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Re: [TR] Refuelling a Spitfire

To: bill beecher <notakitcar@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Refuelling a Spitfire
From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:06:43 -0500
Cc: Triumphs list <triumphs@autox.team.net>, John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
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A TR friend in the Netherlands reported the equivalent of $9.73/US gallon
there this afternoon.

On Thursday, March 10, 2022, bill beecher <notakitcar@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Just topped up yesterday at $3.76gal USD in Texas.
>
> =E2=80=9CLast night I saw upon the stair,
> A little man who wasn't there,
> He wasn't there again today
> Oh, how I wish he'd go away=E2=80=9D.... Mearns
>
> On Mar 10, 2022, at 12:58 PM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> I bought fuel twice yesterday travelling between states and paid =C2=A30.=
80/L
> ($3.999/US gal) in Ohio. And breathed a sigh of relief that I did a drivi=
ng
> trip from Missouri to California and back -- 4700 miles -- in January!
> California is headed the UK's way on pricing faster than the US midwest.
>
> Don
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12:47 PM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I=E2=80=99ve been using a friends Spitfire for the last ten days and tod=
ay
>> decided to top off the tank, even though it was still half full. Toured
>> around the local gas stations to find out where the cheapest fuel might =
be
>> available. To compare like with like and remembering one US gallon is
>> effectively 3.8 litres (gas is only sold by the litre in the U.K.) the
>> cheapest was one US gallon cost USD 8.77. Just after lunch I passed the
>> same gas station where the price I paid this morning had risen from 8.77=
 to
>> 9..12.  Diesel was even more! Thankfully, a pint of my favourite beer
>> hasn=E2=80=99t changed - yet.
>>
>> Jonmac
>>
>> Is the latest definition of being =E2=80=9Clearned and well-informed=E2=
=80=9D showing the
>> world on your =E2=80=98Teams=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Zoom=E2=80=99 meeting=
s that you have a book-lined study
>> full of titles that are all illegible?
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A TR friend in the Netherlands reported the equivalent of $9.73/US gallon t=
here this afternoon.=C2=A0<br><br>On Thursday, March 10, 2022, bill beecher=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:notakitcar@yahoo.com";>notakitcar@yahoo.com</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Just topped up ye=
sterday at $3.76gal USD in Texas.=C2=A0<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=
=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">=E2=80=9CLast night I saw upon th=
e stair,<br>A little man who wasn&#39;t there,<br>He wasn&#39;t there again=
 today<br>Oh, how I wish he&#39;d go away=E2=80=9D.... Mearns</span></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Mar 10, 2022, at 12:58 PM, Don Hiscock &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">don.hiscock@gmail.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I bought fuel twice yeste=
rday travelling between states and paid =C2=A30.80/L ($3.999/US gal) in Ohi=
o. And breathed a sigh of relief that I did a driving trip from Missouri to=
 California and back -- 4700 miles -- in January! =C2=A0 California is head=
ed the UK&#39;s way on pricing faster than the US midwest.=C2=A0</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Don</div></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12=
:47 PM John Macartney &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">johnbmacartney@gmx.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;b=
order-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
>I=E2=80=99ve been using a friends Spitfire for the last ten days and today=
 decided to top off the tank, even though it was still half full. Toured ar=
ound the local gas stations to find out where the cheapest fuel might be av=
ailable. To compare like with like and remembering one US gallon is effecti=
vely 3.8 litres (gas is only sold by the litre in the U.K.) the cheapest wa=
s one US gallon cost USD 8.77. Just after lunch I passed the same gas stati=
on where the price I paid this morning had risen from 8.77 to 9..12.=C2=A0 =
Diesel was even more! Thankfully, a pint of my favourite beer hasn=E2=80=99=
t changed - yet.<br>
<br>
Jonmac<br>
<br>
Is the latest definition of being =E2=80=9Clearned and well-informed=E2=80=
=9D showing the world on your =E2=80=98Teams=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Zoom=E2=
=80=99 meetings that you have a book-lined study full of titles that are al=
l illegible?<br>
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