I guess this is why gas prices are so HIGH!!!

[Justin24]

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1841989&page=1

Exxon Executive will receive a 400 million dollar retirement package!!!

"Exxon is giving Lee Raymond one of the most generous retirement packages in history, nearly $400 million, including pension, stock options and other perks, such as a $1 million consulting deal, two years of home security, personal security, a car and driver, and use of a corporate jet for professional purposes."

This is sickening!

 

[financeguy]

Firstly, petrol prices in the US are not, by international standards high, actually they are comparatively low. Granted, Americans have to drive long distances if they are living in rural areas.

Secondly, while this retirement package is bordering on the obscene, it is a bit simplistic to attribute the price of oil to it.

 

[bammo2]

Petrol where I live yesterday went up to 92.9 pence per litre.

it sucks.

I wish our petrol was as (comparitively) cheap as in the states

 

[Justin24]

Our gas in CA is about 3.00 dollars in some places and getting there in other parts of CA.

 

[bammo2]

yes, but that's three dollars a GALLON.

ours is nearly a pound - 91.9p (works out as $1.61) A LITRE

 

[Justin24]

Well it's expensive for both of us.

 

[bammo2]

ps, just worked it out. Petrol where I live in the UK costs $6.09 a gallon.

 

[bammo2]

not that it's a competition lol

But I would still kiss the pumps if ours cost what yours does

 

[Justin24]

LOL. Well come and visit and kiss the pumps all you want.

 

[Dreadsox]

Love my PRIUS

 

[indra]

Love my PRIUS

I'm hanging on to my ratty old Metro for dear life. I just bought gas the other day for the first time in two weeks. It still only cost me less than $20 to fill it.

 

[redkat]

One of my friends said last night that she's spending $400 a month on gas

 

[Chizip]

most executives of huge companies get obscenely large retirement packages

 

[verte76]

ps, just worked it out. Petrol where I live in the UK costs $6.09 a gallon.

Damn, that is high! As expensive as it is here it's only half as expensive for me as it is for you.

 

[tiny dancer]

ps, just worked it out. Petrol where I live in the UK costs $6.09 a gallon.

Yes, here we are whining about gas costs, as where other counties are paying half as more than we are.

 

[DrTeeth]

I don't have a car

 

[A_Wanderer]

yes, but that's three dollars a GALLON.

ours is nearly a pound - 91.9p (works out as $1.61) A LITRE

Bloody hell, Australia is ~ AU1.20 (88 US cents) to 1.30 (95 US cents) per litre right now, would be interesting to see where the price differences at the pump go.

 

[greeneyedgirl]

I may have to dig out the old scooter

 

[anitram]

We're at about $0.89 US/litre or $3.36 US/gallon here in Canada.

With more oil than we know what to do with.

NAFTA really fucked us up the ass. Thanks a lot, Mulroney, you sack of shit.

 

[one4u2]

ps, just worked it out. Petrol where I live in the UK costs $6.09 a gallon.

Tell me your kidding

 

[Liesje]

I don't have a car

Me either and I LOVE it!

A few weeks ago, my friend's car which she rarely drives b/c her boyfriend drives her everywhere got hit while it was parked. Then she drove it for an estimate on repairs and some random hubcap flew over and blasted the other side of the car! Now she has to "deal" w/ gas prices (put "deal" in quotes b/c I really feel for people living everywhere BUT the USA).

Cars

 

[Tilli]

ps, just worked it out. Petrol where I live in the UK costs $6.09 a gallon.

I didn't realise we paid THAT much more over here, that the US

It actually went up as high as 98p a litre over here last summer, which works out at $6.48 a gallon.

 

[toscano]

Damn, that is high! As expensive as it is here it's only half as expensive for me as it is for you.

A UK Gallon is bigger than a US Gallon. because British pints have 20 fl.oz/pint, US is 16.

 

[verte76]

I didn't know that about the difference in gallon sizes, thanks!

 

[bammo2]

I worked out the prices based on the number of litres in a US gallon, so the six dollars-odd per gallon is correct

PS petrol here has gone up more, and is now 3p per litre more than the other day. 95.9p per litre.

 

[Popmartijn]

One of my friends said last night that she's spending $400 a month on gas

What is she driving? And how much is she driving?

 

[bammo2]

$400 a month on petrol doesn't sound like a fortune to me

I used to work about 20 miles from home, and spent £50 per week filling up my car. £200 per month for a 40 mile a day commute, isn't far off $400.

the annoying thing is, I hate the way we all use cars all the time, usually with just one person in it. I really do think that if petrol prices dropped, people would use their cars even more.

But I'm skint as hell and begrudge paying 95.9 fucking pence per litre

I'll have to face up to it. I'm a hypocrite

 

[Tilli]

I actually think it would take a massive price rise for most people to cut down using their cars, despite the amount we pay.

I do love the convenience of my car unfortunately and for me to do the 70 mile round trip to university in the morning and back by train or public transport would be an enormous hassle and still more expensive in fares.

 

[a-mole]

i just hope that people will finally force the car industry to devlope/ sell more environment friendly cars that use less gas (and one day maybe something else that works fine) and are affordable

 

[indra]

i just hope that people will finally force the car industry to devlope/ sell more environment friendly cars that use less gas (and one day maybe something else that works fine) and are affordable

Don't count on it, at least in the US. We (in general) love our big, "we (or our SOs) have tiny penises and have to compensate somehow" cars and SUVs.