Gas prices
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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...
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Yup, always has done, but never to this extreme. Usually only a few ppl
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
Actually that is very recent: years ago diesel was always cheaper than petrol. Can't recall exactly but certainly within the lifetime of the current corruption we have for a government.
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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
ROTFL! :laugh:
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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.
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
yeah but your only getting raped once... every other country is getting gang banged
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Actually that is very recent: years ago diesel was always cheaper than petrol. Can't recall exactly but certainly within the lifetime of the current corruption we have for a government.
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Actually, they cost the same in most countries. It's in India that we get Diesel at a much cheaper price than Petrol.
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
It's in India that we get Diesel at a much cheaper price than Petrol.
Not only India. When I lived in Serbia, it was the same case there - taxes for Diesel were much lower because it was considered a "business" fuel, while gas was more of a luxury, I guess.
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You're lucky in the UK, back in France 90% of the price is taxes...
At least you have a decent public transport system. In France right? Don't you? Where I'm from you wouldn't dare use a taxi or a train if you love your life. Remember this when you come to visit in 2010 for the world cup! Never EVER use the public transport system.
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My mistake, I'm only young and this is just what I've always remembered :)
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
Ouch, I must be old then! :-D
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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.
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
That and the cost of games. You all complain about having to pay $40-50 dollars for a video game. Well when they bring them over to europ they use a 1:1 exchange rate. WE pay the equivelant of almost $80 per game. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
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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
Oakman wrote:
Congrats. Did you run over to the hardware store and buy a few five-gallon jerry cans?
I understand the cheering. Really, I do. Cost me $58 to fill up the last time, and that was $0.15 a gallon ago. Whenever I hear about this though I can't help but think about the gas station themselves, though - most gas stations only make about 1 cent profit per gallon sold, so they'll have to sell an additional 100 gallons for every gallon sold at the lower price to make up what was lost. I suppose your degree of sympathy can vary, and I'm not saying I'm necessarily sympathetic; I just think about it.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
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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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Oakman wrote:
Congrats. Did you run over to the hardware store and buy a few five-gallon jerry cans?
I understand the cheering. Really, I do. Cost me $58 to fill up the last time, and that was $0.15 a gallon ago. Whenever I hear about this though I can't help but think about the gas station themselves, though - most gas stations only make about 1 cent profit per gallon sold, so they'll have to sell an additional 100 gallons for every gallon sold at the lower price to make up what was lost. I suppose your degree of sympathy can vary, and I'm not saying I'm necessarily sympathetic; I just think about it.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
Patrick S wrote:
Whenever I hear about this though I can't help but think about the gas station themselves, though - most gas stations only make about 1 cent profit per gallon sold
My brother-in-law owns three gas stations/minimarts. Most of his costs for selling gas are the depreciation of his pumps (about $40,000 for 3) and the charges made by banks on credit card purchases. There is, of course, some overhead attributable to the pumps as well. I'm not going to suggest that selling gas is his major profit center, but to quote him about how he handles pricing his gas: "Up like a grasshopper, down like a butterfly." In other words he tries to raise his price as fast as his supplier raises his cost, but he's much slower reducing prices when his costs drop. His gross is about $.10 @ gallon. Not nearly the margin he has when you go inside to pay, and buy a Pepsi and a Twinkie.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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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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At least you have a decent public transport system. In France right? Don't you? Where I'm from you wouldn't dare use a taxi or a train if you love your life. Remember this when you come to visit in 2010 for the world cup! Never EVER use the public transport system.
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evilnoodle wrote:
At least you have a decent public transport system. In France right?
Yep.
evilnoodle wrote:
Never EVER use the public transport system.
Good to know!
evilnoodle wrote:
Remember this when you come to visit in 2010 for the world cup!
Unfortunately, I am busy paying my French taxes, I do not think I can afford a ticket for 2010. But I am sure it would have been worth it! :)
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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, 10/26/2001Just to let you know. In some places, maybe your cheap gas may not have been as cheap as you thought. If you used a debit or credit card to pay for your purchase, the company could correct the pumps mistake later and take out the difference on your card. If you happened to pay in cash then your in luck and they have no way to get the loss back. I think its a crock that they can charge you later for their mistake but I read about in the paper and the company has the right to do it.
Brett A. Whittington Application Developer
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Same here in Canada...Federal Excise, then Provincial Excise on the Federal and the gas, then Federal Sales on the whole thing, then Provincial on the whole thing...taxes on taxes.
David Lockwood wrote:
taxes on taxes.
Damned, I thought taxes on taxes were anti-constitutionnal? Asking someone to pay a tax on some money he/she does not have does not seem right.
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David Lockwood wrote:
taxes on taxes.
Damned, I thought taxes on taxes were anti-constitutionnal? Asking someone to pay a tax on some money he/she does not have does not seem right.
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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
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
So, Dave, since you don't need that extra eye now, can I have it? ;P I noticed my tawa is missing today. :sigh:
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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.
“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan
Well, Canadians have a valid reason to be pissed since we are the single largest supplier of oil and gas to the U.S. yet we pay close to European prices.
"The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying." - David Ogilvy
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So, Dave, since you don't need that extra eye now, can I have it? ;P I noticed my tawa is missing today. :sigh:
Nazgûl wrote:
So, Dave, since you don't need that extra eye now, can I have it?
While the tractor is in the shop being repaired, the eye has been reassigned to watching the cows. They got out last week. A few days ago, they got into the barn and ate a whole bag of feed. I fully expected to go out and find a dead cow (or two)!
"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne