Old 04-5-2012, 12:08 AM   #1
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So, I went to fill up today and those fukkers charged me 1.43/L.

For those Americans that is about 5.50/gallon.

I live in an area whose main economy is Oil and Gas... We have refineries everywhere. There is no reason for these shitty gas prices.

I know far north in Canada (Yukon, NWT) the gas prices are approaching 2.00 a litre.

Rant about your towns high gas prices here...
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:09 AM   #2
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prices are going down here, thankfully theyre at 4.19 at the cheapest
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:10 AM   #3
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wow and I thought that the prices here where horrible... 1.02/L
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:10 AM   #4
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prices are going down here, thankfully theyre at 4.19 at the cheapest
Da FUQ?!! That's like just over a dollar a litre! The last time I saw that was like 4 years ago.
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It's because a number of refineries in the US are closed for extended maintenance (more than regular maintenance), and some may not even reopen. This caused the prices to shoot up recently and will indeed be a painful summer for the next several months.
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i will not be driving cross country to AN this year lmao
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:12 AM   #7
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It's about 3.70 for a gallon of the cheap stuff. Not really an issue since I don't own a car, but it might drive up prices and the cost of public transportation.
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It's because a number of refineries in the US are closed for extended maintenance, and some may not even reopen. This will indeed be a painful summer.
I know, I just saw that on the news, which is part of the reason why I made this thread.

I have heard that prices in my town we're supposed to approach 2 bucks a litre this summer...

@Arntorch - The price for premium at my local 7-11 is 1.70/L ish
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Gas is 3.70 here as well; but it doesn't really help when you drive an 8 cylinder chevy with a v8 in it.
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:16 AM   #10
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It's $3.80 here. Minimum wage per HOUR after taxes here is around $6.50-$6.53..
Gas needs to go back to like $2.00 where it was and belongs :P

I was blessed with a Miata that gets 35 miles to the gallon even though it's small
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You know it's bad when gas is around/slightly above $4/gallon and you can say, "Oh, look, it's gone down!"

Pretty much the standard situation here. Minimum wage being $8/hour, gas being ~$4-$4.20/gallon. It's why I tend to avoid driving as much as I can.
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The streetcar driver today joked on the PA when we passed a gas station saying

"And a happy easter gift from the gas companies here, where they only charge 1.35 / litre! GET HOSED!!"

late night streetcar rides are awesome. gas prices are not.
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:34 AM   #13
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A lot of people are suffering from this gas price hike (or at least grieving according to a lot of newspaper columns)
Compared to 2008 though, it isn't that bad BUT the price of gas has increased approximately 60% in the past 8 years.



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Old 04-5-2012, 12:36 AM   #14
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A lot of people are suffering from this gas price hike (or at least grieving according to a lot of newspaper columns)
Compared to 2008 though, it isn't that bad BUT the price of gas has increased approximately 60% in the past 8 years.



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Coupled with a minimum wage increase of what? 20%? The numbers don't work out...
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Old 04-5-2012, 12:37 AM   #15
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3.69/Gal

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Old 04-5-2012, 12:57 AM   #16
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Been anywhere from ~$3.50 - $4.20/gal here recently. Right now it's at the $4.00 mark. It's a good thing I don't need to drive often.

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4.22 was the price I saw on my way home today. :/ Looks like I'm walking this summer~
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6.03$/g here projected for summer


per liter it's going up to 1.45$ soon
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I'm spending like, £1.50 a litre of ****ing deisle. **** da government.
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