This is what 40 liters of gas would be costing me in Germany now

[lebkuchen]

if I didn't have gas coupons. As is, I'm paying about half the Santa Barbara rate below w/AAFES (military) coupons. However, I must buy at Esso (Exxon) to get the cheaper rate.




Price of gas at a station in Santa Barbara, Calif. Tuesday morning May 11, 2004, was $3.11 for full service, 91 octane. It was later changed to $3.13. The Utility Consumers Action Network, a San Diego-based consumer group says California should declare a state of emergency to help fight rising gasoline prices.

[ret5hd]

1. just so i know how to compare to my prices...

how much isw self serve regular.

[lebkuchen]

6. Not sure. Diesel is about 89 cents (euro) per liter self-serve

for the Germans. It used to equate to about double what Americans were paying. Apparently, not anymore.

[Mountainman]

2. I was living in the Santa Barbara area for about 10 years and when ever

gas prices where the highest there, we heard that the reason was because of the remoteness of the place it costs more to bring gas there. Now Lompoc, about 50 miles more remote than Santa Barbara had cheaper gas prices and there are oil rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara and there is a refinery in Gaviota about 30 miles up the coast. Go figure.

[lebkuchen]

4. you can smell the oil off the Santa Barbara beaches

It sticks to the bottom of your feet and requires lots of cooking oil to remove.

[Az]

3. We know oil is a limited commodity

Forget global warming. Forget OPEC. Forget the cost of it. Forget any of the political games played about oil. Its a limited commodity. We are way too dependent on a limited commodity. Its going to go away one day and yet we continue to increase our dependence on it. This is a really really really bad idea. We need to get off the stuff and due to the dependency on it we need to start now.

[Solly Mack]

5. I'll be in Mannheim in September

...currently, on this post, gas tops $2.00 (CONUS)

[lebkuchen]

7. I maxed out my coupon allotment several months ago

just before prices went up, so I paid less. I'm happy for that, though, for all that I drive my car, I only have to fill up twice a month anyway, at about $25 a pop. I'm fortunate to live near work and public transportation.

For those looking to buy/sell property, considering the price of gas, location to work is everything these days.

[Solly Mack]

9. We are selling our cars and buying while in Germany

I also bought an additional bike. It's one of those "granny" 3-wheel bikes with a basket at the rear for holding shopping goods.

I plan to use public transportation as much as possible. Something denied me in my current location.

I'm looking forwar to our move.

I'll be living on post.

[maxsolomon]

8. its what you do with the taxes.

here, we build more roads. there, they fund public transportation.

here, we pay mercenaries to control crude supplies. there, they have socialized medicine.

stop whining & pay up, driver. if you don't like it, ride a bike.