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by Lorraine » Mon 10 Oct, 2005 12:52 pm
lol, with the price of gas,,,,hehe, I only buy $10.00 at a time from a "With service station." But the last time I bought $20.00 as it was $1.24.9 per litre and they said gas would go higher. The fella was busy and it went to $42.69 and so I had to pay that. I know I didn't really have to pay, but he was a young fella. So my tank was full, and of course a couple of days later it was back down to $1.09.9
You can't win, no matter what! I don't drive very far now, except just to play bridge, and then to shop close to home.
I have a '98 car, with only 17,600 kms on it. I bought it new. Would have been cheaper to take taxi's.
I don't understand the "Self Service Stations", the writing is small and all in french. So I don't use them.
I can speak french, not perfectly but I get by.
You can't win, no matter what! I don't drive very far now, except just to play bridge, and then to shop close to home.
I have a '98 car, with only 17,600 kms on it. I bought it new. Would have been cheaper to take taxi's.
I don't understand the "Self Service Stations", the writing is small and all in french. So I don't use them.
I can speak french, not perfectly but I get by.
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by Edward » Sat 15 Oct, 2005 1:15 pm
$1.249 per litre???
At the current exchange rate, that comes out to $4.23 (USD) or $5.00 (CAD) per U.S. gallon.
When I was last in Montreal (April), gas prices along the highways once we crossed the border were in the 80-85 cents per litre range...
The minimum taxi fare in Montreal was $2.50 (CAD) back then, it must be higher now.
At the current exchange rate, that comes out to $4.23 (USD) or $5.00 (CAD) per U.S. gallon.
When I was last in Montreal (April), gas prices along the highways once we crossed the border were in the 80-85 cents per litre range...
The minimum taxi fare in Montreal was $2.50 (CAD) back then, it must be higher now.
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by Lorraine » Sun 16 Oct, 2005 12:57 am
It went higher than that Edward but now it's down today at 99.9 cents Litre. I think it was up to $1.67 L in some places.
Heating oil is very expensive too. I am trying to get it cheaper and it keeps going up a cent every time I call.
I have been shopping around.
The company I took oil from last year is out of business. They gave my name to another large company and they offered me oil at 73.9 L fixed, even if the oil goes to .50 cents L, I would have to pay 73.9L or pay 75.9 L, plus $25.00 for a contract and not pay more than 75.9 L until end of heating season. If it goes down, they will sell it to me at the lower price, {but they won't as they never do.}
It should be lower as the the gas is low today, well compared to last week.
They are gouging us right and left.
It might be cheaper to go south and forget about heating, just leave the taps running.
I don't know about taxis, I never take them.
-Lorraine
Heating oil is very expensive too. I am trying to get it cheaper and it keeps going up a cent every time I call.
I have been shopping around.
The company I took oil from last year is out of business. They gave my name to another large company and they offered me oil at 73.9 L fixed, even if the oil goes to .50 cents L, I would have to pay 73.9L or pay 75.9 L, plus $25.00 for a contract and not pay more than 75.9 L until end of heating season. If it goes down, they will sell it to me at the lower price, {but they won't as they never do.}
It should be lower as the the gas is low today, well compared to last week.
They are gouging us right and left.
It might be cheaper to go south and forget about heating, just leave the taps running.
I don't know about taxis, I never take them.
-Lorraine
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by Edward » Sun 16 Oct, 2005 8:03 am
Last winter, we changed heating oil providers. The new company is located only 5 minutes away. When there was a problem with the oil burner a week ago (a couple of items had to be replaced), they came right over.
One of the items replaced was the burner itself, this makes the overall unit much more efficient than before and my hope is that we end up using less oil this winter than in winters past.
One of the items replaced was the burner itself, this makes the overall unit much more efficient than before and my hope is that we end up using less oil this winter than in winters past.
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by Lorraine » Mon 17 Oct, 2005 12:09 am
Edward wrote
What is the burner Edward? I just have an oil furnace and there is a pot inside and a flame.
Are you talking about that thing that is outside of the furnace in the front of it? A motor or something that sometimes has to be reset?
When the fella came in August to clean the furnace, I told him that it cost me a lot last winter to heat and I was still cold. So he said he had fixed something, as he said it would be better this year.
I notice when the blower on the furnace is near the end of blowing, the air is cool that comes out of the vents.
I know how to clean the humidifier on it. Have to do that this week. That's a job.
I even had to buy filters for the furnace this year myself and install them as the furnace cleaners don't carry them around anymore. All these years I have never bought a filter and this year I had to.
One of the items replaced was the burner itself, this makes the overall unit much more efficient than before and my hope is that we end up using less oil this winter than in winters past.
What is the burner Edward? I just have an oil furnace and there is a pot inside and a flame.
Are you talking about that thing that is outside of the furnace in the front of it? A motor or something that sometimes has to be reset?
