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Re: HOW much for a gallon of gas?!!!
Posted By: Mel, on host 209.180.200.221
Date: Monday, June 26, 2000, at 10:09:20
In Reply To: HOW much for a gallon of gas?!!! posted by Beasty on Monday, June 26, 2000, at 02:36:21:

> Does anyone in the States feel really annoyed at how much they have to pay for a gallon of gas?
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> Spare a thought for us Brits. We currently pay on average 90 pence for a litre.
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> How much is that to an American?
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> Well, one US gallon is approx 3.8 litres so that's £3.42 already. At an estimated exchange rate of one pound Sterling to 1.60 US dollars we are talking $5.47. and that's just on average!
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> Anybody out there ever paid more than $2 a gallon?
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> Bea "content with your lot and don't be lu" sty

I recently went to California and it was up to $2.50 there. That's the highest I've seen it go.

I imagine we have cheaper gases prices than the rest of the world because we have our own store of oil in Alaska, but I don't know for sure.

M"Can anyone verify that?"el

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