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$8.30 today.. Thats what I call expensive gas :cry:


Good grief - where are you? Did you consider running your car on whiskey instead?

Anyway. A Custom Shop Stratocaster: that's what I call expensive GAS...

(C'mon, Ceri... :roll: ) - C

I live in Norway. By the way, the diesel is the same price as gas. Insane!


Hi Jommit. My late brother-in-law worked in the oil business, mostly in Norway. He spent a few years on the Troll rig - eighth wonder of the world.

I believe you have more oil per head of the population than any other country on earth, is that right? So WHY does petrol cost so much?

And while we are about it, would you or Bluestube care to explain why I had to sell my house to buy a round of drinks in a bar in Tromso? What percentage of that price is tax? Good Lord...!

Still, you have fabulous, beautiful landscape, especially in winter. And very civilised people. Can't wait to visit again...

Cheers - C

Yes it`s right that we produce a lot of oil. We are just almost 5 million people in Norway so i think you are right in your first comment:) The reason that it is so expensive is our greedy government and nothing else. 70% of the gaz price is tax, and our VAT is 25%. We may earn much money here in Norway, but it`s not much when you see how much the govenment take.


200,000 Norwegians live in London, and the tax situation has a lot to do with that. (We have Norwegian friends here.)

However, take that five day boat ride from Tromso to Bergen in February with the Northern Lights in the sky and that amazing icy Lord of the Rings landscape passing by... Who cares about taxes? Great country!

G'night, man - C
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Wish I was one of those 200.000, just love London :D
I live a little north of Bergen, and i have to say I love the nature and the sea. I love my country. But the prices and taxes are making me sick :cry:
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Dropped as low as 2.85 in Indy today.
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Todays gas update. Well two days ago I said one station was 3.19 and all others were 3.45 to 3.49 then yesterday they were all around 3.15 well today some are now 2.99 around Cville and Ellicott City and five miles up the raod in Columbia and Clarksville still 3.40 :shock: who can guess the reason for that.

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Well, it was about $3.30 today. They say on the news it should get below $3.00 a gallon, very soon. See? That why I never got rid of my pickup truck. I need that truck in the Sierra Mountains.

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Well, it was about $3.30 today. They say on the news it should get below $3.00 a gallon, very soon. See? That why I never got rid of my pickup truck. I need that truck in the Sierra Mountains.

I would never get ride of my Ram either even though it only gets 12mpg. average its nice to have when you need it and that big V8. Thats why I have the other two vehicles (Accord,Civic) they get good MPG. Maybe if we get lucky we could see 2.50 again :!:

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Its $2.95 around here, and it just keeps dropping! Whats great is- my birthday is tomorrow, and I also take my driving test tomorrow. With gas going down, I got a super-sick-16 going for me! :D

Now insurance, insurance needs to go down. :?
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Gas update ... I just saw $3.399 today ... first time under $3.40 /gal.

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Yeah... my town, Kenai, Alaska is averaging... $4.06. This summer it was $4.75... yeah, worse than down south, but definetly not Europe... but then, Venenzuela comes in at, what, $0.14... wasn't that what it was here in the twenties or thirties?

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yesterday, i saw it at $3.33. but that was yesterday, it might have changed
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Been going down like a rock :!: :D We can only hope they can't find an excuse to raise it for a while. Excuse example ( Hurrican, Blizzard, Global Warming, Baja California broke off and floated away) :lol:

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Looking at 2.95 now around Cville and Ellicott City Md.

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Were down to 2.98 here in northern Indiana

Oil prices dropped yesterday the last time i looked by another $4.00 a barrel

and wholesale gas is going down much faster than our at the pump prices are.

do ya ever feel like your being robbed ?????

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