It's been noted by some of our English listers that most of their gas price
is government tax.
When we have a national health care system here-like in England, then I'll
pretend to adopt and English attitude.
I'm on disability and have many doctor bills to pay-(and I have health
insurance)-not to mention goudging prices on auto insurance-that .10 cents a
gal means whether or not I can drive sometimes. It really adds up!
I guess I'm just one of these people who has a hard tiem sitting back and
saying-oh well...And fair auto insurance prices-and gas prices are just two
of my many crusades.
O.K.-go ahead-flame me!<G>
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Crude Prices
>
>Perhaps, since we drive English cars, we should take the English attitude
here.
>In England, gas is at least three times the price here. (Maybe 2.5X
compared
>to California, and 3.5X compared to New Jersey). So, we should be amazed
how cheap
>the stuff is, and not worry about a measly 10 cents per gallon difference
here or there...
>
>Quiz: Try naming some liquids besides water that you can buy retail in
small quantities
>more cheaply than gasoline.
>
>Doug Braun
>'72 Spit
>
>P.S.: One thing that sort of annoys me is the fact
>that there is such a large variation in gas proces across the country.
>
>>I was just watching the stock report on CNN-they reported that Oil
companies
>>"took a beating as crude prices fell".
>>
>>Hmmm...."Crude prices fell". Now I know that it still takes money to
refine
>>the stuff into food for our little machines-but, aren't crude prices ine
of
>>the reasons that they're always raising prices?
>>
>>BTW-did anyone else get the e-mail about boycotting just one oil company,
>>and Chevron was picked as the one we should boycott. Oh no!!! But, they're
>>the ones I have an account with! Now, I've been trying to buy the cheapest
>>in my neighbourhood, and it just so happens that other than Arco, Chevron
IS
>>the cheapest in a 3mile radius--what's a socially conscious girl to do?
>>
>>Laura G. and Nigel
>
>
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