On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:57:33 -0700, Icono Clast wrote:
> VainGlorious wrote:
>> Viking wrote:
>>> United States $2.88
>> Prices vary wildly in different parts of the US. This number may be an
>> accurate aggregate, but around here (Canadian border of Washington
>> State) it's about $3.25.
>
> My corner station, usually among the lowest priced in town, is $3.36.
> There's a gas station in Marin County that's usually 15¢ cheaper. With
> an 18-gallon tank, that's $2.70 a fill, real money, so I always stop
> there when I'm that far from home.
>
>> I'd like to say I feel sorry for those morons dumping $250 a month
>> into their enormous 4WD Ford Exploitations just so they can drive
>> two little kids to ballet classes, but I don't. . 'em.
>
> You've expressed my sentiments.
When I was a little kid in the late 60s and early 70s (in the Seattle
area), we had a Peugeot sedan. It was much smaller than domestic cars
available at the time. Somehow, Mom, Dad, my brother, and I got around in
it just fine, including road trips. I wonder what's so different today
that people think they need behemoth vehicles?
Oh yeah, I remember filling up for $3, full serve.
===
Steve
Shoreline, Washington USA
smdailey@seanet.com
22 Apr 2007, 1115 PDT |