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    Gas is way too expensive

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    Hey I'm in, even tho they will most likey raise the price to make up the lost.

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    I pay for the same gas - 8.66$ a gal.

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    ^Where sam is it that high?

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    8.66 a gallon where do you live 500 miles from the nearest station or what. I hope that was a typo because you just made me feel a 100 percent better about 3.99 a gallon and I was just b$#ching about gas being 3.61 on the other end of the my state.

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    Filled up @ $3.66 today. $123
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    Yeah same here it is about 3.57 a gallon. First time it is ok to live in Jersey.

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    I'm guessing he lives in England.

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    Canada maybe???
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    Canada is under 5 bucks a gallon.

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    im in lol

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    I'll guess Alaska

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    I leave in Israel.
    We all pay that crazy prices... and no, it's not a typo, 8.66$ a gal.
    Diesl is just tid bit lower...

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    4.22 in sacramento ca why are prices so high , why invade a country if your dont take the spoils. I say we kick a couple birds out of their nests and start some pipelines. In fact, I know the name of those birds I believe its called dinner

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    Am I right in thinking a US Gallon is about 3.8 litres which makes gas roughly a dollar a litre at the minute? In England we pay £1.40 a litre, which is about $2.20 a litre or $8.36 a US gallon, give or take a few cents. Diesel is more expensive still.
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    Without wanting to hijack the thread, if you had to pay UK fuel prices ($2.20 a gallon) how would this affect the dynamics of your scrapping? Would you still offer free collections? Or do regular trash night cruises/routes? How far would you drive for a single appliance?

    (Assuming you do any of these things).

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    I believe UK pays more because they dont subsidize gas where US eats parts of the cost but that doesnt account for why it is still expensive at all

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    we pay 1.40 liter so 5.30 a gallon

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    The UK cost is nearly 70% taxes. The product costs most of the balance, with petrol retailers earning about 5p per litre sold.


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