polkanut
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$2.289 here in Wausau as of yesterday afternoon.
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$2.139 here in Flushing Michigan.
Thank God I'm not in Brazil...
Almost $5 PER LITER!
Almost $5 PER LITER!
Diesel in UK
Was at £1.39 a litre .... = £6.25 a gallon 7.97$ US ...... Boy are we ripped off ?
Was at £1.39 a litre .... = £6.25 a gallon 7.97$ US ...... Boy are we ripped off ?
vacerator
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Austin, (Ozzie908),
I am under the understanding that your gasoline taxes help fund many things from healthcare, which you have had as a basic thing since 1946, etc., etc. perhaps it may be lacking some for poorer folks, but no system is ever perfect. I know you have public as well as private hospitals, for those whom are wealthier, as does Germany, and Australia, France, etc.
Also, while Lincoln may be outside a large metropolitain area, and you must rely on a car to commute daily, in London, Paris, etc., etc., mass transit is way, way better than here in the USA. Our rail roads are used mainly only for freight.
The only places with a subway are NY city, Pittsburgh has a small system that doesn't go every where, Los Angeles (same approximate coverage), as well as light rail, and the San Francisco Bay area.
Cleveland has light rail, as does Dallas, San Diego, and Chicago has the Elevated trains and a fairly good commuter rail system to the burbs, as does the NY metro area.
Detroit has only busses. Miami has a people mover only downtown, like Detroit.
So, many places have a choice not to drive to work in Europe, and the U.K., and mostly enjoy cars on weekends.
I am under the understanding that your gasoline taxes help fund many things from healthcare, which you have had as a basic thing since 1946, etc., etc. perhaps it may be lacking some for poorer folks, but no system is ever perfect. I know you have public as well as private hospitals, for those whom are wealthier, as does Germany, and Australia, France, etc.
Also, while Lincoln may be outside a large metropolitain area, and you must rely on a car to commute daily, in London, Paris, etc., etc., mass transit is way, way better than here in the USA. Our rail roads are used mainly only for freight.
The only places with a subway are NY city, Pittsburgh has a small system that doesn't go every where, Los Angeles (same approximate coverage), as well as light rail, and the San Francisco Bay area.
Cleveland has light rail, as does Dallas, San Diego, and Chicago has the Elevated trains and a fairly good commuter rail system to the burbs, as does the NY metro area.
Detroit has only busses. Miami has a people mover only downtown, like Detroit.
So, many places have a choice not to drive to work in Europe, and the U.K., and mostly enjoy cars on weekends.
perc-o-prince
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@vacerator
Subway and surface trains here in Boston as well ("The T"). They've expanded the surface service (commuter rail) to some of the burbs with one line reaching west all the way to Worcester, +/- 45 miles.
$2.299 locally but I was in Boston and saw $2.999 earlier today.
Chuck
Subway and surface trains here in Boston as well ("The T"). They've expanded the surface service (commuter rail) to some of the burbs with one line reaching west all the way to Worcester, +/- 45 miles.
$2.299 locally but I was in Boston and saw $2.999 earlier today.
Chuck
Bought gas yesterday. Pump price for Shell was $2.07/gal., but I had Kroger fuel points, so paid $1.97.
eurekastar
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$1.85 @ Sam's Club today.
Today,
$3.359 per gal for reg unleaded at the Mobil station across the street. Much higher than most of the rest of the country.
Eddie
$3.359 per gal for reg unleaded at the Mobil station across the street. Much higher than most of the rest of the country.
Eddie
$6.38 today. We had worse. For the price we get high quality roads, second best in the world as a matter of fact (in 2015).
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/roads_quality/
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/roads_quality/
rolls_rapide
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"we get high quality roads..."
I wish we did! Our roads are a flaming' patchwork of of ruts, potholes, opening seams, sunken manhole covers, displaced channels (where they've laid new services, and they're sinking again). The whole thing is a piece of damn nonsense.
Depending on where I shop, petrol might cost me say, £1.25 per litre at the Shell garage, but £1.20 per litre at the Asda supermarket pumps.
I wish we did! Our roads are a flaming' patchwork of of ruts, potholes, opening seams, sunken manhole covers, displaced channels (where they've laid new services, and they're sinking again). The whole thing is a piece of damn nonsense.
Depending on where I shop, petrol might cost me say, £1.25 per litre at the Shell garage, but £1.20 per litre at the Asda supermarket pumps.
vacerator
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Yes, I forgot to mention
Boston, and the North east corridor Amtrak Accella service.
Our roads are horrible! We joke about only having two seasons; Summer, and construction season.
I had to run an errand yesterday afternoon, and one lane was closed with orange cones on a three lane thoroughfare. It took me twenty minutes to drive a mile and a half. I thought I was in Atlanta. We waste so much fuel sitting still idling. Some new cars do shut down and restart upon moving again, but that is hard om a battery and starter motor.
One local road was began to be repaired in July, and was a mess until early November. First they patched the concrete with asphalt sections, then tore that all up, scraped down to the base, and poured all new concrete. I don't know why, but I do know that modern concrete is not as good as in the past when it had more aggregate in it. Some roads only last 7 years around here because of the freeze and though cycles. Mainly the ones traveled heavily by trucks to the auto plants, etc. Our state has no weight limits for trucks.
