Eliv8
Refugee
Today I begrudgingly paid $3.50 for a gallon of gas, but happily paid $4.00 for a pint (or 3) of Harp!
Carek1230 said:Well there's a big difference between gas and Harp! I'd pay $4 for a nice cold Harp but I choke on paying more than $3 for a gallon of gas!
U2democrat said:Europeans also aren't as dependent on their cars as we Americans are, their public transit systems are much more efficient, they walk more, and bike more. It's a much better system that we Americans could learn a lot from.
jer2911 said:
How far does the average person live from their workplace in the U.K.?
TheQuiet1 said:
Just how crap is the public transport system in the US? Because the one in the UK has never been regarded as that brilliant, although if you live in major cities I'm guessing that it's quite good (Metro in Newcastle, Trams being reintroduced in Manchester, London's Underground and its congestion charge...was it Durham that introduced the congestion charge first? etc.). And I'm just curious as to what the US public transport system is like 'cos I don't live there so obviously it's hard for me to picture.
TheQuiet1 said:And Carek- I love your sig!
TheQuiet1 said:
why is the petrol/gas price increases hitting Americans so hard when they're so comparatively very low to European prices?
TheQuiet1 said:
Just how crap is the public transport system in the US? Because the one in the UK has never been regarded as that brilliant, although if you live in major cities I'm guessing that it's quite good (Metro in Newcastle, Trams being reintroduced in Manchester, London's Underground and its congestion charge...was it Durham that introduced the congestion charge first? etc.). And I'm just curious as to what the US public transport system is like 'cos I don't live there so obviously it's hard for me to picture.
ntalwar said:
Good point, actually. Personally, I am not driving less due to the higher gas prices. In Europe, they tax gas to death for some reason. If the politicians in the US tried to impose such a tax, they would be out of a job.
Doozer61 said:i know. The Ford Escape is over $30K!
in the long run, you have to own that car 15 years in order to truly save money. i don't know if it is really worth it.
bono_212 said:
I'm not trying to be rude, but isn't there already a tax on gas and it's already added into the price (help me out I can't remember what this type of tax is called, but they do it to, i think, stamps and other items as well.).