$0.70/L CDN is approximately $1.89/Gal US. And I thought our prices were
high enough at $0.57/L ($1.54/gal US) in New Brunswick.
Mark Jones
(Robert P.Agnew) writes:
> >
> ><< Don't complain about the price of gas in Toronto. $.64/l gets 89
octane
> >in
> > Victoria. The real good stuff is $.70/l plus. I've been using Chevron
for
> > years ... like the guy in the bunny suit. >>
> >
> >I am definately in the wrong part of North America...$1.60 for 92 octane
at
> >chevron here, do you mean liters?
> >Kuk
> >
> >
> Victoria may be south of the 49th, but it is still north of the border,
with
> a climate just like your San Juan Islands in Washington state.
>
> Gas is sold in litres, distance is measure in kilometres. $.70/litre
> roughly translates about $3.70 US dollars per US gallon...ouch! My math
may
> be out a wee bit ... I used 3.785 litres/US gallon and multiplied by 1.4
to
> translate from Canadian to US dollars.
>
> Our federal government (Ottawa) squeezes everly last penny out of a litre
of
> gas, we can't really blame the oil companies.
>
> You may want to fill up before visiting Norah. Tread lightly on the
> throttle and leave your handguns at home -:). Canada customs has quite a
> collection.
>
>
> Robert P. Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
>
> Victoria, British Columbia
> Canada
>
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