Boston, and the North east corridor Amtrak Accella service.
Our roads are horrible! We joke about only having two seasons; Summer, and construction season.
I had to run an errand yesterday afternoon, and one lane was closed with orange cones on a three lane thoroughfare. It took me twenty minutes to drive a mile and a half. I thought I was in Atlanta. We waste so much fuel sitting still idling. Some new cars do shut down and restart upon moving again, but that is hard om a battery and starter motor.
One local road was began to be repaired in July, and was a mess until early November. First they patched the concrete with asphalt sections, then tore that all up, scraped down to the base, and poured all new concrete. I don't know why, but I do know that modern concrete is not as good as in the past when it had more aggregate in it. Some roads only last 7 years around here because of the freeze and though cycles. Mainly the ones traveled heavily by trucks to the auto plants, etc. Our state has no weight limits for trucks.
We used to drive on the left......
Now we drive on what's left.
Our infrastructure is falling apart due to no one wanting to pay to fix it !!
Now we drive on what's left.
Our infrastructure is falling apart due to no one wanting to pay to fix it !!
The Chevron Station
two blocks away from us is even more expensive than the Mobil across the street, $3.619 per gal for reg unleaded. I think the only places in the USA with more expensive gas are Hawaii and maybe Alaska. We live in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, in San Francisco and the South Bay Area its always at least another 10 cents more per gal.
I realize that in Europe its way more expensive. But its hard to reconcile that gas in other states are so much less than here. I’m lucky that I no longer need to commute, and only need to buy gas once every 3 weeks, about 10 gals. I drive very little any more. If David doesn’t need to work sometimes the car will sit for 5 days without being driven. In March it will be 12 years old and right now the odometer is just under 59,000 miles. I walk every where that I can, better for my health, and the environment too.
Eddie
two blocks away from us is even more expensive than the Mobil across the street, $3.619 per gal for reg unleaded. I think the only places in the USA with more expensive gas are Hawaii and maybe Alaska. We live in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, in San Francisco and the South Bay Area its always at least another 10 cents more per gal.
I realize that in Europe its way more expensive. But its hard to reconcile that gas in other states are so much less than here. I’m lucky that I no longer need to commute, and only need to buy gas once every 3 weeks, about 10 gals. I drive very little any more. If David doesn’t need to work sometimes the car will sit for 5 days without being driven. In March it will be 12 years old and right now the odometer is just under 59,000 miles. I walk every where that I can, better for my health, and the environment too.
Eddie
Regular was $2.15 at the WAWA this AM, but $2.25 at the Exxon just a bit up the road.
I read an article in Reader's Digest decades ago about paving and patching. This is bound to be viewed with suspicion because RD always had a right wing agenda, but the article maintained that if paving jobs were not done on a lowest bid basis, you could get more durable paving because for the extra cost, a type of epoxy pavement could be used that was not as susceptible to cracks which let water in which freezes and makes holes. The same was said for patching which would bond better to the existing pavement. I have never seen an example of this type of pavement material so I don't know if it works or if the article was just a screed against the way paving is financed or the paving industry in general. Maybe it was to push a new product. I do know that the patches put in by utilities certainly degrade a road quickly and, as mentioned above, cause depressions in the surface where water collects and causes more damage.
I read an article in Reader's Digest decades ago about paving and patching. This is bound to be viewed with suspicion because RD always had a right wing agenda, but the article maintained that if paving jobs were not done on a lowest bid basis, you could get more durable paving because for the extra cost, a type of epoxy pavement could be used that was not as susceptible to cracks which let water in which freezes and makes holes. The same was said for patching which would bond better to the existing pavement. I have never seen an example of this type of pavement material so I don't know if it works or if the article was just a screed against the way paving is financed or the paving industry in general. Maybe it was to push a new product. I do know that the patches put in by utilities certainly degrade a road quickly and, as mentioned above, cause depressions in the surface where water collects and causes more damage.
$2.019 for a week+, since the source of reference was sold/relabeled to a different business/name.
vacerator
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Two weeks ago,
gas here was about $2.90/gal. for 87 r.o.n. unleaded. Today, it's $2.10.
Who thinks it will spike after the holidays, or even sooner?
gas here was about $2.90/gal. for 87 r.o.n. unleaded. Today, it's $2.10.
Who thinks it will spike after the holidays, or even sooner?
I wish Gas Buddy would list non-ethanol stations near me as small engines run like crap with E-85 and you have to run stabilizer with it or good luck starting your snowblower. I dont care how much more a couple of gallons of non cost.
1.95 today downtown Flushing.
dartman
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Look for pure gas.com or something similar and you can find all the non ethanol stations in your area. I have one a few miles away but it's premium only and is usually a dollar more then ethanol premium is. I use it in my lawn equipment and should have put it in my cars that just sit as they will run but gas smells like paint thinner now. If it's that unstable it shouldn't be sold as it can go bad in like 3 months. Pure gas will also get you about a mile per gallon better mpg too. Possibly more if you have a really efficient car.
