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[Steve]

You think your gas is expensive?

How about  $1.021/L Canadian. Thats is the price around Toronto.

$1.021 * 3.8 = $3.8798/Gallon

$3.8798 * 1.2 = $4.656/Gallon in US funds.

OUCH

Even here in the "oil capitol of Canada" we're over .97 / litre. What's THAT about?

Time to buy a scooter with good snow tires!

Steve

[stuart]

Even here in the "oil capitol of Canada" we're over .97 / litre. What's THAT about?

Time to buy a scooter with good snow tires!

Steve

HERE YA GO!!

[Chas]

Does that scooter come with any attachments?

I was thinking about a gasoline-operated spa pump so you can enjoy your tub during a power outage.

The last idea I had along those lines didn't work out too well...

[Brewman]

I was thinking about a gasoline-operated spa pump so you can enjoy your tub during a power outage.

The last idea I had along those lines didn't work out too well...

 

That's because you used too small a pump.  And you don't have enough insulation on that shell.  
Must be a thermopane............................

[JcDenton]

So where are you at now Dr. Spa?





That's 134.9 / litre.

134.9 x 3.8  = $5.1262/gallon (Canadian)

5.1262 x 1.2 (conservative estimate) = aprox.  $6.15 US / gallon.

Can anyone say ouch?


Jc ( who is looking for his bicycle pump).

[drewstar]

What's got me worried is not just the cost to fill up the tank, but how this will ripple through the entire economy.

We didn't just loose 25% purchasing power at the pump, but just about everything (food, clothes,  BEER) will go up accordingly due to increased shipping costs.  

I have a feeling by  Decemeber it's going to feel like we all took a 20% pay cut.

I hope I am wrong .

[Brewman]

At a certain point, any increased costs get passed on to consumers.  Prices rise.  
From there, depending on the severity of the price increase, demand drops, and can start a recession.  

So far I'd say we've (as a country- not individually)weathered out the increase in oil prices fairly well.   It's been said that increases in technology allow more efficient use of oil, which explains why the economy has largely continued on relatively well despite the increased cost of oil, and related energy sources.   The businesses havn't had to increase prices- yet.
As we go forward, we'll see.  
People who make a living driving cabs and similar have got to be feeling the sting.
Brewman

[HotTubMan]

At a certain point, any increased costs get passed on to consumers.  Prices rise.  
From there, depending on the severity of the price increase, demand drops, and can start a recession.  

 So far I'd say we've (as a country- not individually)weathered out the increase in oil prices fairly well.   It's been said that increases in technology allow more efficient use of oil, which explains why the economy has largely continued on relatively well despite the increased cost of oil, and related energy sources.   The businesses havn't had to increase prices- yet.
 As we go forward, we'll see.  
People who make a living driving cabs and similar have got to be feeling the sting.
Brewman

Last winter, two spa manufacturer reps (Coleman & D-1) told me there price increases (5-8%) were a direct corrolation to rising crude oil costs. Crude is used or refined and used to make many components including:
Plumbing
Acrylic
Jets
Pump "wet ends"
Diverter / air valves

[Brewman]

Not to mention the costs of transporting all that stuff.
Brewman

[Chas]

Yup.

[J._McD]

What's got me worried is not just the cost to fill up the tank, but how this will ripple through the entire economy.

We didn't just loose 25% purchasing power at the pump, but just about everything (food, clothes,  BEER) will go up accordingly due to increased shipping costs.  

I have a feeling by  Decemeber it's going to feel like we all took a 20% pay cut.

I hope I am wrong .

Drew, you forgot to mention spas.  May I suggest all you shoppers out there, get 'em while there hot and the prices are lower than later, prices are only going up when this increase trickles down.  Look for higher spa prices in 2006