Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 15:57:46 -0500 From: Paul Griffith <paulg@interlog.com> To: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> Cc: Brian Beattie <beattie@aracnet.com>, chat@freebsd.org, "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> Subject: Re: Great Worldwide Gas Out Message-ID: <38C0274A.D8E54239@interlog.com> References: <38BFEEA8.1A465CFC@softweyr.com> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0003031009050.22409-100000@shell1.aracnet.com> <20000303183214.A327@marder-1>
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You mean after the Gulf War, we still have to deal with this sh*t. Hell might as well let Iraq start pumping oil again. Mark Ovens wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 10:13:20AM -0800, Brian Beattie wrote: > > On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Wes Peters wrote: > > > > > "Koster, K.J." wrote: > > > > > > > > Oh, those Americans. :-) > > > > > > > > Let's see: $1 per gallon in the US. $1.2 per litre in the Netherlands, times > > > > 4.5 (or thereabouts) is $5.4 per gallon in the Netherlands. > > > > > > It's 4.54 litres per *imperial* gallon, a US gallon is smaller (20% > smaller) coz their pints are smaller (16 fluid oz. against 20). So, > that's 3.63 litres per US gallon, or US$4.36 per gallon in the Netherlands. > > > > > Everyone in the Netherlands drives cars; everyone thinks gas is expensive. > > > > This means that the gas prices in the US can go up 440% and people will > > > > still drive cars and buy gas (and complain about gas prices, of course). > > > > > > First, this off-topic for -hackers, so I've directed replies to -chat > > > if you want to continue. > > > > > > Second, I know people that commute distances that would cross your > > > country. I suspect the average American uses a lot more gas than the > > > average Nederlander. > > > > > > Third, our gas prices here are held down by all sorts of weird > > > government intervention, bizarre market shenanigans, and a public that > > > doesn't understand that the price of gasoline has risen only 4x in the > > > same period that the price of cars has risen 10x. That's certainly > > > NOT a "natural occurence". > > > > > > Fourth, I'm paying $1.48/gal right now, and I want the price to go > > > DOWN, not UP. > > > > > > > Hmmm, the idea that the last "Great Gas-out" and any effect on prices, > > is, ... amusing ... at best. "Those Americans" may be right for different > > reasons. > > > > > -- > > > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > > > > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > > > wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/ > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > > > > > > > Brian Beattie | The only problem with > > beattie@aracnet.com | winning the rat race ... > > www.aracnet.com/~beattie | in the end you're still a rat > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > > -- > Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? > Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? > BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? > -Poster at LinuxWorld 2000 > ________________________________________________________________ > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- Paul Griffith paulg@interlog.com | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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