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[Madness Fades]

Originally Posted by Tango

Help me out with the conversion of costs; isn't a liter of gas is equal to a bit more than 0.25 gallons? (a bit more than a quart) Ireland is definitely being hit by hefty prices, too. We're just catching up.

Yeah I dunno what way Michelej1 has counted that up. We are paying the Equivalent of $2.20 per .025 Gallon

[michelej1]

Ok, I read liter, but I didn't think liter. I never imagined liter in terms of gas. I just think, you know, like a liter of Pepsi!

So, per gallon, it seems like we are paying half what you are paying for Diesel. I thought we had it bad.

Michele

[Gazza]

Springsteen is obviously one of the great performers of all time. His shows are legendary.

Having said that, there's a power that Lindsey has when he performs something like Go Insane that I've never seen Bruce pull off when he goes out there on his own.

As for all this "artist" nonsense. I really couldn't care less if Bruce Springsteen writes songs about real people and real lives and all the rest of it. I like songs like "Prove It All Night" or "Dancing In The Dark" because they're catchy. He's no more an artist to me because he goes on "Vote For Change" tours or has any political or cultural significance. And Lindsey is no more an artist to me because he talks like a pretentious modern art student half of the time. Nor is Bob Dylan any greater to me because he was who so many involved in the civil rights movement were listening to. I just happen to like a lot of his songs. Rarely know what he's going on about though. I don't think Springsteen has written that many great songs anyway. I like more Mac songs than I do Springsteen songs.

But on the original point... Springsteen was clearly letting the audience play his guitar long before Lindsey.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Ok, I read liter, but I didn't think liter. I never imagined liter in terms of gas. I just think, you know, like a liter of Pepsi!

So, per gallon, it seems like we are paying half what you are paying for Diesel. I thought we had it bad.

Michele

There's 4 quarts in a gallon, so it's much worse in Ireland. I have been reading that parts of Europe pay much more than we do. Having people on The Ledge share their cost factors makes it real.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Tango

There's 4 quarts in a gallon, so it's much worse in Ireland. I have been reading that parts of Europe pay much more than we do. Having people on The Ledge share their cost factors makes it real.

Yes, the way I figured it, if it's $2.20 per liter, then it's over $8 a gallon.

Michele

[Madness Fades]

Well I know this is way off topic however just for comparisons sake ::
In Ireland

Decent Meal for 2 and Bottle of Wine = £100, thats $200
Fill up of Petrol £70, Thats $140
Ordinary Shirt for Wearing out £40, = $80
Standard 3 bedroom semi detached house £230,000 = $460,000 (thats not even in the big cities)
Mortgage Interest Rate 5%, USA its something like 2.5%
Saturday Night out in clubs with mates £80 each, thats $160
1 pint of beer £2.90 thats near $5 a pint
1x Springsteen concert ticket £80 = $160
1 pint of milk 56p = 1 Dollar 12 cents
Electricity up 25% from Last Year
Oil Heating up 50% from Last year
All Food up 12.5% from last year
Car Insurance up 10%

For everything else there's Mastercard