Gas prices
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Why is is that any time we yanks mention the price of gas folks of other nations pop off that we're lucky because we are not getting raped as badly as they are. Hey, rape is rape, and its bad no matter the intensity of the act.
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Very true, it's moreover the government doing the raping, not the actual cost. In the UK over half the cost is down to taxes. It sickens me that it costs nearly £50 to fill up my little 1.1 hatchback.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
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Diesel is costlier than petrol? :wtf:
Cheers, Vikram.
The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray.
Yep. In Europe they use ULSD (Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel). Its very clean and obviously it has a higher calorific (not food, energy) than normal Gasoline/Petrol. Its become the same here, only its not clean :(
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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R9.22 a liter here in South Africa, that's about $1.20 a liter, and it just goes up every month :(
xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 3 out now -
At some point people will start moving jobs just to avoid the long commutes. This could well cause havoc as smaller towns will suddenly have an "influx" of people looking for a decreasing number of jobs, while the big cities will have jobs a-plenty but no-one being able to afford to get to them. Back to the Middle Ages when people rarely ventured out of their own village and a journey to "the big town" took all day on a horse/cart, except these days it'll be by bicycle.
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
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At some point people will start moving jobs just to avoid the long commutes. This could well cause havoc as smaller towns will suddenly have an "influx" of people looking for a decreasing number of jobs, while the big cities will have jobs a-plenty but no-one being able to afford to get to them. Back to the Middle Ages when people rarely ventured out of their own village and a journey to "the big town" took all day on a horse/cart, except these days it'll be by bicycle.
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
Hence the reasons why cities like Manchester and building tons of apartments to house these non-communting workers, I reckon the goverment knew this fuel crisis was going to happen about 10 years ago.
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Well, I caught the discrepancy. Congrats. Did you run over to the hardware store and buy a few five-gallon jerry cans?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
No, but I told everyone at work. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
R9.22 a liter here in South Africa, that's about $1.20 a liter, and it just goes up every month :(
xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 3 out nowThe government ups it every quarter. They're removing the subsidy on all hydro-carbons which will include Kerosene and Butane. By 2009 they'll start taxing it.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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No, but I told everyone at work. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
No, but I told everyone at work
One of the things I have always admired about you is your selflessness and generosity. ;)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Yep, it's not immediately obvious that I care so much about my fellow man (and Indians).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I just paid $2.82/gallon for 89 octane. Someone - somewhere - fat fingered the wrong price into the system at a local Valero station. 92 Octane = $3.83/gallon 89 Octane = $2.82/gallon 87 Octane = $3.69/gallon (my typical purchase)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
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Diesel is costlier than petrol? :wtf:
Cheers, Vikram.
The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray.
Two summers ago, diesel was almost a dollar cheaper than gasoline. I had to keep an extra eye on my tractor for fear of someone taking it!
"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown
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Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
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Yep, it's not immediately obvious that I care so much about my fellow man (and Indians).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
FyreWyrm wrote:
it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out
sounds more like liquefied coal and sawdust :laugh:
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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FyreWyrm wrote:
it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out
sounds more like liquefied coal and sawdust :laugh:
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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Valero is terrible gas. I ran it for a year in my truck and stopped because it clogged two injectors and left carbon deposits on the spark plugs that caused two of my coils to burn out. A couple of thousand dollars in parts and labor later and I was told by Ford to NEVER use Valero gas. So I switched back to the more expensive Exxon and haven't had any problems in the four years since.
"How come you can't taste your tongue?" - Jon Arbuckle
Or you can just drive a Chevrolet and not have that problem! :-D
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At some point people will start moving jobs just to avoid the long commutes. This could well cause havoc as smaller towns will suddenly have an "influx" of people looking for a decreasing number of jobs, while the big cities will have jobs a-plenty but no-one being able to afford to get to them. Back to the Middle Ages when people rarely ventured out of their own village and a journey to "the big town" took all day on a horse/cart, except these days it'll be by bicycle.
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
Baconbutty wrote:
all day on a horse/cart
horses are cool but still very expensive. I'd suggest a good pair of shoes... :)
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Very true, it's moreover the government doing the raping, not the actual cost. In the UK over half the cost is down to taxes. It sickens me that it costs nearly £50 to fill up my little 1.1 hatchback.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
You're lucky in the UK, back in France 90% of the price is taxes...
