Gas is gettin' crazy high.

[ClintonHammond]

Question...

Would you make use of a web site that posted gas prices in your area, updated daily?

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[ITG]

Question...

Would you make use of a web site that posted gas prices in your area, updated daily?

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Just do a google search for your area and you'll probably find some sites. Here's what I found for my area:
http://www.texasgasprices.com/
http://www.fortworthgasprices.com/
http://www.dallasgasprices.com/

 

[Biltmore Bob]

I'm still getting it for about $1.97, North Houston.

 

[Jen]

a solution?

Check out the list of makes/models it works with:

http://www.diesel-therm.com/veggie-kit.htm

 

[HaraldTheSwede]

I worked that out. We do things by the liter here and that works out at $0.68 per liter (=0.79 Euro).

You must've worked something out wrong. €1 is more than $1.

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Matt

Post some pictures of you on that bike with your suit and hat on. Some jow I can't picture that.

 

[IndianaGuybrush]

You must've worked something out wrong. €1 is more than $1.

No, I'm pretty sure he worked it out the right way, because when I went to europe and took a look at the gas prices I told my friends from Scotland that if the gas prices ever reached that high in the US there would be another revolution. I think we've just taken for granted that gas is a cheap commodity. Looks like it's chatching up to us.

EDIT: Oh, now I see that you're just talking about the fact that the Euro is worth more than the dollar... so maybe he got the valuse switched... that makes the difference even more drastic!

 

[Matt Deckard]

It is the birth right of every American to pay less than 2 dollars for gas.

 

[LaMedicine]

Well, here it calculates to about $3.90 per gallon (we go by the liter, too) right now. The lowest if I remember right was around $3.00 anyway... :cry:

You could have knocked me down with a feather when I found the gas price had hiked up 10% during the week I was visiting friends in the US last year, then another 5% during another week-long visit this year... :rage:

 

[Lee M Roberts]

It is the birth right of every American to pay less than 2 dollars for gas.

Tell that to the chinese, indians and other developing countries who are discovering the delights of motoring

 

[db5zx]

We here in Germany pay 1.27 Euros per liter, which translates to $1.53 per liter, which translates to roughly $5.80 per Gallon. That's what I call expensive

I love America and everything about it, but the constant complaining about the gas price drives me insane!

 

[Leporello]

I think that gas in the US is far too cheap for the good of the planet. Cheap gas in the US has many hidden costs to Americans and to the rest of us on Earth.

I'll get my coat :cheers1:

 

[Thomas Walden]

I think that gas in the US is far too cheap for the good of the planet. Cheap gas in the US has many hidden costs to Americans and to the rest of us on Earth.

I completely agree. In my opinion, the U.S. and its people could definitely benefit from being forced to walk more, especially with rising obesity.

Europe is looking increasingly attractive to me as the years pass...

 

[Michael D]

Taxes

You must recognize that part of the reason European gas prices are so high are taxes that are added to the cost that we in the US don't pay. It's not that we don't have a lot of taxes added to the price of gas but Europe pays more in taxes. If we deducted the taxes from the prices I think that we would find that the Europeans are not paying that much more for gas than we are.

Mike

 

[jamespowers]

Geez, now I feel old. I remember that when I first started driving gas was 77 cents a gallon. Considering that was nearly twenty years ago, inflation adjusted prices would make it far more expensive than it really is today.
Matt, you think that is bad, I have to pay more because some of my cars require high octane---the 351C for instance. :kick: :jeep:

Regards to all,

J

 

[Michael D]

When I started driving gas was less that 40 cents a gallon.

Mike

 

[K.D. Lightner]

When I was in college, there was a "gas war" in our city and, for awhile, I paid 27 cents/gal.

I also recall the gas shortages of the mid-70's. At that time, my friends all bought small, economical cars, rather than guzzlers. Of course, that lesson was lost on the next generation of drivers, who did not experience those 3-hour gas lines and are driving bigger and bigger monstrosities.

Me, I drive a 35-mile/gal. Saturn Ion Quad Couple -- and hope and pray that no one in one of those over-sized ugly behemoths smacks into me and tears my head off. When I retire and take off to Iowa, I am going to purchase a 3-wheel adult bike and use it to get around the neighborhood. At least in good weather.

No sympathy here.

karol

 

[Feraud]

Is the price of gasoline really emptying our American wallets?
I ask because I see many(too many IMHO) SUV trucks on the road. By too many I mean trucks driven by people who cannot justify it with the 'work' or 'large family' excuse. They have trucks, cell phones, Coach & Prada bags(the ladies), and all sorts of other "Bling"!

I wonder if people(present company excluded!) really see a connection between complaining about rising taxes, gasoline, etc. and their personal spending habits.

 

[jamespowers]

When I started driving gas was less that 40 cents a gallon.

Mike

Thanks I feel much better now.

Regards to all,

J

 

[jamespowers]

Is the price of gasoline really emptying our American wallets?
I ask because I see many(too many IMHO) SUV trucks on the road. By too many I mean trucks driven by people who cannot justify it with the 'work' or 'large family' excuse. They have trucks, cell phones, Coach & Prada bags(the ladies), and all sorts of other "Bling"!

I wonder if people(present company excluded!) really see a connection between complaining about rising taxes, gasoline, etc. and their personal spending habits.

I think the other question that makes more sense is why do people commute 50-100 miles each way to work everyday? I see it around here all the time. Then they complain about the gas prices but it was their fault for moving so far away.
I live and work in the same city. I could see going maybe 25 miles or so out for a job but not 50 and 100 miles. Whatever money you make does not compensate you for that much aggravation everyday and now the price of gas just makes it ridiculous. Let the job fit the commute.

Regards to all,

J