AHHH.... I see why the figure was so high, forgot about the currency
conversion! $2.45 USD isn't too bad, saw that yesterday when I went into
downtown Chicago. Thank god I filled up before I left at 1.99 USD.
Thanks for pointing that out Norah! :)
-- Gary Hedlin www.garyhedlin.com (under construction)On 5/18/04 11:32 AM, in article NDBBLJLKEKFNFKGHMANDEEINIBAA.dml@bleazard.net, ""Norah Bleazard"" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
> > 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 > hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black (Black Diamond) > prev: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 5.2 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black (Black Widow) > prev: '95 Dakota Sport 4x2, 3.9 V6, Auto, Club Cab, black (Black Ice) > prev: '93 Dakota Sport 4x2, 3.9 V6, Auto, Club Cab, electric blue > (Enterprise) > his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white (White Knight) > ours: '96 Dakota - Golden Retriever ;-) > > >> -----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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