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Re: [TR] Refuelling a Spitfire

To: John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Refuelling a Spitfire
From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:57:06 -0500
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I bought fuel twice yesterday travelling between states and paid =C2=A30.80=
/L
($3.999/US gal) in Ohio. And breathed a sigh of relief that I did a driving
trip from Missouri to California and back -- 4700 miles -- in January!
California is headed the UK's way on pricing faster than the US midwest.

Don

On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12:47 PM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
wrote:

> I=E2=80=99ve been using a friends Spitfire for the last ten days and toda=
y decided
> to top off the tank, even though it was still half full. Toured around th=
e
> local gas stations to find out where the cheapest fuel might be available=
.
> To compare like with like and remembering one US gallon is effectively 3.=
8
> litres (gas is only sold by the litre in the U.K.) the cheapest was one U=
S
> gallon cost USD 8.77. Just after lunch I passed the same gas station wher=
e
> the price I paid this morning had risen from 8.77 to 9..12.  Diesel was
> even more! Thankfully, a pint of my favourite beer hasn=E2=80=99t changed=
 - yet.
>
> Jonmac
>
> Is the latest definition of being =E2=80=9Clearned and well-informed=E2=
=80=9D showing the
> world on your =E2=80=98Teams=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Zoom=E2=80=99 meetings=
 that you have a book-lined study
> full of titles that are all illegible?
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I b=
ought fuel twice yesterday travelling between states and paid =C2=A30.80/L =
($3.999/US gal) in Ohio. And breathed a sigh of relief that I did a driving=
 trip from Missouri to California and back -- 4700 miles -- in January! =C2=
=A0 California is headed the UK&#39;s way on pricing faster than the US mid=
west.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br=
></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Don</div></di=
v><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On T=
hu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12:47 PM John Macartney &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:johnbmaca=
rtney@gmx.com">johnbmacartney@gmx.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1p=
x;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex">I=E2=80=99ve been using a friends Spitfire for the last ten days and to=
day decided to top off the tank, even though it was still half full. Toured=
 around the local gas stations to find out where the cheapest fuel might be=
 available. To compare like with like and remembering one US gallon is effe=
ctively 3.8 litres (gas is only sold by the litre in the U.K.) the cheapest=
 was one US gallon cost USD 8.77. Just after lunch I passed the same gas st=
ation where the price I paid this morning had risen from 8.77 to 9..12.=C2=
=A0 Diesel was even more! Thankfully, a pint of my favourite beer hasn=E2=
=80=99t changed - yet.<br>
<br>
Jonmac<br>
<br>
Is the latest definition of being =E2=80=9Clearned and well-informed=E2=80=
=9D showing the world on your =E2=80=98Teams=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Zoom=E2=
=80=99 meetings that you have a book-lined study full of titles that are al=
l illegible?<br>
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