> > > Does anyone in the States feel really annoyed at how much they have to pay for a gallon of gas?
> > >
> > > Spare a thought for us Brits. We currently pay on average 90 pence for a litre.
> > >
> > > How much is that to an American?
> > >
> > > 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!
> > >
> > > Anybody out there ever paid more than $2 a gallon?
> > >
> > > 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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> I'm in the Southern part of Northern California and I haven't paid over $2 a gallon yet. I did see a place that had gas for $2.05, but (needless to say) I didn't buy it there.
>
> I think you must have found an expensive gas station and then used Supreme gas. :)
>
> Ell"Hey, I'm cheap! What can I say?"myruh

Hm, interesting. I was in "Southern Northern California" too(the San Jose area) and it seemed to me that the average prices on most of the gas stations were hanging around $2.15 to $2.25. I guess I just was looking in the wrong place...


M"of course, I can't drive so it didn't matter that much to me"el