"CalifBill" wrote in message
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> "20April" <20April@xmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:02:23 GMT, john_kulp@hotmail.com (John Kulp)
>> wrote:
>>>On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:39:26 GMT, 20April <20April@xmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Media across Canada are moaning that this year will see a drastic drop
>>>>in
>>>>tourism, caused by the obscene gas prices in communist Canada.
>>>
>>>And which nutbar are we dealing with now? Please identify yourself so
>>>we can all have a good laugh.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>With the oil companies recording their highest profits in history - in
>>>>BILLIONS, places such as Alberta Canada deserve to have their
>>>>tourism industry go down the toilet, with no tourists prepared to
>>>>get ripped off for $5 gallon gasoline!!
>>>
>>>Right. They're all headed to Europe where they can pay $8 a gallon.
>>
>> In Europe, they must import all their oil, so at least there is a reason
>> for
>> high prices there.
>>
>> In Alberta, the oil comes out of the ground HERE, is refined HERE, yet we
>> are
>> paying ONE AND A HALF TIME US PRICING, and we ship the oil to the USA and
>> eastern Canada where it sells for LESS!
>>
>> Tourists should avoid Alberta, and all of Canada if they have any sense!
>>
>>
>>>>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:11:36 GMT, 20April <20April@xmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Your gas comes from Oilberta Canada.
>>>>
>>>>>At the refinery here, sucker canuckleheads are now paying $5.00 a
>>>>>gallon[US]!!
>>>>>We make it here but the crooked governments in collusion with the oil
>>>>>companies are ripping us off!1
>>>>
>>>>>if YOU had to pay $5 WOULD YOU RIOT?
>>>>
>>>>>Here the sheeple just pay....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:02:54 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>On my way home from the supermarket I saw a BP (Nicollet & ~126th in
>>>>>>Burnsville - between the Pkwy and 13) with gas at 3.529. Highest I've
>>>>>>seen yet. I didn't read the fine print, but I assumed that was for
>>>>>>regular; I stopped at the Holiday near me and filled up for $3.379
>>>>>>minus 11 cents/gallon with my Cub discount slips.
>>>>
>>>>>>Oh, the counter guy at the station had just returned from chasing a
>>>>>>drive-off -- he got his license number. More and more of those
>>>>>>happening.
>>>>
>>
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> 2 years ago, I paid $1.01 / Lt. for diesel. That is about $3.80 a gallon.
> So relative to the cost of crude, the price has not risen that much.
And sure beats walking the same distance.
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