Price Of Gas!

[mugsy]

Isn't 87cents a liter over $3 a gallon??? Whew!! And I was going to complain about $1.65 a gallon here and on Imus this morning they said the national average was $1.62. That's the first time we've ever been over the national average, albeit not by very much.

[Tanya&Fritz]

I know, it's terrible. I wish I lived closer to the States, I'd fill up over there. Actually, I'd do all my shopping there, everything is much cheaper

[lovemyshiba]

We just bought an SUV, but only because we take the dogs everywhere we go, and putting these 2 in the backseat of my Honda Civic was NOT an option. Hondas are very economical on fuel for the most part, so I haven't noticed much of a difference in how often I have to fill up. I agree that the price is ridiculous, but I think public transportation is not an option for some people. My parents live in a small town, where there is one bus, and it mainly picks up the elderly. My husband lives so close to his office, I've conviced him to start walking in the spring--good for him, and good for the gas tank--I live a little too far from work to walk, but I would if I could.

[Pam]

I bought my first SUV in November (a small one - Honda CRV). To be honest we just got tired of having to pay for delivery when buys things at Home Depot, etc. and I do feel safer in it, especially now that I sometimes have my little grandson in the back seat. I was rear-ended in my last car (Toyota Corolla) by a Volkswagen Jetta who in turn was rear-ended by a Ford Explorer. The Jetta was totaled, my car suffered $2,000 of damage and the Explorer was fine. I have always driven Toyotas and usually got around 28-30 mpg. I am currently getting about 22 mpg. with my CRV. I don't think that's bad at all.

[slleipnir]

Im not exactly sure on the exact price here, but to fill our truck up, its over 40 bucks. I mean..it doesn't even last that long I think its actually around 80 cents a litre..or something lol

[ramanth]

There are a few gas stations that I know will be cheaper than others and so I'll try to fill up there when I can.

I paid $1.69 to fill up near my parents house just this past Wednesday night. oiy.

I remember back in high school when I would cringe when gas was OVER a dollar! LOL!

[Dixieland Dancer]

I remember in the 70's when there was a gas rationing in our country. You could only get gas on certain days and the lines were so long. I hope we don't have to go back to that! Then the price of gas was about 45 cents a gallon so as far as inflation is concerned, the price of gas is still a reasonable commodity at $1.45.

We use to get a loaf of bread for 10 cents and now we pay $1.99! People don't seem to complain about that as much.

[NoahsMommy]

I drove by a gas this week that was charging 1.99 a gallon!

As far as the SUV thing, we'll be getting one when we have kids...I am NOT a mini van person, yuck. But, we wont get anything like that until we need it.

John...cute paper...whoever did it is quite clever.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by jackiesdaisy1935
I don't think most people have a suv for a status symbol,

Ok, like I say, I've got no problem if you actually "use" it - not meaning just drive it to and from the grocery store, and I agree that people with, who actually take the dogs places, might actually need a bigger vehicle. But as an obvious example of the excess that I'm talking about....explain to me why someone, anyone would need a Hummer in the city of Chicago! And I don't mean the new "civilian" Hummer, I'm talking about the big, fat, wide one that is similar to the ones the army uses - except, of course, for the leather seats, surround sound stereo, etc. I can see having one of these if you own a ranch in Texas or something, but what would be the reason to have one in Chicago, or even in the suburbs of Chicago?

Anna, I don't make it to the dog side too much so I missed the story of Huney! She/he looks adorable, all soft and fluffy in contrast to your other two sleek, muscular puppies. I'll have to check out the dog side one of these days and get the whole story. Congratulations on your new addition!

Oh, and Jonza, loved the paper!

[Nomilynn]

My boyfriend told me tonight that to convert from litres to gallons you multiply by 4.33. So 87 cents X 4.33 = $3.77 for a gallon of gas. Of course that's Canadian dollars - converted to US money it's about $2.51

totally crazy!

[mugsy]

That's nuts!! I guess I'll see today exactly how painful this is since I'm doing a transport this afternoon!

[COCatMama]

I live in...Surrey BC (DON'T MAKE FUN!) and a short drive to Langley, not that I will be driving any time soon cause I flunked my road test, but it's all good gas is too dang expensive!
nomi: I heard a rumour the reason WA gas is cheaper than BC gas is because it is poorer quality gasoline.

[Nomilynn]

I don't know that it's poorer quality gasoline.. I'm pretty sure it all comes out of the same tank. There may be different additives though. And the reason we pay SOOOOO much is because of all the tax the gov't puts on all of it. Do you ever go to Petro Canada? That's the only place I buy gas, and they have a break down of how much is tax and how much is the price of gas. The tax is around 50%, maybe a bit more!!

[COCatMama]

holy moly
and meanwhile they complain they don't have enough money for stuff
ya right!! maybe if we stop sending that souse to HAWAII probably first class, the Gov't would have more money for the public!

[RICHARD]

the gas station up the street had to put a duct tape "2"
on the corner sign in order to let people know that premium was
2 bucks and change a gallon......

yikes