Completely OT - Gasoline Prices

badwilson wrote:
Tish wrote:
I honestly can't remember fuel prices in January 2005, but at the
moment we are paying roughly 137c/litre (Australian cents) in
Sydney, Australia. Fuel prices in Australia vary enormously
depending on where you are. People in rural areas pay a *lot* more
for their fuel (I know, grossly unfair) - between 145 and 150c/litre.

Yes, it's crazy. Here in Margaret River it's $1.49/litre. But if I
go to Busselton, just 30 min away, it's only $1.37. I usually can
avoid getting any fuel here, our little car is very economical to
run. But sometimes I have to put $10 in here to get me up to
Busselton to fill up.

That's considerably less than I'm paying in England, the last fill up cost
me $2.37 AUD/litre ($95.90 AUD) for the tank full.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Joy wrote:

I know that, much as we grumble about our outrageously high fuel prices, we
still pay less than just about any other country in the world.


It's about $3 a gallon in my area, give or take 10 cents, depending on
the area. The price of gas is one of the things that makes me
appreciate my little bitty efficient car so much, AND it makes me
appreciate my job.

I live one mile from the metro at one end, and work one block from the
metro at the other end. I fill up my car with gas about every 2-3
weeks. This is something that I bring up to every recruiter that wants
me to give up my job and go work for another company. It'll have to be
a spectacular raise in pay to make me give up that marvelous commute.

Jane
- owned and operated by Princess Rita

jmcquown wrote:


I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And we're paying closer to $4 per gallon, here in Southern
California! I have never been able to understand why, when
California is closer to the refineries than the Midwest or
the Eastern seaboard, we have ALWAYS paid quite a bit more
for gas than they do! (But our European friends have always
paid considerably more than anywhere in the U.S. - one
reason you find such neat ideas as the Smart Car, there.)


And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral procession
went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral. Which seems to
require every cop in the county to stand around and/or drive along in the
procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all these squad
cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go by. And then
the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop.

Being a cop has nothing to do with it! Don't the traffic
laws in your part of the country give funeral corteges the
right of way? Plenty of those for lay-people can be pretty
long, too, if it's on a day and at a time when people can
attend. If you're on a freeway, or somewhere you can't turn
around and choose another route, too bad - you're stuck with it.

Meanwhile, my car
just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

I usually turn the engine off and put the car in "Park",
when something like that holds me up. (I used to have to
cross the Southern Pacific tracks to and from anywhere I
wanted to go - I'm sure I saved a lot of gas, not letting
the motor idle while a lengthy freight train slowly wended
its way past the crossing.)


What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course, had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had them chase
me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then let them tell
me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital... I DARE you!)

Bad idea!! Explaining and arguing would have taken longer
than simply waiting in compliance with the law governing
funeral processions. (And MUCH longer if they'd arrested
you for mouthing off!)

Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:
I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other
than the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid
close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral
procession went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral.
Which seems to require every cop in the county to stand around
and/or drive along in the procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is
absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all these
squad cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go
by. And then the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop.
Meanwhile, my car just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting
for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course,
had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had them
chase me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then
let them tell me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital...
I DARE you!)

Jill

When I had to wait for a procession for a police funeral, I pulled
over, parked, and turned off the engine. If I were stuck in the
street, I'd have still turned off my engine, as I do if I have to
wait for a long train.

Joy

Try running the Air Conditioner (a requirement) in the southern U.S. in 100F
heat without running the engine.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:
I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other
than the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid
close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral
procession went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral.
Which seems to require every cop in the county to stand around
and/or drive along in the procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is
absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all these
squad cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go
by. And then the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop.
Meanwhile, my car just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting
for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course,
had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had them
chase me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then
let them tell me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital...
I DARE you!)

Jill

When I had to wait for a procession for a police funeral, I pulled
over, parked, and turned off the engine. If I were stuck in the
street, I'd have still turned off my engine, as I do if I have to
wait for a long train.

Joy

Try running the Air Conditioner (a requirement) in the southern U.S. in 100F
heat without running the engine.

Jill

Good point--I thought about that too.
Could be worse, Jill :-o) This is cowboy country, and when any
well-loved person in the riding club goes to the last round-up, the
body is taken from the funeral home to the down main street and all the
way to the cemetery on a horse-drawn caisson, with the cowboy's horse
led by foot at the head of the entourage (stirrups backwards, of
course). It takes a LONG time.

But then, nobody's in much of a hurry here, and there are side streets
to avoid the procession.

Sherry

wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:
I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other
than the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005,
and what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid
close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral
procession went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral.
Which seems to require every cop in the county to stand around
and/or drive along in the procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is
absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all
these squad cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse
to go
by. And then the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop.
Meanwhile, my car just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting
for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course,
had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had
them chase me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and
then
let them tell me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital...
I DARE you!)

Jill

When I had to wait for a procession for a police funeral, I pulled
over, parked, and turned off the engine. If I were stuck in the
street, I'd have still turned off my engine, as I do if I have to
wait for a long train.

Joy

Try running the Air Conditioner (a requirement) in the southern U.S.
in 100F heat without running the engine.

