Graz wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:21:05 GMT, "sharx35"
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "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
>>>>> tikaCANOE 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.
>>>
>>
>> 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.
It beats the mixed system Quebec has--tourists in English, stop signs
in French . . .
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