[SEL] Portland - Gas Prices

[Paul Maples]

Yikes!!!!

Paul

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From: "Listerdiesel" <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Portland - Gas Prices


> On 4/15/05, Paul Maples <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> My wife just ask me "I wonder how many people will not be going to 
>> Portland this year because of the high gas prices?" so I thought I would 
>> just ask the group for some feedback. I know a lot of us older folks are 
>> on limited and fixed incomes and I am sure this will be a factor to 
>> consider in making a decision to go or not to go. According to the news 
>> it is going to be even higher by then.
>>
>> Paul
>
> FYI, it was up to 96p per litre in the UK when we left to come over,
> that's approximately $US7.00 per gallon. That was for freeway service
> stations, and a little lower round the towns.
>
> I know that $2.80 a gallon sounds a lot for you guys, but it is really
> cheap still compared with Europe. Tim & I were discussing this