybrid!). My sister also just
traded her jeep cherokee in for a VW Jetta. I am about ready to ditch my
regular 9 to never-home-at-all job and take up my other one full time so
our asses can CARPOOL.
Oh, and go to your local spencer gifts and pick up the new T's. First one
is a stick figure next to a gas pump with the nozzle in his butt and it
says "bush's america: taking it in the gas" and the other has bush and
cheney looking like douchebags in front of an old timey gas station and it
says "Two Dipsticks! We'll run you dry!". Retail $12.99 plus tax.
____________________ Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas. |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/9/2005 at 02:33 AM |
Yeah, but they say they're going up again with this new hurricane (named
after my mother-in-law!) Prices went up from 2.89 to 2.95 last night.
Good thing I filled the tank yesterday afternoon! I'm getting to be pretty
good at gas price surfing. I should take it up as a sport. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest
of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/9/2005 at 05:05 PM |
Prices have now dipped to 3.51 at my local station. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I
don't
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think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is
the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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gothicmorman
Fanatic Posts: 233 Registered: 11/7/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/9/2005 at 04:26 PM |
gas amazingly has been slowly slowly inching down here.. this morning it
was 3.41$ a gallon! yay! (104.9 /L canadian)
scissors 1.10 - 1.14 /L CAD is 3.57 - 3.69 / gallon USD ...
i like bettie's 2.75 ... 84.7 cents/L sounds very nice right now! i have a
video tape from back in the early 90's and there is some news on it and
there are people complaining about gas going up and it is so expensive and
whatnot at 36 cents/L... o.o |
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 08:48 PM |
Prices are still on the rise here. On Lanai gas has been over 4 dollars for
a while now, but here on Maui it is about 3.99 though I did see a 3.89 at
one station. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I
don't
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think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for
is
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the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 02:39 AM |
Down to 2.94! It's gas tank filling day! When I first bought this car a
year ago, I couldn't even fit 20.00 worth in the tank. Now it fills it a
little over half way. Depressing. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and
the
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dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest
of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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Merry_Widow
Fanatic Posts: 598 Registered: 24/8/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 15/9/2005 at 12:15 AM |
2.97 the other day. I put 20.00 in the tank, and then got raised eyebrows
and looks when I sat there shaking the gas hose/nozzle thing after it ate
my money and clicked off, trying to get the last few drops. I think the
little song and dance I was doing to go along with it was what attracted
the most attention. ____________________ Okay, dazzle me. |
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scissors
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posted on 14/9/2005 at 05:46 PM |
Ooooohhhhhh, I wasn't here all summer! ... Not.. that... anyone noticed...
*trails off*
I was in Alberta -- the gas was about 1.10 - 1.14 there on a day to day
basis.
How gross.
I think public transit is going to be my way of life for quite some time.
Or I should just buy a really fancy donkey to ride around.
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bettie_x
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1570 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 14/9/2005 at 04:28 PM |
Hell I'm just happy with it STAYING PUT at $2.75, instead of steadily
increasing. Anyone else smell boiled frog? ____________________ Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas. |
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gothicmorman
Fanatic Posts: 233 Registered: 11/7/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 11/9/2005 at 11:27 AM |
"just forget it ,gothicmorman, truce, I was having some major tweaky time
or something." - tweaky time is good. ^.^
our gas prices are not going down at all. if anything the are looking to go
up, my town is still at 3.55$ per gallon and a town close by had 4.03$ per
gallon so we are most likley going to see prices go up before they come
down. |
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Schizo
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 897 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 11/9/2005 at 08:43 AM |
Prices are slowly trickling down now. Still $3.05, though. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and
the
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dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the
carefullest
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of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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