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Yah... Its sad. I wonder how high prices will go
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Fuel prices are up 40% here in the last quarter alone. Six bucks a gallon in Seattle.
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Daaaaaang!!!
down to 3.99 here
wait till next month...with the Russia Ukraine war, prices should begin rising again in my opinion.down to 3.99 here
Yep, awful. We have the cheapest gas station in my area at 4.49 but we live out in the country haha an hour out of seattle
I remember when kids would spend 5 cents at the local deli and coming home with a big white paper bag full of lollies. No gloves or tongues handling the food either. Just the guy behind the counter picking out the lollies with his fingers.
You could fill the 6 cylinder car up for $5.00.
Rent for a 3 bedroom house on a 1/4 acre block of land was $20.00 a week.
Weekly shopping for a family of 4 was $40.00 a week but it contained a trolley full of food and groceries, plus a few clothes and other items.
$3.00 a gallon (4 litres). Pfft, try paying $8.00 a gallon, that's what petrol costs in Australia and we have our own oil and refineries here. But for some reason they sell our oil overseas and buy in crude oil from overseas to make our fuel with.
Anyone know what that's about, because it's been annoying me for decades.
Surely it would make more sense to use our own oil instead of selling it overseas and buying in someone else's oil?
Just the shipping costs alone are ridiculous so why would they do it?
Anyone know what that's about, because it's been annoying me for decades.
Surely it would make more sense to use our own oil instead of selling it overseas and buying in someone else's oil?
Just the shipping costs alone are ridiculous so why would they do it?
The only reason it rises in the US is because the oil companies make more money. USA doesn't import russian oil. Nor is there is a shortage in the US. Just wealthier oil companies - just check their fiancials the last quarter and next quarter...
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The situation in Europe is much worse....
USA, up until 2 months ago, was buying about 7% of their total oil imports from Russia - about 20,000,000 barrels a month. But imports from Russia has slowed or ceased. US oil companies export a fair amount of oil probably because they can get better prices for their oil overseas. So US has to then import oil from other countries to satisfy consumer demand.
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We were able to fuel up for $3.77 last week, I was like no way, we filled everything up and topped off the containers for the mower and such. It is back up to $4 and I am sure will get much worse especially around Memorial Day as that officially kicks off summer.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine certainly does not help, however, the UK also has the highest taxes in decades cos we have to pay for all the extra help given during the pandemic (thankfully we have lifted all restrictions and are slowly getting back to normality...even if there are some who still prefer to work from home in their PJ's)
The link below shows the cost of living in the UK currently...such as a gallon of petrol for the car $9.45
The link below shows the cost of living in the UK currently...such as a gallon of petrol for the car $9.45
Cost of Living in United Kingdom.
Cost of Living in United Kingdom, including prices for 52 products in all the main cities in United Kingdom.
expatistan.com
Something I've never heard is how much it costs to charge up an electric car. If you do it on a home charger does it run your bill up sky high ? How much does it cost at a charging station and how long does the charge last ?
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