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Gas prices going up 4.5 cents tonite
- Thread starter tang69
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I hate the gouging as much as the next guy, don't get me wrong. But, it is funny when the dude driving by himself in the suv, drinking a $6 latte, while doing 140kph down the 407 becomes livid about a few more cents per litre. I drive a 90hp TDI and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
With a tank just under 100 liters the hike will cost me about $5.00 on a fumes to full top up. Is it worth driving a Molotov cocktail by having huge jerry cans in the back? Not a chance.
The bright side is that I live about a 5 minute walk to the TTC and a ten minute bus ride to the subway. My house just went up in value.
The bright side is that I live about a 5 minute walk to the TTC and a ten minute bus ride to the subway. My house just went up in value.
++1 ..... I always find it ridiculous. people really don't value their time in this country.
Can you prove it. if not, what does it matter what reason this time around someone is citing ....
viper84737
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Peak oil my craphole, Venezuelans pay like $0.0132/L for gasoline <-- YES, you read that correctly, slightly over 1.3 cents per liter.
Canada mines oil from its own soil and sells it to its own people for higher prices than it sells it to our neighbors to the south (USA). Few people know this, and that's how they'd like it to stay.
Venezuela is a totally different story.
"Price increases generally occur when the world crude-oil market tightens and lowers inventories. Also, growing demand can sometimes outpace refinery capacity. In the spring, refineries perform maintenance, which can place a pinch on the gasoline market. By the end of May, refineries are usually back to full capacity."
This, the market and the Iran problems of the last period bump up the oil prices.
There a solutions out there though
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/planet-green/27655-g-word-human-car-video.htm
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viper84737
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You know what I'd rather be doing than that? Riding.
Though if they could sell a 5-seat version with the fifth seat in the rear, elevated so that it could see over all the rowers, and sell it with a whip, I'd be interested. I'd have my own personal galley. Hell yes to that idea. Oh, they'd need to make like a 60-man version so I could have all my cargo hauled around at my leisure. You know, kg after kg of gold and diamonds, and a motorcycle for good measure, too.
Yes, I'm liking this thing more and more now.
Venezuela subsidizes gas. Canada taxes it. Makes for a bit of a gap.
invictus43
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Isn't that the market economy way??
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