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Winona
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:17 PM
I don't know if it is really true or not, but I would say yes. This is only from observation though - up till recently one of my sad hobbies was watching gas prices. On death-intensive days, the price would go up as the news broke or by the nextmorning at the latest. But, Chicago gas stations are notorious for going up at the slightest provocation. 😉 |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:19 PM
Well, here, they went from $1.79 to $2.00 in just a few days. I know it is worst elsewhere. |
The Curator
in San Diego
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:25 PM
War? What do you mean? Our president told us that the war ended two years ago. Don't you believe him? |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:28 PM
Okay, one thing I just CAN NOT stand is people who whine about paying half of what I have to pay for gas.
Now that THAT's out of the way...
There is no way in hell that the price of gas should fluctuate in any way, shape, or form because more people got killed one day than the next. That has NOTHING to do with the production or shipping costs of said gasoline.
The US has a fairly large reserve of oil, enough to last a while if all of it's foreign oil inputs suddenly stopped. The only way that gas price should fluctuate is if the external oil input was lessened enough to cause a shortage.
BUT, would that not mean that any store that's running short on something gets to charge more for the little they have left? Why the hell do we accept this from the gas companies? We don't accept it from anyone else. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:29 PM
Oh, I forgot. We are helping "Rebuild" now. I thought, back then, that gas prices would actually drop. I was wrong. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:32 PM
Rod, don't make me BEAT you!!! Are you saying you pay $4.00 a gallon in gas???? |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:37 PM
The current price of gas here is....
Drum roll, please.....
89.9 cents.
PER LITRE
4 litres per galon means... 4 times 89.9, which totals out to $3.59.6 per gallon.
Ain't it great? |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:44 PM
HA! I said "galon"! |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:44 PM
HOLY S#!T..... Damned. Where are you from??? |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:45 PM
Canada, eh? |
Charybdis
in Hell
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 02:53 PM
I always thought it was four pints per gallon, ya metric ho'. |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 03:42 PM
Whoever thought that the metric system works well was right. Everything in it is base 10.
The problem, though, is that it has to have universal implementation, which it does not. So we have to learn BOTH systems just to understand what the hell is going on.
Kinda makes me feel like the only mac user in a world full of windows software... |
Captain Al
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 05:03 PM
One thing Rod forgot to mention about Canadian gas prices is that 45% of the cost is tax. In fact some of taxes on gas are taxed too. You Americans think YOU have corrupt government? |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 05:11 PM
???
Just because it's taxed does not make it any cheaper for us...
It's not like we can avoid the tax when we fill up. |
Smerk
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 05:41 PM
Wow, I thought us aussies had bad petrol prices...currently $1.08 per litre with it expected to reach tops of $1.14. I only do metric, so some other maths-whiz can work out what that is per gallon (don't forget the exchange rate too!) |
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 06:48 PM
Your math's just a smidgen off, Rod--one gallon of gas at 89.9 cents per liter is really around $3.40 or $3.41. And with the conversion to U.S. dollars, it's about $2.81-3 (depending on where you look up your currency conversions...not sure which is up-to-the-moment). That isn't great, either, but it's not as bad as four dollars per gallon... |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 06:55 PM
I wasn't all that concerened with a dead on answer, but hey, I was pretty close just using 4 and not spending the time digging up the conversion rate for litres to gallons.
Thanks for doing it FOR me. 😉 |
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 07:09 PM
Hey now, Rod! Precision is important in all areas of life! Do you want your heart surgeon to say, "Hmmm, I wonder where the heart is? Oh well, I'll probably be close enough---SLIIIIIIIIIIICE." And then he takes out your liver or something, and you have to sue for malpractice.
😊 |
Rod
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 08:40 PM
NO, I'd prefer that DIDN'T happen.
But then again, I was only talking about gas, not buying it.
Ask a surgeon how big your brain is, and he'll give you a general answer. Ask him how big your heart is and he'll tell you its about as big as your fist.
But when he cuts, he's a tad more accurate.
Precision where it's needed, baby.
That, and I was just feeling lazy and did a quick calculation in my head.
😜
Damn. Is there no such thing as just a plain smiley-face anymore? |
Charybdis
in Hell
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 08:49 PM
Yeah, but ask a guy how big he is and you get some very exact answers. Not truthful, but exact.
:cheese: |
Hairy Houdini
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 | 08:58 PM
That depends upon what time of day it is, and what you had for lunch... Can't fool me. BTW: $2.23 USD/gal here for 87 octane. Get a Llama. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 07:26 AM
WoW Rod, you pretty quick on your feet with those responses!!! I take it you get pushed around alot!!! |
Captain Al
in Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 08:12 AM
Rod, I agree with you, we still have to pay those taxes. It's just that our slimy politicians like to let everyone believe the high prices are only a result of the world oil situation. Meanwhile they are bagging billions of dollars of extra revenue for themselves.
By the way, in your price conversion, did you take into account the difference between the size of the US gallon and the Imperial gallon? |
Rod
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 09:11 AM
Argh! Forget I spoke up in the first place!
Dinks!
Just kidding.
