QueenZone discussion #741492
Gas Prices
| PieterMC 16.03.2006 12:45 |
Prices jumped 20c here in 2 days. That really sucks seeing as we have a road trip coming up. |
| PieterMC 16.03.2006 12:56 |
<font color =#CC00FF>***Marial-B*** wrote: :( Here still the same, 0.05$Can you send some my way please? It's $2.46 at the gas station across from my work. |
| That guy who digs energy domes 16.03.2006 12:59 |
we went down to $2.19 |
| brENsKi 16.03.2006 13:06 |
you wanna try the £4.00 (note £s not $s) it is a gallon in the UK - for our european readers - that's 89c a litre |
| PieterMC 16.03.2006 13:14 |
<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: you wanna try the £4.00 (note £s not $s) it is a gallon in the UK - for our european readers - that's 89c a litreI know it's more in the UK, however public transportation is good in the UK. If I want to get to work, I have to drive. The price of petrol is typically more stable in the UK than here. Also healthcare is free in the UK, I have to pay for insurance. |
| ibanez122 16.03.2006 13:20 |
shit, I fill up every 4 or 5 days and its killing me. Gas went up 15 cents here - so we're up to 2.45 here now |
| Erin 16.03.2006 13:37 |
PieterMC wrote: That really sucks seeing as we have a road trip coming up.Tell me about it. If anyone wants to contribute to our Queen Road Trip Fund send money via Paypal to...... |
| PieterMC 16.03.2006 14:28 |
That would be fantastic!! |
| deleted user 16.03.2006 14:33 |
Don't use oil! Use Chip Oil! NOW!(Chip oil is better for the earth)! |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 16.03.2006 14:39 |
PieterMC wrote: Prices jumped 20c here in 2 days. That really sucks seeing as we have a road trip coming up.Good! You should try living in Rip Off Britain! We've had it for years. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 16.03.2006 14:41 |
PieterMC wrote:Public Transportation is good? Its often been proven the worst in Europe! Its absolutely shit!<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote: you wanna try the £4.00 (note £s not $s) it is a gallon in the UK - for our european readers - that's 89c a litreI know it's more in the UK, however public transportation is good in the UK. If I want to get to work, I have to drive. The price of petrol is typically more stable in the UK than here. Also healthcare is free in the UK, I have to pay for insurance. |
| PieterMC 16.03.2006 14:41 |
I have tried living in "Rip off Britain". I'm from Scotland. I lived there for 21 years! You should try having to pay for healthcare. That's WAY worse than 4 quid a gallon. Give me that anyday over paying for healthcare. I could get on a bus to the train station from where I lived in Scotland, get on a train and goto London if I wanted. Compared to here, it's great public transportation. |
| Munchsack 16.03.2006 15:54 |
Ours (in Scotland) went up to 99p per litre a while ago, and it only stopped because the boards couldn't go up to a quid! They're lower now, though. |
| deleted user 16.03.2006 15:58 |
Why waste money when you can run your car on left over cheese!!!All you need is some cheese and a few chemicals and poof,your sorted.Its cheaper and better for the enviroment.I read about it in the times!!! |
| Munchsack 16.03.2006 16:00 |
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese! |
| wstüssyb 16.03.2006 17:42 |
2.67 here...that blows |
| That guy who digs energy domes 16.03.2006 19:20 |
I just got home; one gas station had (regular unleaded) for 2.11 and another for 2.14. Its getting pretty low now. I doubt we'll break 1.99 but we can still hope. |
| john bodega 16.03.2006 21:45 |
I take trains. This oil prices bullshit is the biggest ripoff since GH3. |
| deleted user 16.03.2006 21:49 |
Gas prices are too high. Gas should be free for everyone. |
| ibanez122 16.03.2006 21:57 |
<font color=#FFD700>Let Us Be Purple wrote: Gas prices are too high. Gas should be free for everyone.lol, right - and everyone deserves a free car too |
| iGSM 17.03.2006 09:49 |
1.19 a litre here. Why on Earth do you use gallons? Please enlighten me... Please do. I'm confused. |
| Micrówave 17.03.2006 12:15 |
$2.49/gal in Texas. Ha ha!!! The US is better than you! The US is better than you! and Venezuela is better than us all. |
| That guy who digs energy domes 17.03.2006 12:57 |
Gas should be $5 dollars a gallon. Then people would think twice before wasting it. |
| Lisser 17.03.2006 13:16 |
I don't waste gas, I use it to drive back and forth to work and places I need to go. |
| PieterMC 17.03.2006 14:11 |
Queen Of Wrestling<h6>Jamie's Bitch</h6> wrote: Gas should be $5 dollars a gallon. Then people would think twice before wasting it.Yeah I just leave my car running when I get home incase I need to go somewhere quickly. Dumbass... Of course I mean that in a nice way. $5 gas would hurt the economy so badly. |
| That guy who digs energy domes 17.03.2006 16:58 |
no it wouldnt. People would think twice about wasting gas and joyriding. You would then also realize that there are some distances that would be better to walk, ride a bike or run. |
| PieterMC 17.03.2006 17:55 |
Queen Of Wrestling<h6>Jamie's Bitch</h6> wrote: no it wouldnt. People would think twice about wasting gas and joyriding. You would then also realize that there are some distances that would be better to walk, ride a bike or run.Ok, I'll let you know how it goes riding my bike down the interstate to work. I don't go "joyriding." Once you are old enough actually live on your own you might realize that $5 a gallon would hurt your finances BADLY. Oh and get your friend off of this board... |
| iGSM 17.03.2006 18:38 |
I don't claim to be an expert on the American economic state *brushes aside doctorate of American Economy* but I'm pretty sure that there'd be huge, huge, huge protests over having 'gas' prices at $5 a gallon. And remember what Ross Noble once said: Everywhere is in walking distance. Just depends what time you start walking to when you finish. |
| ibanez122 17.03.2006 20:07 |
