On 30 August 2015 at 03:10, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > That really confirms Australians are being ripped off by the major oil > companies. To buy 3.79 > litres (= 1 US gallon) would currently cost me A$5.12 = US$3.78. We were > paying A$1.45 per litre > when the price ofa barrel of oil was $150, now it's down to $50 and we're > still paying A$1.35. > And our Australian Consumer association says it's legit? > > John in Brisbane
Presumably, as here, most of what you pay is tax and duty, so relatively unaffected by changes on crude price. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John > Sent: Sunday, 30 August 2015 06:06 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: OT: Woo Hoo! > > Had to fill up my tank today & gas was $1.959/gallon. > > The last time I found gas for under $2.00/gallon in North Carolina was April > 2009. > > For that matter, there are certain places in Virginia & South Carolina that I > always look for cheap > gas when I'm traveling (because SC & VA have a lower gas tax & so, are always > cheaper), and April > 2009 was the last time I found gas for less than $2.00/gallon there as well. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
