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Re: Interesting....Gas Prices...... Compare Beer and Water & Europe

To: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
Subject: Re: Interesting....Gas Prices...... Compare Beer and Water & Europe
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:18:56 -0600
Hi Hans,

  What you pay for gas is between you and your politicians.  What we pay
for gas is between us and ours.  I say this because more of the unit
price most of the world pays for gas is one tax or another than the cost
of the gas alone. (Gad, what a cumbersome sentence. (G) )

  CR

Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com wrote:
> 
> Guys,
> 
> Note, that prices in for instance the Netherlands are at least 1.5 times
> higher than in the USA!!!!!
> So why do you complain?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hans
> 
> '71 BGT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wizardz [mailto:wizardz@maxinter.net]
> Sent: maandag 20 maart 2000 19:19
> To: Robert Haigney; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Interesting....Gas Prices...... Compare Beer and Water
> 
> Everyone complaining about gas prices...
> simply spend a month on the roads in Europe.
> ...anywhere from $2.50 to $6.00 a gallon (equivalent)
> 
> besides...consider the idea that in America our bottled water
> costs more than an equivalent volume of beer!
> 
> Paul Tegler  wizardz@toad.net        http://www.teglerizer.com
> OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
> http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
> Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
> http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
> Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
> http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Haigney <Robert.Haigney@anixter.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 1:02 PM
> Subject: Interesting....Gas Prices......
> 
> So you think gas is expensive.....
> 
>    Diet Snapple 16oz for $1.29 = $10.32 per gallon
> 
>    Lipton Ice Tea 16oz for $1.19 = $ 9.52 per gallon
> 
>    Gatorade 20oz for $1.59 = $ 10.17 per gallon
> 
>    Ocean Spray 16oz for $1.25 = $ 10.00 per gallon
> 
>   Pint of milk 16oz for $1.59 = $12.72 per gallon
> 
>    STP Brake Fluid 12oz for $3.15 = $ 33.60 per gallon
> 
>    Vick's Nyquil 6oz for $8.35 = $ 178.13 per gallon
> 
>    Pepto Bismol 4oz for $3.85 = $123.20 per gallon
> 
>    Whiteout 7oz for $1.39 = $25.42 per gallon
> 
>    Scope 1.5oz for $0.99 = $ 84.48 per gallon
> 
>              And this is the REAL KICKER......
> 
>    Evian water 9oz for $1.49 = $ 21.19 per gallon  .....$21.19 FOR
> WATER!!
> 
>   So next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on
> Nyquil,
> or Scope, or Pepto Bismol!!!!
> 
> Just a thought.....
> 
> Robert.
> 69' BGT



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