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Subject:	Gasoline prices (was: Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Followup-To:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Mon, 23 Aug 1999 19:59:28 GMT
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In lugnet.general, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) writes: > On Sat, 21 Aug 1999 04:27:35 GMT, "Tom McDonald" > <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> wrote: > > BTW, everyone tries to rip off Californians, including other Californians. > > Need anyone mention the evil oil companies? Okay, I will. The price of gas > > in the states is averages somewhere $1.15 - $1.25 a gallon but here in the > > SF Bay Area is around $1.80 per gallon of 89 octane, cheap by European > > standards though. > > It's nothing to do with ripping people off, it's the overall local prices. > IIRC The Bay Area has the *highest* cost of living in the entire 48 > contiguous states. > > Right now, gas prices are sucking in MI--they're hanging around $1.25/gal > for 87 octane (that's 'bout 0.33USD/liter for the cheap stuff, if anyone > cares). I'm amazed by how much the price of gasoline in the U.S. has fallen in the past two decades. As far as I can remember, it's remained roughly steady at around ~US$.95 to ~US$1.40 per gallon since at least 1985, which was about when I started paying attention. The highest price I ever actually remember seeing once was $1.449 per gallon in 1985 or 1986. Given the roughly steady price relative to the CPI, the price has actually dropped over time -- just like LEGO has. Absolutely amazing! --Todd [followups to lugnet.off-topic.fun]

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		Re: Gasoline prices (was: Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
(...) I actually find this conversation somewhat humorous in that we in the US can complain about our gas prices. Anywhere else in the world we would be paying the equivalent of $5 per gallon or more!!! It is funny (Thats funny-wierd not funny-haha) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Gasoline prices (was: Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
Uh, Todd? Where ARE you getting your figures? Premium (and damn near 87 for a while!) is $1.85 down the street from me at the CHEAPEST gas station in my area. In SF, it tops $2/gal. If that $1.40/gal means 87 octane, you're getting closer, but not (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Gasoline prices (was: Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 19:59:28 GMT, Todd Lehman uttered the following profundities... (...) When I was living in New Jersey, up to 1986-87, it had the cheapest prices in the country, hovering around the 80 cent mark. I believe that was due to lowest (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
(...) It's nothing to do with ripping people off, it's the overall local prices. IIRC The Bay Area has the highest cost of living in the entire 48 contiguous states. Right now, gas prices are sucking in MI--they're hanging around $1.25/gal for 87 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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