"sharx35" wrote in message
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> "Calif Bill" wrote in message
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>> "Graz" wrote in message
>> news:47ebd525.36482890@news.motzarella.org...
>>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:50:26 GMT, "sharx35"
>>> wrote:
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>>>>"Graz" wrote in message
>>>>news:47eb2d2c.117277531@news.motzarella.org...
>>>>> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:37:58 -0400, Mike from Ottawa
>>>>> dot ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:46:31 GMT, graz@googlemail.com (Graz) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>>>Looking at a website such as www.torontogasprices.com, it's not
>>>>>>>immediately clear how the prices are quoted. Am I right in thinking
>>>>>>>that it's Canadian cents/litre? And if so, are prices generally
>>>>>>>cheaper just over the US border?
>>>>>>>thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's cents/L. E.g., 105.9 is $1.059 per litre.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Prices have always tended to be cheaper on the US side. Taxes are
>>>>>>gouged at different rates in each province. E.g., Quebec's fuel taxes
>>>>>>are higher than Ontario's. Given the increased security & huge
>>>>>>line-ups to cross the border, it's up to you to determine if it's
>>>>>>worth the wait, or see if you can go across in an off-peak time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's still cheaper than in Europe, but we're getting closer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_can_gastemperaturemap.aspx shows the prices
>>>>>>around Canada & also in the US.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A US gallon is about 3.8 L.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks all. What I found particularly confusing was several
>>>>> comparison websites showing US and Canadian prices - one set in US$
>>>>> per gallon and the other as stated above.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Don't forget that the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar are NOT
>>>>exactly
>>>>the same--CDN dollar is currently trading just over 98 cents US. Also,
>>>>the
>>>>U.S. gallon is equal to just UNDER 4 litres while the CDN gallon is
>>>>approx.
>>>>4.54 litres. To further confuse matters, the U.S. gallon has 128 U.S.
>>>>ounces while the Canadian gallon has 160 IMPERIAL ounces. In other words
>>>>the
>>>>U.S. ounce is a tiny amount LARGER than the Imperial ounce, while the
>>>>Imperial (CDN) gallon is substantially larger than the U.S. gallon.
>>>>Pity!!
>>>
>>> I always thought a fluid ounce was a fluid ounce, but it appears you
>>> are correct: 1 US fluid ounce = 1.041 British (and presumably
>>> Canadian) fluid ounces.
>>>
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>> Which weighs more? A pound of gold or a pound of feathers?
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> A pound of feathers, I do believe. Something about gold being weighed in
> the troy system and feathers, the avoirdupois?? Troy pound vs usual
> pound?? 14 oz versus 16????
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Yup, and the ounces are different also. Avoidupois is the other weight
system..
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