[Mgs] FW: A brief distraction from the seriousness of it all

[Richard Gosling]

Well, $4.79 of that price is tax, only $2.97 is the actual price of the fuel
- that's a tax rate of 161%!!!  There's a protest going on at the moment (
www.fairfueluk.com), but with the government (quite rightly) desperate to
sort our budget deficit the best we can hope for is that the tax won't be
increased too much in the next budget.

Richard

On 16 March 2011 08:28, Murray Arundell <arundell at ghs.com.au> wrote:

> Hoo Boy that's expensive, we're paying AUD$6.85 per Imperial Gallon here
> which is actually more than a US Gallon.  AUD - USD exchange rate is almost
> 1 to 1....
>
> Murray Arundell
> Currently in Cairns nr the Barrier Reef, sadly on business not vacation.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 16/03/2011, at 18:16, Richard Gosling <rbgosling at googlemail.com> wrote:
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> > Sorry Glen, you can't send attachments via the MG List.  If the photo's
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> > the 'net somewhere you could send us a link to it?
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> > N.B. Super Unleaded (which I have to use, having replaced my MG with a
> > Lotus) is #1.31.9 per litre when I filled up yesterday - equivalent to
> $7.76
> > per US gallon at today's exchange rate.  Since I'm doing mostly town
> driving
> > these days (yes, hardly what a Lotus is optimised for!) that gallon will
> > take me about 15 miles...
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > - former owner of Sammy ('73 Black Tulip 'BGT)
> > - current owner of Lilith ('90 Midnight Blue Lotus Excel SE)
> >
> > On 16 March 2011 01:37, <glenfel at sympatico.ca> wrote:
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> >> Glen Eldridge
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> >> In case you think gas prices too high .where YOU are! . .
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> >> gas in Hazelton.jpg
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> >> This was taken in Hazelton BC
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