Gas Prices.... Completely Outrageous!!! How Much Are They Where You Are???

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by carrie721

nobody's doing that - we've helpfully converted all comparisons into US dollars for you

ok. thank you.. I was wrong. let the celebration commence.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

ok. thank you.. I was wrong. let the celebration commence.

i don't want to celebrate, i just wanted you to get it

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

o.k. just like jazzy couldn't accept defeat when I couldn't get my desktop on the thread...(which I never did LOL) i can't let this go.



alright.


let's say..for the sake of argument (HA) and for the sake of...EASE....


we are switching EVERYONE'S currency to dollars.


o.k.. so. The great people in the UK get to switch their pounds to dollars. you make $10 dollars an hour. Bretonbanquet makes 16 pounds an hour for the same exact job. so when he switches his currency to dollars, he only gets 8 poor thing.

anyway. So. you're making 10. he's making 8. all currency is the same . are you with me? we've already converted it.

SO NOW. we pay 3 dollars a gallon for gas. and they still pay 7.20. but you're making ten and he's making 8.



Is this making any sense? is there any part of this you don't get or don't agree with?

I appreciate your approach. it did help. Thank you.

[mikeschmike]

Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

We've noticed. If you refuse to compare wages, what the hell do you think we over here are buying our fuel WITH?

right?

[danax6]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

o.k. just like jazzy couldn't accept defeat when I couldn't get my desktop on the thread...(which I never did LOL) i can't let this go.



alright.


let's say..for the sake of argument (HA) and for the sake of...EASE....


we are switching EVERYONE'S currency to dollars.


o.k.. so. The great people in the UK get to switch their pounds to dollars. you make $10 dollars an hour. Bretonbanquet makes 16 pounds an hour for the same exact job. so when he switches his currency to dollars, he only gets 8 poor thing.

anyway. So. you're making 10. he's making 8. all currency is the same . are you with me? we've already converted it.

SO NOW. we pay 3 dollars a gallon for gas. and they still pay 7.20. but you're making ten and he's making 8.



Is this making any sense? is there any part of this you don't get or don't agree with?

Ok, hate to break it you, but 16 pounds is actually 32 dollars.

Here's an easier way to look at it. Mr. America makes 10 dollars an hour, Mr. Brit also makes 10 dollars an hour, which is 5 pounds. Mr. America (10 /3) can buy 3.3 gallons of gas with his 10 dollars, Mr. Brit (5 / 3.6) can't even buy 2 gallons of gas.

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

right?

Those things are each worth a tank of gas

[irishgrl]

Michelle, I appreciate your persistence:

let me see if I understand:

if a person earns $4/hr (here or there) and yet has to pay $7/hr over there, but only $3/hr for gas here, then yeah, that stinks.

If I got it right, then, I think I'd be overthrowing the Government in Europe. its bad enuff here the way things are....but Im still steaming mad that Chevron is reporting 18% increase for the quarter based on gouging consumers at the pump. I think that stinks. too.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by danax6

Ok, hate to break it you, but 16 pounds is actually 32 dollars.

Here's an easier way to look at it. Mr. America makes 10 dollars an hour, Mr. Brit also makes 10 dollars an hour, which is 5 pounds. Mr. America (10 /3) can buy 3.3 gallons of gas with his 10 dollars, Mr. Brit (5 / 3.6) can't even buy 2 gallons of gas.

+10 points for vanessa. good analogy.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by danax6

Ok, hate to break it you, but 16 pounds is actually 32 dollars.

Here's an easier way to look at it. Mr. America makes 10 dollars an hour, Mr. Brit also makes 10 dollars an hour, which is 5 pounds. Mr. America (10 /3) can buy 3.3 gallons of gas with his 10 dollars, Mr. Brit (5 / 3.6) can't even buy 2 gallons of gas.

well **** LOL


It was right in my head...hahahhaha

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

considering that Chevron Oil, the biggest supplier of Oil for America, just posted an 18% profit increase for the first quarter--based SOLELY on gouging the American public, I think Ethan's outrage is well-placed.

We cant compare our gas prices with other countries (sorry Canada and Britain)
because their monetary systems are different than ours. like twice as much. pretty hard to make a fair comparison


ETA: California is paying the highest prices in the Nation. Well over $3/gallon.

I wonder what Hawaii's is at these days?

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by danax6

Ok, hate to break it you, but 16 pounds is actually 32 dollars.

Here's an easier way to look at it. Mr. America makes 10 dollars an hour, Mr. Brit also makes 10 dollars an hour, which is 5 pounds. Mr. America (10 /3) can buy 3.3 gallons of gas with his 10 dollars, Mr. Brit (5 / 3.6) can't even buy 2 gallons of gas.

michelle clarified. although. you did too. thank you Vanessa.

[mikeschmike]

Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Those things are each worth a tank of gas

Well you've got us beat on that one.

God save the crackers!

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

Well you've got us beat on that one.

God save the crackers!

Our crackers are worth twice what yours are

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

Michelle, I appreciate your persistence:

let me see if I understand:

if a person earns $4/hr (here or there) and yet has to pay $7/hr over there, but only $3/hr for gas here, then yeah, that stinks.

If I got it right, then, I think I'd be overthrowing the Government in Europe. its bad enuff here the way things are....but Im still steaming mad that Chevron is reporting 18% increase for the quarter based on gouging consumers at the pump. I think that stinks. too.

yes, but as my pm said-they even make less than us...but pay twice as much


and I'm done with the math **** LOL obviously I can't keep it straight either..hhahah

[michelle2677]

alright. so LOL


I think my gas here is 2. 73 a gallon'

that's for 87 btw