When the fella came in August to clean the furnace, I told him that it cost me a lot last winter to heat and I was still cold. So he said he had fixed something, as he said it would be better this year.
I notice when the blower on the furnace is near the end of blowing, the air is cool that comes out of the vents.
I know how to clean the humidifier on it. Have to do that this week. That's a job.
I even had to buy filters for the furnace this year myself and install them as the furnace cleaners don't carry them around anymore. All these years I have never bought a filter and this year I had to.
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by DJGM » Mon 17 Oct, 2005 5:33 pm
If you think that car fuel is expensive in the USA now, think yourself you don't have UK petrol/diesel prices.
On average (for example) standard car diesel is between 95 and 100p per litre over here. It's about the
same for standard unleaded and "LRP" petrol That works out at something like US$1.75 per litre using
current UK£-US$ exchange rates! What makes it worse, is that over 65% of that is actually tax that
goes straightin to the Government's kitty! In my opinion, it's absolutely bloody scandalous!
All I can say (without using strong language) is thank gawd I'm not a car owner yet!
On average (for example) standard car diesel is between 95 and 100p per litre over here. It's about the
same for standard unleaded and "LRP" petrol That works out at something like US$1.75 per litre using
current UK£-US$ exchange rates! What makes it worse, is that over 65% of that is actually tax that
goes straightin to the Government's kitty! In my opinion, it's absolutely bloody scandalous!
All I can say (without using strong language) is thank gawd I'm not a car owner yet!
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by Edward » Mon 17 Oct, 2005 7:47 pm
Since the platforms and refineries down there came back online after the hurricane, prices for gasoline locally have dropped between 40 and 80 cents per gallon at service stations.
Four fill-ups ago (roughly a month), I paid $3.29 (USD) per gallon at an unbranded station. Tonight I paid $2.69 (USD) per gallon at a Shell station.
Four fill-ups ago (roughly a month), I paid $3.29 (USD) per gallon at an unbranded station. Tonight I paid $2.69 (USD) per gallon at a Shell station.
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by Don_HH2K » Mon 17 Oct, 2005 7:59 pm
Honestly, if you want my opinion, gas price raising due to shortages and hurricanes is a ton of bull****.
It makes sense that they want to raise the prices. So what do they do? They raise them way, way up so that we yell, scream, and spit blood. Then they come up to about ten cents more than when they first went up.
Remember before Katrina? A gallon of gas was $2.59USD. Now, it's $2.69USD. But we're all rejoicing that gas prices have come down again, but in reality we're still paying more than we were before!
It makes sense that they want to raise the prices. So what do they do? They raise them way, way up so that we yell, scream, and spit blood. Then they come up to about ten cents more than when they first went up.
Remember before Katrina? A gallon of gas was $2.59USD. Now, it's $2.69USD. But we're all rejoicing that gas prices have come down again, but in reality we're still paying more than we were before!
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by Lorraine » Sat 05 Nov, 2005 11:16 pm
And yesterday gas was 86.9 cents per litre where I live.
On Tuesday it was 93.4 and so I filled up.
So stop complaining about paying $2.69 gallon when we in Canada are paying through the nose and Alberta is selling to the U.S.
On Tuesday it was 93.4 and so I filled up.
So stop complaining about paying $2.69 gallon when we in Canada are paying through the nose and Alberta is selling to the U.S.
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by Ron Williams » Sat 05 Nov, 2005 11:25 pm
I can't complain about gas prices. Right now, gas prices are $2.20 USD per gallon
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by Mandrake » Sun 06 Nov, 2005 12:31 am
$1.25 AUD/Litre here.
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by Lorraine » Mon 21 Nov, 2005 10:48 pm
Gas has been hovering up and down the past couple of weeks. This past week it has been between, 85.9 and 92.9 cents per litre
GM is closing plants in North America.
3,500 will lose jobs in Canada. 10% of total
There used to be a GM plant about 15 km from me, it closed a couple of years ago.
I forget what they are going to do with the building, making it into something bigger and better of course, and employing more people.
Probably a Video gaming place....lol, but I can't remember what it is as I wasn't interested what they did with it. Not in my city.
Most of the employees for GM drive Japanese cars anyway. So it's there own fault.
Altho' I don't work or drive very much, I stay with good old Ford.
Well, along any highway in each little town you will see a Ford Dealer sign:-)
-Lorraine
GM is closing plants in North America.
3,500 will lose jobs in Canada. 10% of total
There used to be a GM plant about 15 km from me, it closed a couple of years ago.
I forget what they are going to do with the building, making it into something bigger and better of course, and employing more people.
Probably a Video gaming place....lol, but I can't remember what it is as I wasn't interested what they did with it. Not in my city.
Most of the employees for GM drive Japanese cars anyway. So it's there own fault.
Altho' I don't work or drive very much, I stay with good old Ford.
Well, along any highway in each little town you will see a Ford Dealer sign:-)
-Lorraine
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