Price Of Gas!

[moosmom]

Has anyone noticed the price of gas in the last couple of days??? It went from $1.39 here in Michigan to $1.63 a gallon!!!! I'm glad I have a small car. I also hear it's gonna get worse. The highest I've seen it is $1.65 for regular (high test is almost $2.00/gal).

[Tanya&Fritz]

I know the gas here is really expensive too but I don't know how to do the conversion. Whether it's from gallons to litres or US dollars to Canadian dollars Hey, I never said I was smart

Anyway, if it means anything, we pay about 75 cents per litre.

[tomkatzid]

At Costco I filled up for $1.31 a gal. The radio said there will be a price war soon for places like Costco and Safeway, large stores that sell gas. And that it could raise the gas prics not lower it as gas wars usually do.

[Paul]

   I used to go a web site called Gas Price Watch where you could find the best local price and see prices from other areas. This site is not working right now. Perhaps, it has closed.

   It is strange how much prices vary from state to state.

      Paul

[zippy-kat]

I can't complain about the price-- the higher it goes, the more work (ie livelihood) my dad has (he's an oilfield-supervisor-sumthin'-rather).

It does get costly but try and remember that 1000s upon 1000s of us southwestern-ers are employed by it!

[Nomilynn]

I bought gas yesterday for 81.9 cents per litre! Multiply that by 4 and you have an approximate price of what it would be per gallon; $3.28. Convert that to US dollars; it's about $2.19 per gallon. Totally insane and a rip off!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Some of the potential side effects of a war in Iraq include sky- high fuel prices, further bankruptcies in the airline industry and the total demise of United Airlines.

The recent hicks are just some companies getting in on it a little early.

[Tanya&Fritz]

Originally posted by Nomilynn
I bought gas yesterday for 81.9 cents per litre! Multiply that by 4 and you have an approximate price of what it would be per gallon; $3.28. Convert that to US dollars; it's about $2.19 per gallon. Totally insane and a rip off!

Thank you! I was still trying to figure it out!

[Randi]

These are the prices in Denmark pr. liter - quite a bit more than almost everywhere else.

1$ = 6.88 danish kroner

Gasoline prices in Denmark

This is bound to make you feel a little better.

[Nomilynn]

Originally posted by Tanya&Fritz


Thank you! I was still trying to figure it out!

no probs! My parents live in the US and so we are always converting money. Also, I'm so close to Bellingham some of my friends cross the border to buy gas because even with the conversion, it's still much cheaper.


Randi - those prices are INSANE!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I have no problem with the price of gas. Here in the US it is cheaper than almost anywhere else in the world - and you can tell. In almost every other country in the world a Honda CRV would be considered a big SUV - here it's considered a small one. I really believe that Americans are so wealthy that they just waste resources without thinking twice about it - until things start getting "expensive." I would love gas prices to go through the roof so the US would become less dependent on foreign oil and tap its own resources (and give even more SW'ers jobs) - but most importantly it might stimulate the auto industry to get on it and start developing vehicles that use alternate fuels. I would absolutely love to have one of those hybrid Prius thingys that get about 50 mpg, but for many reasons it's just not practical for me right now. Already people are starting to realize that SUVs aren't the be-all end-all that everyone thinks. There was an article in last Sunday's paper about people who have already gotten rid of their SUVs and gone back to cars. I would love to see more of that happening, and I think it will, especially if we do go to war and the price of gas really goes through the roof.

Another reason high gas prices might be a blessing in disguise is it might bring us Americans back down to earth a little - I'm not counting on it though.

Ok, off my soapbox now. This is just one of my pet peeves.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
I have no problem with the price of gas. Here in the US it is cheaper than almost anywhere else in the world - and you can tell. In almost every other country in the world a Honda CRV would be considered a big SUV - here it's considered a small one. I really believe that Americans are so wealthy that they just waste resources without thinking twice about it - until things start getting "expensive." I would love gas prices to go through the roof so the US would become less dependent on foreign oil and tap its own resources (and give even more SW'ers jobs) - but most importantly it might stimulate the auto industry to get on it and start developing vehicles that use alternate fuels. I would absolutely love to have one of those hybrid Prius thingys that get about 50 mpg, but for many reasons it's just not practical for me right now. Already people are starting to realize that SUVs aren't the be-all end-all that everyone thinks. There was an article in last Sunday's paper about people who have already gotten rid of their SUVs and gone back to cars. I would love to see more of that happening, and I think it will, especially if we do go to war and the price of gas really goes through the roof.

Another reason high gas prices might be a blessing in disguise is it might bring us Americans back down to earth a little - I'm not counting on it though.

Ok, off my soapbox now. This is just one of my pet peeves.

I agree with you 100%. Just that I want to get rid of our car and get an SUV!

[Freckles]

I've been thinking about it for a couple year so Jan. 6th I bought a 2003 Prius.

It's a great little car. Front end reminds me of my old VW bug., very short. Easy steering. With my first tank of gas it shows I'm getting 41MPG. I'll be able to check the accuracy better with the next fillup.

[Logan]

Oh dear !! I LOVE my SUV and it is my second one in a row. Not only that, but we just bought another one, even bigger than mine!!! It takes all kinds to make the world go round. Don't you worry, Zippy Kat, between Scott and me and our gas guzzling vehicles, your father and others should be just fine!!!!

All kidding aside, it's just that everyone has their own needs plus their own "likes" and an SUV simply fits my lifestyle better, with kids, dogs, rescue work, but they do use a lot of gas! My desire would be to have my SUV with better mileage. Maybe one day that will happen. Wouldn't that be great?

[lynnestankard]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2616645.stm

This might be of interest to you all.


http://www.see-search.com/business/f...iceseurope.htm

And this will give yuou some idea of what we're paying - these prices are per litre NOT per gallon. There are approx. $1.56 to the £.
This I hope goes someway to explain the move to smaller cars - petrol is too da**** expensive!!

Lynne