Stop complaining about gas price you americans!

Azalin · Post by **Azalin** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:56 am

Because here in the province of Quebec at least we're paying much, much more.

I went camping and had to fill a rented car's tank. I paid 1.36$/litre for gas. Let's assume CND and US money is even. One gallon = 3.78 litres. That would make the price of a gallon US$5.14.

I just looked and it seems the average price of a gallon of gas in the US is about 4$.

If you ever come here, you'll pay a 30% premium.

Still complaining???

Edit: some financial experts say that the canadian dollar will get back to 1.30$ for a US dollar within a year or two, which would even out the prices....

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:18 am

I like the Canadian dollar. It's pretty.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:55 am

Sounds to me like there are problems, both places.

I hardly think you can find much in us to envy, as our economy slides even lower than our international reputation.

--James

devondancer · Post by **devondancer** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:37 am

And here in the UK I pay £1.32 per litre for diesel!

Azalin · Post by **Azalin** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:42 am

devondancer wrote:And here in the UK I pay £1.32 per litre for diesel!

Ouch, about twice as much, with current exchange rate.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:26 pm

Rumor has it that Waldco Labs is conducting research aimed at refining petroleum from solar energy.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:33 pm

Yeah, Az, I'm not sure why the media seem to be stuck on the $4/gallon figure. Here the average is $4.52 today, and closer to $4.70 in my area. Taxes might account for the difference.

http://www.californiagasprices.com/

With our comparable populations (Canada ~33 million, California ~37 million), we're both in the same boat.

susnfx · Post by **susnfx** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:45 pm

$4.01-$4.35 range at the gas pump here in Utah, but we were just hit with a 25% natural gas increase (home heating, stoves, etc.), with another of the same amount scheduled in October. When I go to the grocery store, prices on items I buy regularly have increased each time recently--and not small amounts either. We're getting hit pretty hard from every direction right now--it's not just gas for the car.

I try not to complain. I just hope it will scare the sh*t out of a lot of people and they'll start living more within their means and more intelligently. I do feel sorry for older folks on limited/fixed incomes.

Susan

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:50 pm

I just hope it will scare the sh*t out of a lot of people and they'll start living more within their means and more intelligently.

Yeah. Like our government.

How much money have they thrown away in Iraq?!?

It would buy a helluva lot of gas and food.

B@st@rds.

--James

tansy · Post by **tansy** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:24 pm

we are all screwed. The North Amerikay we knew is gone forever. Except for the poor government leadership and the constant wars and greed

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CHasR · Post by **CHasR** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:50 pm

tansy wrote:we are all screwed. The North Amerikay we knew is gone forever. Except for the poor government leadership and the constant wars and greed .

and Paris Hilton. She hasnt changed.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:05 pm

Yeah, but how much is Guiness there Az? I need to know how much to budget for when we finally get those pints. (And I promise, it WILL happen.)

Loren

Thomaston · Post by **Thomaston** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:22 pm

MTGuru wrote:Yeah, Az, I'm not sure why the media seem to be stuck on the $4/gallon figure. Here the average is $4.52 today, and closer to $4.70 in my area. Taxes might account for the difference.

http://www.californiagasprices.com/

With our comparable populations (Canada ~33 million, California ~37 million), we're both in the same boat.

That average may not be too far off. Gas can be found for about $3.90 at several places where I live.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:50 pm

Thomaston wrote:That average may not be too far off. Gas can be found for about $3.90 at several places where I live.

You may be right. You're definitely in one of the cheaper (!) zones. And I'm not.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx

pancelticpiper · Post by **pancelticpiper** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:56 am

It's an eye-opener to go from the US to the UK.
As I recall, it was costing the equivalent of around $60 or $70 US to fill the tank of the tiny car we hired, and that was in 2004. I think petrol was the equivalent of around 7 US dollars a gallon. Is that right? It's probably more now.

Anyhow here in California gas has been around $4.70 a gallon.

Last summer I didn't hire a car at all but used public transportation for my two weeks in Glasgow, which has an excellent underground and bus system.