PieterMC wrote:QOW = OWNED!Queen Of Wrestling<h6>Jamie's Bitch</h6> wrote: no it wouldnt. People would think twice about wasting gas and joyriding. You would then also realize that there are some distances that would be better to walk, ride a bike or run.Ok, I'll let you know how it goes riding my bike down the interstate to work. I don't go "joyriding." Once you are old enough actually live on your own you might realize that $5 a gallon would hurt your finances BADLY. Oh and get your friend off of this board... good point that you bring up. I spend a good 120 bucks a month on gas (going between 2 jobs) - and it kills me. |
| Sherwood Forest 17.03.2006 20:16 |
i noticed yuesterday it was almost 3 whole dollars! i was freaking out i was like mom im getting a hybrid car |
| ibanez122 17.03.2006 21:24 |
JamieSureWould<br><font size=1>QOQOW wrote: i noticed yuesterday it was almost 3 whole dollars! i was freaking out i was like mom im getting a hybrid carno kiddin. Im not much of a fan of import vehicles - plus hybrids are expensive when it comes to repairs. |
| That guy who digs energy domes 17.03.2006 21:57 |
PieterMC wrote:Im not accusing you of anything but we could all be better off using less oil.Queen Of Wrestling<h6>Jamie's Bitch</h6> wrote: no it wouldnt. People would think twice about wasting gas and joyriding. You would then also realize that there are some distances that would be better to walk, ride a bike or run.Ok, I'll let you know how it goes riding my bike down the interstate to work. I don't go "joyriding." Once you are old enough actually live on your own you might realize that $5 a gallon would hurt your finances BADLY. Oh and get your friend off of this board... I spend about $15 on gas a month because I ride my bike almost everywhere and only use my car if I have to pick someone else up. And believe me, I'd like to see that "friend" of mine off the site. |
| PieterMC 17.03.2006 22:29 |
If I use less gas I can't goto work. |
| ibanez122 17.03.2006 23:02 |
PieterMC wrote: If I use less gas I can't goto work.I dont think he gets that. He'll understand when he goes out into the real world |
| Lisser 18.03.2006 12:01 |
Adults with families and jobs do not "joy ride." I go from required point A to point B. Believe me, the less time I spend on the road with the other idiots, the better. I take my son to the babysitter, my daughter to school, and myself to work. That is 99% of my driving. There are no trains here to use. The nearest bus stop is probably 5 miles from my house. I can't ask my 2 yr old and my 7 yr old to walk 5 miles to take a bus that would probably take me 20 miles out of the way to get me to a bus stop 5 more miles from my destination. The transportaion system in the US is not like in Europe. |
| deleted user 19.03.2006 10:49 |
It's great to hear that gas prices are skyrocketing. Not only will that convince *some people* to finally start using their cars a bit less, thus saving what little nature is left on the planet, but it will also boost interest in alternative methods of powering transportation, such as hydrogen-combustion and hydrogen-fuel cells. |
| brENsKi 19.03.2006 10:58 |
La Rox(Empress Of The Universe) wrote: Don't use oil! Use Chip Oil! NOW!(Chip oil is better for the earth)!have you any idea how much this will cost to fill up? about 4 times as much as petrol - and you can't get the stains out of yer gearbox |
| brENsKi 19.03.2006 11:00 |
<font color = "crimson">Thomas Quinn wrote: It's great to hear that gas prices are skyrocketing. Not only will that convince *some people* to finally start using their cars a bit less, thus saving what little nature is left on the planet, but it will also boost interest in alternative methods of powering transportation, such as hydrogen-combustion and hydrogen-fuel cells.Caspar your comment assumes we overuse our cars...the fact is that most people only use when they need to...it's not like we all go out and race around the highways and ringroads of our cities just to burn fossil fuels for fun you know |
| deleted user 19.03.2006 11:03 |
<font color=green>Bren<font color=orange>ski wrote:That doesn't make it any less polluting. And you have to admit that cars are being overused. I can see so in Holland, and I have seen so in England, Belgium, Germany and France. I assume it is the same in the US and the rest of the world.<font color = "crimson">Thomas Quinn wrote: It's great to hear that gas prices are skyrocketing. Not only will that convince *some people* to finally start using their cars a bit less, thus saving what little nature is left on the planet, but it will also boost interest in alternative methods of powering transportation, such as hydrogen-combustion and hydrogen-fuel cells.Caspar your comment assumes we overuse our cars...the fact is that most people only use when they need to...it's not like we all go out and race around the highways and ringroads of our cities just to burn fossil fuels for fun you know Still, it's vital that we research the alternatives more, and the outrageous fuel-prices will definitely stimulate that. |
| john bodega 19.03.2006 11:20 |
I hope the Arabs set fire to all the oil. Sure, it might screw up the environment, but then us Westerners will never get our fucking hands on it. We'll only do the same damage, but over a much longer period of time. Then the onus will be on the rest of the world to find an alternative. You can start this Snowball of Kickarse by burning any oil refineries you see. Failing that, write letters. Or, when you have to blow out your birthday candles, wish for all the fossil fuel to disappear. Failing that (we only get one birthday a year) go to *other* people's birthdays, blow out their candles for them and steal their wishes. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 19.03.2006 11:40 |
<font color = "crimson">Thomas Quinn wrote: Still, it's vital that we research the alternatives more, and the outrageous fuel-prices will definitely stimulate that.Exactly right, because sadly, too many people are more concerned about the blow to their wallet than the destruction of the environment. |