St. Stephen - no, not since high school.
Lt. Al... Like I said, didn't bother checking the actual conversion numbers.
😜 |
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 09:42 AM
Captain Al: No, I was converting between liters and U.S. gallons, as we were comparing U.S. gas prices and Canadian ones. All you need to know is the number of liters in a U.S. gallon...no need to bring Imperial gallons into it. |
Charybdis
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 10:47 AM
Don't forget barometric pressure difference between Canada and the US. And temperature - you're nut-freezing winters would affect volume so what was the temperature when you made your guesstimations? And relative humitity! Oh, and the corialis affect. Being farther north it won't be as pronounced as here in Texas. Does your gasoline drain clockwise or counterclockwise? And is your "weights and measures" bureau more or less corrupt than our own because that will affect the accuracy of your pumps. And being farther away from the sun than us will affect your sight so be sure to use a flashlight next time for sufficient light. And make sure that there are no Frenchies around because you know how they like to distort things.
:coolsmile: |
Rod
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 10:55 AM
Shit, you couldn't fit the aliens into that somehow?
:lol:
Sounds like you were talking to Hairy again. |
Captain Al
in Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 08:08 PM
Well, what about the difference between US liters and imperial litres??? |
Rod
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 08:11 PM
What about it?
😕 |
Captain Al
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 09:48 PM
That was a joke. Liters, litres. Get it? It's pick on Rod day.
The sound of that one going over Rod's head:
vrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooommmm! |
Myst
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 10:07 PM
:lol:
Poor Rod. |
Rod
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 | 10:14 PM
Holy shit, people. Do you seriously think that someone who lives in Canada doesn't know the difference between metric and imperial measures?
"vrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooommmm!"
The sound of my SARCASM going over YOUR heads.
😊
And yes, I'm poor. Too poor to afford my plastic surgery...
And the joke I was going to originally reply with was "The only US litre I'm aware of is that big bush thingy", but I didn't think enough people would catch it.
😕 |
Katherine
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 01:31 AM
People in the U.S. actually do use litres/liters...😊 Pretty much only for some bottled drinks, though. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:01 AM
Yeah!!!
I hard a description of Canada.
Canada is like a Quiet Loft Apartment above a really great party. |
Rod
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:13 AM
Yeah a really great SKINHEAD party that just got crashed by the cops for the third time in an hour.
Canada... America Junior
Canada... America Lite!
Canada... America's slightly retarded cousin
Heard tons and tons.
Even made up a few.
But the best (of my own), I have to say is..
Canada... NOT a target. |
Captain Al
in Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:22 AM
Hey Rod, we did get your sarcasm. By the way, I'm Canadian too, but I really enjoyed the ganging up. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:28 AM
Ha!!!! Funny Funny; Slightly retarded cousin. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:32 AM
For some reason, I always manage to get or find a Canadian Nickle, I have yet to EVER find any other form of currency fom Canada. Just the nickles. Rod, send me one of those Loonies!!! I've never seen one. |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:47 AM
...I get the damn pennies.
Anywho...I wonder about gas prices too...I know the gas stations here only make about $0.05/gallon regardless of the price consumers are paying. On my lunchbreak I saw a CITGO that had gas at $2.13/gallon. They're always a few cents higher than other places. Only 17% of gas come from Middle Eastern countries. So, how come the other 83% isn't cheaper? Isn't it up to Alaska to keep our costs down? Those damn frostbiters are getting paid for their oil. I bet they're driving up the prices on purpose, & when they have enough money they're going to become their own country. Cold bastards.
Oh well, maybe they'll invade Canada.
Hmm...When I started driving gas was $0.86/gallon. Five years later I'd rather spit in the tank than pay for gas. |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 09:58 AM
I remember the good o'le days of .99 cents. They will be missed!!. $10 dollars would get you 10 gallons. |
Rod
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 10:03 AM
Yeah, Cappy Al, I remembered that from another thread that you mentioned it on... probably the car in the snow thingy.
And yes, picking people's butt in groups is great fun. At least on the Internet.
Stephen, the word is nickEL. For as picky as I am about people's spelling, I really don't understand how my head has not exploded from reading people's ramblings all over the internet. I've refrained from pointing this out most of the time, but for some reason this one (nickel) just BUGS THE SHIT out of me. (oh yeah, I remember, it's from grade six science when the teacher and I got into an argument about how it was spelled.) Anyway...
And you can find some good pics of the coins <a href="http://www.mint.ca/NR/exeres/000019f6uauumhtfvabguqsx/level2.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fen%2fabout_the_mint%2fCirculation%2bCoins%2findex_circ%2ehtm&NRNODEGUID=%7b7477E1AA-001A-43EB-A569-767AA3CC7EC5%7d&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1">here</a>.
And yes, invading Canada from Alaska would be quite possible, but why bother? Canada's already the finacial bitch of the Amerikan Govt. Anything the Americans want Canada to to is done through the threat of economic sanctions. |
X
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 10:08 AM
I want a paper Loonie!!!! Mail me one. I will give you my address. The same for everyone else in other countries, Holland, Austrailia, UK, Netherlands....I'm an American, give me want I want!!!!!!!! |
Rod
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 10:18 AM
Sure, Stephen. Email me your address.
