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Title: Gas prices
Post by: BorisG on May 09, 2007, 08:26:41 AM
I went to a gas station today and
asked for five dollars worth of gas.

The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
:o
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:27:23 AM
I walk 10 miles a day  :)
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
I filled up the tank yesterday - $35 at $3.23 a gallon.  That's the highest price ever.  God bless the energy companies and Bush. ::)
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:41:51 AM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
I filled up the tank yesterday - $35 at $3.23 a gallon.  That's the highest price ever.  God bless the energy companies and Bush. ::)

Buy a bike.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:44:23 AM
Quote from: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:41:51 AM
Buy a bike.

Do I also have to ride it?
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Harry on May 09, 2007, 08:45:47 AM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
I filled up the tank yesterday - $35 at $3.23 a gallon.  That's the highest price ever.  God bless the energy companies and Bush. ::)

Try filling your tank in holland and get a heart attack. ;D
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:46:47 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 09, 2007, 08:45:47 AM
Try filling your tank in holland and get a heart attack. ;D

No thanks.  I just got a clean bill of health from prostate cancer and don't need additional complications.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Harry on May 09, 2007, 08:47:01 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 09, 2007, 08:45:47 AM
Try filling your tank in Holland and get a heart attack. ;D

Every month I cycle about 500 kilometres, its supposed to be good for your health
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:48:18 AM
Quote from: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:41:51 AM
Buy a bike.

If you would like to get from point a to b yes.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:49:47 AM
Quote from: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:48:18 AM
If you would like to get from point a to b yes.

I can ride my dog General Jackson - he doesn't insist on tips.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:50:54 AM
Quote from: Harry on May 09, 2007, 08:47:01 AM
Every month I cycle about 500 kilometres, its supposed to be good for your health

haha nice of you to quote yourself :)



Lets see, I walk about 10 miles a day or 16 km a day so thats ummm 480 km/month. Not bad huh?
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: knight66 on May 09, 2007, 08:51:53 AM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
I filled up the tank yesterday - $35 at $3.23 a gallon.  That's the highest price ever.  God bless the energy companies and Bush. ::)

Make that £s in the UK and you get the idea. Actually, my car, not a large one costs £40 to fill.

Mike
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:52:01 AM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:49:47 AM
I can ride my dog General Jackson - he doesn't insist on tips.

As long as you dont feed it beef-o-reeno
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:52:41 AM
Quote from: knight on May 09, 2007, 08:51:53 AM
Make that £s in the UK and you get the idea. Actually, my car, not a large one costs £40 to fill.

Mike

Thats more than Beethoven was paid to write the ninth!
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:53:14 AM
Quote from: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:52:01 AM
As long as you dont feed it beef-o-reeno

You can pick up the rear. ;D
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Harry on May 09, 2007, 09:00:37 AM
Quote from: knight on May 09, 2007, 08:51:53 AM
Make that £s in the UK and you get the idea. Actually, my car, not a large one costs £40 to fill.

Mike

and my tank will set me back 86,00 euro's
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Harry on May 09, 2007, 09:01:22 AM
Quote from: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:50:54 AM
haha nice of you to quote yourself :)



Lets see, I walk about 10 miles a day or 16 km a day so thats ummm 480 km/month. Not bad huh?

Actually that's very good my friend. :)
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: BorisG on May 09, 2007, 09:02:06 AM
Quote from: Mozart on May 09, 2007, 08:27:23 AM
I walk 10 miles a day  :)

I try to keep my carbon footprint as small as possible, which is more than I can say for that clerk. :-*
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: BorisG on May 09, 2007, 09:03:12 AM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:46:47 AM
No thanks.  I just got a clean bill of health from prostate cancer and don't need additional complications.

Congratulations on your clean bill of health, Don.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: springrite on May 09, 2007, 09:04:13 AM
4.90 yuan a liter, which translates to about $2.40 per gallon here in China.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Don on May 09, 2007, 09:31:11 AM
Quote from: BorisG on May 09, 2007, 09:03:12 AM
Congratulations on your clean bill of health, Don.

Thanks.  It was quite an experience - 40 straight days of radiation treatment with wonderful side effects as a bonus.  But I said to myself when I got the bad news - "You better suck this one up right from the start".  And that's what I did, maintaining a good state of mind the whole time (except for weekends when I let my guard down).
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: 71 dB on May 09, 2007, 02:47:20 PM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
I filled up the tank yesterday - $35 at $3.23 a gallon.  That's the highest price ever.  God bless the energy companies and Bush. ::)

Well, in Finland gas is almost 1.4 euros per litre (~$6.70 a gallon). Even the Finnish price is nothing compared to what gas will cost within few decades.

Move to Venezuela, gas costs practically nothing there.
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Sergeant Rock on May 10, 2007, 04:36:46 PM
Quote from: Don on May 09, 2007, 08:41:22 AM
I filled up the tank yesterday - $35 at $3.23 a gallon.  That's the highest price ever.  God bless the energy companies and Bush. ::)

Always look on the bright side of life, Don. The last time I filled up my car, it cost 80 Euro...that's $108. Gas is still a bargain in the States.

Now, I'm desperately trying to find the bright side of my situation  :(

Sarge
Title: Re: Gas prices
Post by: Holden on May 10, 2007, 10:40:08 PM
Here in Perth  a litre of diesel is $1.30 at the moment, about 10c more expensive than Gold Coast. However, as I trek back through the heart of Australia the more remote I get, the higher the price. For instance, I paid $1.67L at the South Australia/WestAustralia border on my trip across. To help matters I've filled 4x 20L jerry cans here in Perth to give me a total of 170L capacity. I'll repeat the process in Alice Springs where the price will again be better.