High gasoline prices: a little perspective

Carl R · 02-27-2003, 04:51 PM

I saw this on TV yesterday and thought It was pretty accurate and funny.

In the category of: it's all relative, here is a comparison of products relating to current gasoline prices.

1 gal. of gasoline: $1.92
1 gal. of bottled water: $4.50
1 gal. of Ice Cream: $8.00
1 gal. of Budweiser: $15.00
1 gal. of Starbucks coffee: $32.00

Emi2 · 02-27-2003, 06:07 PM

LOL-Guess the difference is that I don't normally buy 100 Litres (Gas is about 76 cents/litre here) of Ice Cream or Coffee at once!

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow"
~ Anon

brucealexander · 02-27-2003, 07:37 PM

We are paying $1.05/litre in Aus. Prediction $1.20.
If 3.785 litres is equal to 1 gallon
Would that mean
We are paying $3.98 a gallon.
You are paying 51 cents litre.
Our dollar worth 60 cents tops exchange to US.
How do they work it out.

dogger · 02-27-2003, 08:41 PM

beer is about US$ 6-7.00 here a US gallon , Emi want to swap fuel bills , i buy about 6,000 litres [1600 US gallons] at a time and fuel is dearer here than where pops is .

thank you
dogger

every day i wake up is a good one .

Mike C · 02-28-2003, 06:12 AM

Gas costs about 1.16€. Per liter. Talk about hurtin for certain.

02-27-2003, 04:51 PM	#1
Carl R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, Tx. USA Posts: 1,888	High gasoline prices: a little perspective I saw this on TV yesterday and thought It was pretty accurate and funny. In the category of: it's all relative, here is a comparison of products relating to current gasoline prices. 1 gal. of gasoline: $1.92 1 gal. of bottled water: $4.50 1 gal. of Ice Cream: $8.00 1 gal. of Budweiser: $15.00 1 gal. of Starbucks coffee: $32.00

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02-27-2003, 06:07 PM	#2
Emi2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,205	LOL-Guess the difference is that I don't normally buy 100 Litres (Gas is about 76 cents/litre here) of Ice Cream or Coffee at once! "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow" ~ Anon

02-27-2003, 07:37 PM	#3
brucealexander Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 108	We are paying $1.05/litre in Aus. Prediction $1.20. If 3.785 litres is equal to 1 gallon Would that mean We are paying $3.98 a gallon. You are paying 51 cents litre. Our dollar worth 60 cents tops exchange to US. How do they work it out.

02-27-2003, 08:41 PM	#4
dogger Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Mitchell , Qld. Australia Posts: 2,239	beer is about US$ 6-7.00 here a US gallon , Emi want to swap fuel bills , i buy about 6,000 litres [1600 US gallons] at a time and fuel is dearer here than where pops is . thank you dogger every day i wake up is a good one .

02-28-2003, 06:12 AM	#5
Mike C Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deutschland Posts: 4,894	Gas costs about 1.16€. Per liter. Talk about hurtin for certain.