On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:21:05 GMT, "sharx35"
wrote:
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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:
>>
>>>
>>>"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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>This makes a strong case for having metric....everywhere.
Whatever you do, avoid a mixed system such as the UK has - distances
in miles, gasoline in litres, beer in pints etc etc.
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