I better not complain
I remember the days where gas used to be $.99. Those were the days! This was about 10 years ago. Today gas prices quadrupled. If you really think about, it’s not that bad. It could be going up one dollar a year. Could you imagine then?! $10 per gallon?!
Last time we filled up we paid $3.7something per gallon. And this was one of the cheapest places – Costco! Since I haven’t been out of the house since last Saturday, I’m not sure how much it is today. But I’m pretty sure that there are gas stations that charge over $4 per gallon.
But hey, it’s a lot BETTER then paying $7.40 per gallon. Yup, you read that right! Seven dollars and forty cents per one gallon of gas. That’s how much the gas costs in Lithuania. Since they use a different metric system (actually, US uses a different metric system from the whole world) I converted litres to gallons, and Litai (Lithuanian money) to Dollars.
It is 4 Lt per one Litre. 4 litres are in 1 Gallon. 4×4=16 Lt per one gallon. One US dollar = 2.16 Lt. 16/2.16=7.407
Their income is a LOT less then the average income in the US. Just a roughly estimate: if you make $3000 a month in the US, in Lithuania you make 3000 Lt. But the gas is twice as expensive. CRAZINESS!!!
While $4 is still A LOT, heck, I’d take that over $7.40 any day!!
on 04/23/2008 on 6:16 pm
I remember going out with you and your parents in Santa Monica. I am not sure if we were married yet, or just married, and we filled up your HC with gas for 99 cents. Wow, those were the days.
I remember being able to go down to Thrifty’s for a scoop of ice cream for 35 cents. Oh, Thrifty’s Is Rite Aid now.
Ah, then there was the time we went to Burger King for 99 cent Whoppers for your dad.
on 06/23/2008 on 8:55 am
hey you think your hard done by come and live in britain it’s a rip petrol £6 a gallon, err let me see thats $11 a gallon i think you’ll find, and wages here are crap, every thing go’s up in price exept wages