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#4568415 - 05/14/21 06:52 PM Gas prices going up  
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#4568418 - 05/14/21 07:02 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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Paid $3.10/gal on a fill up this morning.


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#4568419 - 05/14/21 07:05 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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We already know what the response will be from our European SimHQ members.

"Hey, you should be happy paying those prices considering what WE have to pay!" wink


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#4568434 - 05/14/21 08:15 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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It is not much more than what it was before the pandemic. Everything goes up in price every year.


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#4568470 - 05/15/21 01:04 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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#4568517 - 05/15/21 02:27 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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We'll likely see another dollar hike by the end of the year. Things are about to get really interesting.


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#4568519 - 05/15/21 02:42 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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They usually go up by Memorial day and in some places the "summer blend" makes them go up too. I am surprised the news media hasn't tried to pass this off as the reason we are seeing price spikes now. Of course, they are going with the old chestnut "it's the Russians" again. With the COVID restrictions lightening up more and more people will be returning to their long commutes back and forth to work too. No more working from home.

#4568555 - 05/15/21 07:00 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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Yeah, they go up every summer. The freeze down south in Feb, along with the pipeline shut down and the hurricanes last summer/early fall didn't help any stock piles or readiness either.


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#4568599 - 05/16/21 02:55 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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#4568612 - 05/16/21 10:20 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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Good grief....we pay more than that for a litre of petrol here in UK!



#4568631 - 05/16/21 12:45 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: BD-123]  
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Originally Posted by BD-123
Good grief....we pay more than that for a litre of petrol here in UK!

No, we don't. It's currently ~ $1.70ish per litre for unleaded here in Glasgow. For our US friends that's ~$6.45-50 for an US gallon.


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#4568640 - 05/16/21 01:46 PM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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Actually, since I passed my driving license, I've never payed less than 1€ per liter for unleaded 95 octane.

#4568706 - 05/17/21 02:54 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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In most European countries more than HALF of the retail price you pay for gasoline consists of taxes. That is insane in my book.


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#4568721 - 05/17/21 09:30 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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$3.35 when we fuled up last night.

#4568725 - 05/17/21 10:54 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: wormfood]  
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Seeing as how national governments are so dependent on gasoline to generate tax revenue, things will be quite interesting once all vehicles go electric. It won't happen any time soon but it WILL happen just like physical currency going away and being replaced 100% by digital currency.


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#4568727 - 05/17/21 11:19 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
In most European countries more than HALF of the retail price you pay for gasoline consists of taxes. That is insane in my book.


We just compensate.
Remember most of our cars burn a third less here.

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#4568730 - 05/17/21 11:51 AM Re: Gas prices going up [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
In most European countries more than HALF of the retail price you pay for gasoline consists of taxes. That is insane in my book.

It's currently about 62% here. But that tax funds communal things incl. roads as well as being a nudge to keep use down. Similar with taxes on alcohol & tobacco.
& we generally have better public transport systems overall (albeit Covid knocked use right back).

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