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*Quema34* · 10-09-2005

Perhaps the title could have included more puns, such as "High Gas Prices Drive Man to Use Horse Sense" or "Commuting with Alternative Horsepower."

Anyway, I also know people in Minot and other places in N.D., and they are truly the hearty sort.

Honestly, we should complain less about "higher" gas in the US, when it's so much higher in the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, and yes...by the liter...

I remember times in 1996/1997 when we traveled to Mexico by van and had to fill up a few times at PEMEX stations. Even then, it was the equivalent of about $3.50/gal once I added up the price per liter--and that was for low-octane gas that also made your engine knock. I wondered then how anyone in Mexico got around at all, when the minimum wage was (and still is) about $4.50 USD/day.

We do have a lot of taxes on our gasoline here in the US, although that pales to how much taxes are obviously placed in gas elsewhere in the world, as has been mentioned here.

10-09-2005	#9 (permalink)
Quema34 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: USS-Enterprise 1701-A--the finest starship ever Posts: 2,965	Re: Gas Prices Drive Man to Commute by Horse Perhaps the title could have included more puns, such as "High Gas Prices Drive Man to Use Horse Sense" or "Commuting with Alternative Horsepower." Anyway, I also know people in Minot and other places in N.D., and they are truly the hearty sort. Honestly, we should complain less about "higher" gas in the US, when it's so much higher in the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, and yes...by the liter... I remember times in 1996/1997 when we traveled to Mexico by van and had to fill up a few times at PEMEX stations. Even then, it was the equivalent of about $3.50/gal once I added up the price per liter--and that was for low-octane gas that also made your engine knock. I wondered then how anyone in Mexico got around at all, when the minimum wage was (and still is) about $4.50 USD/day. We do have a lot of taxes on our gasoline here in the US, although that pales to how much taxes are obviously placed in gas elsewhere in the world, as has been mentioned here. __________________ "Sic vis pacem para bellum" "Lo único que vale en la vida es la pasión" "You sure you do not want to stay? You fight good for a tourist!" "Why do I feel like you truly see me, when others do not?" --Well, my horse likes you...!" "MY KIDS could teach YOU a thing or two, Johnny!!" "If the lie is big enough and told often enough, it will be believed."--Joseph Goebbels See what Geno888 is drooling over right now. I found Airhead's cookbook and all he did was edit my signature! Want to be better informed about good media, solving computer problems and DVD burner performance? Join CDFreaks by clicking here.