Response to question about gas prices

The reason or at least the reason given by the big boys, is that gasoline is going up in price due to a shift away from gasoline to making heating oil for use back East. Something about a colder than normal winter. With the rest of the nation being milder I don't buy it. Also OPEC has tightened supplies to the US to drive the purchase price of crude up. Whatever the reason, the higher prices will be with us for a year or two, then drop back some to make everyone happy and think they are getting a bargain. As for me, I walk and bicycle a lot, but I don't have a family or employment like many of the others that need a vehicle. When comparing your price for gasoline to the price here, it should also be noted that your British gallon (Imperial ?) is smaller than the US gallon. The US gallon is multiplied by .83267 to get the size of the British gallon. That makes your price even higher yet.

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