Yes it's bad, but not quite as bad as Jim figures. This morning's news
announced it at approx. $ 0.90 per litre in Toronto (Canadian dollars)
converts to:
$ 3.402 per gallon (Canadian dollars) (.90 X 3.78)
U.S. dollar conversion with today's dollar exchange (0.722):
$ 2.456 per gallon (U.S. dollars) (3.402 x 0.722)
Burlington (Esso station at Lakeshore & Hampton Heath) seems to have a lower
gas price today when I drove by it @ $0.84/litre (Cdn.) or $2.29/gallon
(U.S.)
I really wish Canada didn't go metric. They really like to confuse everyone
as a $0.01/litre increase makes a bigger difference than most people
realize. I shall now leave my conspiracy theories at the door ;-)
Norah Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Pindell,
> Timothy
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:10 AM
> To: 'dml@dakota-truck.net'
> Subject: DML: Re: was hood, now Gas mileage numbers
>
>
>
> Criminy. My '89 2.5 gets 23-25mpg on the summer blend and my
> new-to-me '94
> 5.2 gets 15mpg. If gas were that high here, I'd be riding a bicycle.
> Fortunately, I'm close enough to my cubicle to be able to do
> that. I'm sure
> it does effect the whole economy! At the price, I'm sure you notice the
> increase in everything that's not grown in the ground your standing on!
> Since all of the fuel costs are eventually passed on to the consumer, I'm
> pretty sure that at some point, people will simply decrease
> consuming stuff
> that requies expensive transport. My usual breakfast of Diet Dew and
> imported Cheesy Poofs is starting to cost me...
>
> Tim
>
> >Hey Garry, Were at $4.00 to $5.00 per gallon in Canada now. It's
> affecting the whole economy.
> >Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318LA 4x4
>
>
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