In exchange, I want a piece of the 'Time Branch'. Or at least a picture of it. Notarized, of couse 😜 .
Oh, the American attitude. Scratch all that. Come and get one yourself.
😠
Kidding, kidding. |
Rod
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 10:19 AM
But if you want me to mail you a loonie, I'll have to wait till one's out on a day-pass...
😉 |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 10:31 AM
Please...that won't be happening soon. The board members have been monitoring this site!!
:coolhmm: |
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 10:42 AM
I will send a picture of tree branch, autographed, next week. |
JC16291
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 | 04:36 PM
DEAR VICTOM OF FUEL BARONS,
Gas prices have sored upward for the past several
months and they don't seem to be leveling off anytime
soon. I suggest a gas boycott to take place the first
weekend of August 2005. The start date of the boycott
will officially be MIDNIGHT August 5 and will end on
MIDNIGHT August 8 2005. The best way for this to work
is to get the message to THE MAJORITY OF people THAT
we can and to do this we need TO WORK TOGETHER.
Forward this email to everyone in your address book,
tell all your friends and family. On August 5-8 of
2005 we are not going to buy any gasoline for four
days. If you have friends in the press/media let them
know about this boycott. Tell them we are sick of
being robbed by the oil barons. Tell the world, that
on August 5-8 of 2005 we are not going to buy fuel.
For an added bonus I suggest everyone call in sick on
Friday the 5th and Monday the 8th and not even drive a
Motor Vehical for the four day boycott. I understand
that this is not likely to happen but it would
definately be the first of its kind and you would have
the satisfaction of knowing you were a part of it.
make t-shirts and buttons AND GIVE THEM AWAY. Lets
make it a national holiday. NO MORE HIGH GAS PRICES
WEEKEND.
The time is now and we ARE THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT
NATION, IT IS TIME TO UNITE AND STAND UP FOR OUR
RIGHTS FOR AFFORDIBLE GAS PRICES. Do not hesitate to
click forward and add names in your address book and
click send, it is so easy. Then on August 5-8 of 2005 DO YOUR PART AND
simply make plans to stay at home, take a walk, ride a
bike or any other activity that will assist you in not
driving a motor vehicle.
copy and paste this to every forum board, in everyemail you send. spread the message as fastest you can.
sincerely,
Travis Stutzman |
Katherine
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 | 05:45 PM
ACK! Stop spamming, JC16291 or Travis Stutzman or whatever it is you want to call yourself! |
Evildream
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 | 06:07 PM
*evildream smacks jci6291 with an angry cat* |
Smerk
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 02:07 AM
Hey Stephen, if you want paper money from Australia (note, only one 'i' in Australia) you'll be waiting a looooong time. We've upgraded to plastic. Actually, you Americans would love the original $5 plastic note - had this lovely feature of being able to deface the queen...it's also our smallest note denomination (although for how long is another question). 😏 |
Rod
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 02:16 AM
The Americans wouldn't want to deface her, though, just draw a dong on her, Smerk.
😉 |
Smerk
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 02:29 AM
True. I dread to think what happens when (not-so) bonny Prince Charlie takes over... :sick: |
Rod
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 02:32 AM
And YES, I'm aware of the actual meaning of deface, but you mean it literally, don't you, now. |
Smerk
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 02:47 AM
Yes, you could scratch the queen's portrait off the $5 note. |
Rod
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 02:53 AM
I was pretty sure that it was Australia that I had seen that news-clip on. When it was on the news over here (Canada), they were making a big deal out of it being a protest against keeping the British monarchy in Australia.
I don't know whether that was a factor or not, you know how crap like that gets distorted. But removing the queen from OUR money would definately be a novelty few would pass up. |
Smerk
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 03:06 AM
Yeah, there was a malfunction with printing the notes - the $5 were the first to be printed on plastic, and that first print run was dodgy...end result, scratch the note, and the queen's head would come off...:lol:
Every so often, some politician trots out the ole monarchy question too. So far, no takers... |
Rod
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 | 03:12 AM
So you're saying for once the Queen of England's existence was about as sure as a French Queen's?
One wave of the finger, and off comes her head!
:lol: |
JoeSixpack
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 | 05:41 AM
Stephen, It seems your original question never got answered. I know the REAL reason why gasoline prices have gone up to these levels. It's not the war, it's because.... People are willing to pay that much. Exon and BP and all those gasoline refiners charge as much as people are willing to pay.
Everyone bought SUV's in the late 90s, demand for gas went up, and now they are paying the piper. You'll see gas prices drop a lot over the next ten years as people end their love-affairs with Hummers and Suburbans and start buying high-mileage vehicles and hybrids. |
Maegan
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 | 09:32 AM
I drive a Volvo. The stationwagon type. |
Chris
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 | 01:38 PM
I say US gas prices are going up because of Bush. Just before the elections, prices go down. After the elections, prices go back up. It's not a coincidence. Rising gas prices are just lining his pockets. |
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