From another thread that was veering off-topic...Besides untreated water, name another liquid you can get for $1.50/gallon. Bill had mentioned California diesel prices hitting $3.00/gallon in another thread. first I thought waaa waa waa, it's still cheaper than most countries on the planet.... until I did the math! Tonight I paid $.82/L Canadian for diesel, after conversion to gallons and into US Funds, I paid $2.54/gallon US... hehehe. Unfortunately, regular unleaded in Canada is still $2.86/gallon US, almost $.30 higher than California.It's important for us Canadians and Americans not to whine too much for our overseas friends are paying at least twice as much for "petrol".Let's keep things in perspectiveIn fact, at today's price of $63/barrel (petroleum barrels are 42 gallons)...A cool refreshing cup of crude oil would cost you about 10 cents unlike the thieving pimply faced little girl down the street selling lemonade for 25 cents a cup.Slide by your local pub for pint after a hard days work? You'd jump at a chance to get your suds for the price of a pint of crude at 19 cents.If only we could get a 255 ml can of pop for the price of crude... about 9 cents.

still cheaper then Jet-ASnow...>

Yup, that is true now. It is very confusing to me just who thepowers to be, are. I just remember FAXing California's Representatives,which were Republicans in '94 that had held out and voted against NAFTA. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto: Milne wrote:

Oil prices got you down?

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L.W.( Ãill ) Hughes III 20 years ago

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Matt Macchiarolo 20 years ago

Politics. If the Dems were in control of legistative and executive branches, you better believe the Republicans would be AGAINST the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

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Matt Macchiarolo 20 years ago

That's just stupid. Politicians are politicians...no matter which letter, R or D, follows their name. Politicians care about two things first...making money for their pet lobbies while they are in office (and themselves indirectly) and staying in office as long as possible. If the people's interest coincide with that, great, if not, well, look at gas prices today.

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