05-06-2008, 03:12 PM
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Pixie since 9/3/2001
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Illinois
Posts: 16,995
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Originally Posted by dm383
Filled up today with diesel @ £1.22 a litre. Works out at £5.46 per gallon, or $10.75 a gallon @ £1=$1.97.
Now, I know our fuel prices have been higher than in the US for years, but this is fucking ridiculous! (scuse my language)  |
DM, you have to remember that in the States we subsidize the gas companys by giving them tax breaks, so that helps keep the price down. We pay for it, just not at the pump.
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