You are correct in stating that most (if not all) people either fill up the tank or specify a monetary amount. I know that I do. But, it seems that it would behoove most people to at least check the amount dispensed compared to the price charged to make sure that the price one is paying is correct. As this would be a simple case of multiplication, whether the gas is dispensed in liters or gallons is irrelevant.
This is a case where we hope the state does its job in inspecting pumps and ensuring that they are accurate. Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 7:59 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:33388] Re: Where are you from? Can I assume from this that you think people note and record the 'litres' or 'gallons' number going up and up rather than read the 'dollars' figure going up and up? In the UK when the tank becomes full the petrol 'gun' makes a noticable 'clunk' noise to prevent overspill. I assume the same thing happens on US and Canadian pumps. When this happens what proportion of people do you think look up at the money value and what proportion at the volume-of-tank-refilled figure? I can honestly say that I've never heard people refer to their petrol fill in litres or gallons. They'll either say something like "I filled her up" or "I put £20's worth in". When's the last time you heard someone say that they put 5 gallons in (or 20 litres, etc)? >From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:33382] Re: Where are you from? >Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 09:15:34 -0400 > >US gas is sold in dollars per US gallon. Canadian gas is sold in cents per >litre. There is a noticeable difference in the pump display and the street >ads not to notice. If he wasn't expecting to encounter litres he would >have noticed and been surprised. > >Dan > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, 2005-06-25 08:40 >Subject: [USMA:33379] Re: Where are you from? > > >> >>> >>>I wonder what he must have been thinking when he had to fuel his car in >>>litres. >>> >> >> >>Probably nothing considering people *actually* fill their car up in >>moneys-worth. >> >>He was more than likely doing a quick conversion in his head between US >>and Canadian dollars. >> >>You see, in the real world people fill their cars up with petrol (gas) >>rather than measures. >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 2005-06-24 >> >> >