Jill

Good point--I thought about that too.
Could be worse, Jill :-o) This is cowboy country, and when any
well-loved person in the riding club goes to the last round-up, the
body is taken from the funeral home to the down main street and all
the
way to the cemetery on a horse-drawn caisson, with the cowboy's horse
led by foot at the head of the entourage (stirrups backwards, of
course). It takes a LONG time.

But then, nobody's in much of a hurry here, and there are side streets
to avoid the procession.

Sherry

I was ON a side street! That's the hell of it! I live out in the country,
not in the city. Still got stuck for 20 minutes. Oh well. At least I
didn't have Persia or Peaches in the car with me.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

Joy wrote:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:

I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other
than the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005, and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid
close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral
procession went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral.
Which seems to require every cop in the county to stand around
and/or drive along in the procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is
absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all these
squad cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go
by. And then the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop.
Meanwhile, my car just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting
for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course,
had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had them
chase me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then
let them tell me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital...
I DARE you!)

Jill

When I had to wait for a procession for a police funeral, I pulled
over, parked, and turned off the engine. If I were stuck in the
street, I'd have still turned off my engine, as I do if I have to
wait for a long train.

Joy


Try running the Air Conditioner (a requirement) in the southern U.S. in 100F
heat without running the engine.

Try opening the window, until you can turn the motor on
again! Are you trying to tell us there is a LAW requiring
you to run your auto's air-conditioning in summer? (It gets
hot in Southern California, too, but there are still a lot
of folks driving older cars which do not have
air-conditioning, and THEY survive - surely twenty minutes
with the window open should be do-able.)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Joy wrote:

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

Smokie Darling (Annie) wrote:

I have been asked by my dad, to inquire of people in places other
than the US:

Can you tell me what you paid per litre of fuel in January 2005,
and
what you are paying per litre now?

Smokie Darling (Annie)

TIA

I've no idea what I paid for gas in 2005. I can tell you I paid
close to $3
USD for it a couple of days ago.

And here's a funny for ya'. I was kept waiting while a funeral
procession went by. Not just any funeral. A policeman's funeral.
Which seems to require every cop in the county to stand around
and/or drive along in the procession and/or block intersections.

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there is
absolutely
no reason why I should have sat there for 20 minutes while all
these
squad cars and motorcycles drove past, waiting for a hearse to go
by. And then the entourage afterwards. Just because he was a cop.
Meanwhile, my car just about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting
for the *last* motorcycle
cop to clear the intersection and drive away. Sheesh.

What if I'd needed to get Persia to the emergency vets? (Of course,
had that
been the case, I'd have crashed the motorcycle cop line and had
them
chase me to the pet hospital - consider it an 'escort' - and then
let them tell me I couldn't take my sweet baby into the hospital...
I DARE you!)

Jill

When I had to wait for a procession for a police funeral, I pulled
over, parked, and turned off the engine. If I were stuck in the
street, I'd have still turned off my engine, as I do if I have to
wait for a long train.

Joy


Try running the Air Conditioner (a requirement) in the southern U.S.
in 100F heat without running the engine.

Try opening the window, until you can turn the motor on
again! Are you trying to tell us there is a LAW requiring
you to run your auto's air-conditioning in summer? (It gets
hot in Southern California, too, but there are still a lot
of folks driving older cars which do not have
air-conditioning, and THEY survive - surely twenty minutes
with the window open should be do-able.)

Of course not, but you aren't me, Evelyn. I get sick to death to my stomach
in 10 minutes of 100 degree temps. When I lived in Bangkok my mom would
turn on the AC in my room before I got home because on the bus ride home I
was so sick I to the point of passing out. Who are you to tell me what
temperatures I can or cannot stand? I suppose you'd like your cats to stay
outside in 100 degree temps, too?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

Of course not, but you aren't me, Evelyn. I get sick to death to my stomach
in 10 minutes of 100 degree temps. When I lived in Bangkok my mom would
turn on the AC in my room before I got home because on the bus ride home I
was so sick I to the point of passing out. Who are you to tell me what
temperatures I can or cannot stand? I suppose you'd like your cats to stay
outside in 100 degree temps, too?

They frequently DID, when they had the option of coming and
going as they pleased! They knew where the pet flap was
(and their food and water dishes) so I figured if they
stayed out, basking in the hot sun, it must be because they
WANTED to do so.

On Sun 06 Aug 2006 09:33:55p, jmcquown wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ):

Don't get me wrong, I respect what these people do. But there
is absolutely no reason why I should have sat there for 20
minutes while all these squad cars and motorcycles drove past,
waiting for a hearse to go by. And then the entourage
afterwards. Just because he was a cop. Meanwhile, my car just
about ran out of gas as I sat there, waiting for the *last*
motorcycle cop to clear the intersection and drive away.
Sheesh.

Sometimes the processions that are even longer are funeral
processions for young people. Those that attend usually span many
generations. Eric's funeral procession was the longest that I've ever
seen. Ever. This was on a Friday during the day when many couldn't
take off from work (or school), but the cars still kept coming and
coming and the turn into the cemetary was a left turn, and it stopped
traffic for miles. I hope he was looking down to see everyone that
wanted to be there.

--
Cheryl