The Price of Gas

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Sunday Apr 10, 2011

This sure does put it in to perspective!

The price of Gas versus Printer Ink

All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just
illustrates how outrageous some prices are.... You will be really
shocked by the last one!

Compared with Gasoline......

Think a gallon of gas is expensive?

This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ... $10.32 per gallon

Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ..........$9.52 per gallon

Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ..... $10.17 per gallon

Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ......... $10..00 per gallon

Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ...... $33.60 per gallon

Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ... $178.13 per gallon

Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 .. $123.20 per gallon

Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ....... . $25.42 per gallon

Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz $1.49..$21.19 per gallon! $21.19 for WATER

Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? So they have you hooked for
the ink. Someone calculated the cost of the ink at...............
(you won't believe it....but it is true........)

$5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars)

So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on
water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid,
Printer Ink!

This still does not ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sunday Apr 10, 2011

It is still ridiculous to pay 50.00 to fill my tank up. There is no reason for gas to be over .99 cents a gallon. I send Bill Shuster an email telling him to pass a law that it doesn't go over .99 cents. Of course, like anything else with the government, it will fall on def ears.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Sunday Apr 10, 2011

f.sciarrillo wrote:It is still ridiculous to pay 50.00 to fill my tank up. There is no reason for gas to be over .99 cents a gallon. I send Bill Shuster an email telling him to pass a law that it doesn't go over .99 cents. Of course, like anything else with the government, it will fall on def ears.

Frank, aren't you always going on about socialism? You either want government to regulate markets or you don't. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Even if you got rid of all taxes on gas, it still wouldn't be under $.99 due to the market.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sunday Apr 10, 2011

I agree with regulating. There are times where that has to happen, and there is a difference between socialism and regulation. I just have a hard time understanding how gas can be so high. There is no reason for it.

GoneForever · Post by **GoneForever** » Sunday Apr 10, 2011

You aren't buying 10/15/20 gallons of Diet Snapple or Whiteout at a time though.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Sunday Apr 10, 2011

I find it funny that a gallon of Galliker's tea (my poison is peach) is $2.50, which is roughly the same price as a gallon of cheap soda. Evian is one of those "Ritsy ditsy" companies who thinks that just because they put an extra billionth of an inch in their water purifiers that they're worth that. Not to me. Most bottled water is tap with some purifying, which is nice considering how tap is. Water, in general, costs less than gas again, which is good in that respect

...But not in that you're paying almost as much for gas as fair booze. A 6-pack of a lot of brands is cheaper than a gallon of gas! That's funny considering I'm talking about the low-octane stuff that any which car uses, not the higher grade stuff!

I'm really glad cars don't run on ink cartridges, but it's also getting bad when you'll be able to buy a carton of cigs for less than it takes to fill up your tank

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

GoneForever wrote:You aren't buying 10/15/20 gallons of Diet Snapple or Whiteout at a time though.

And, I was just thinking about painting my house with Whiteout. It would cost me a lot and take while using that tiny brush. There goes that idea.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

Yeah, Duane, but it dries in 30 seconds. Oh, and your house won't show up on photocopies. So, there's always that.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

Liquid Paper (or White Out) used to come in several colors for different colors of paper. And, for a musical connection. One of the first forms of correction fluid was invented in 1951 by the secretary Bette Nesmith Graham, founder of Liquid Paper, and mother of Mike Nesmith of The Monkees.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

If you paint your house in white-out, would it show up on Google maps?

Colton · Post by **Colton** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

A gallon of any of these things will last me a whole fucking lot longer than a gallon of gasoline. cept maybe the guinness. I really dont get involved in these threads too often, but is this supposed to justify gas prices or someshit? i think a better chart would show exactly how much of each of these products is used daily, then show prices accordingly. out of that gallon of fingernail polish, how much does a chick use in a day? a few pennies worth? compare that to the gas it takes just to get to work

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

The only way to affect the price of gasoline is to stop buying it. You can complain all you want, but you don't HAVE to buy it. I don't have cable because it's not worth the money. I don't go out to eat every night for the same reason. If it costs too much, don't buy it.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

Here is another one to get you going, This story just came out today. Think your candy bar or bag of chips are smaller for the same price or more? You are right.

U.S. companies shrink packages as food prices rise

http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/marke ... 3%7C209245

onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

Colton wrote:A gallon of any of these things will last me a whole fucking lot longer than a gallon of gasoline. cept maybe the guinness. I really dont get involved in these threads too often, but is this supposed to justify gas prices or someshit? i think a better chart would show exactly how much of each of these products is used daily, then show prices accordingly. out of that gallon of fingernail polish, how much does a chick use in a day? a few pennies worth? compare that to the gas it takes just to get to work

Good thinkin' Colton!

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

This list was sent to me. I found it interesting in that gasoline and other oil products are commodities that the majority of people can't seem to do without for transportation and other things. I heat my home with oil and it is very expensive to do so now but I need to stay warm. The other products on the list are all things we can live without. Still, comparing quantities of various liquid consumable products does make for interesting observations. Heck, beer, liquor, and soda pop are more per gallon than gas in many places as well.

onegunguitar · Post by **onegunguitar** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

Jasaoke wrote:The only way to affect the price of gasoline is to stop buying it. You can complain all you want, but you don't HAVE to buy it. I don't have cable because it's not worth the money. I don't go out to eat every night for the same reason. If it costs too much, don't buy it.

Buying gas or fuel oil is a must for most people. I drive to Altoona to work,about 13 miles one way. I heat my home with fuel oil,I guess I don't need it because I could burn wood or coal IF I had that style of furnace....but wait,it'll take gas or diesel to cut the wood or dig the coal out of the ground and then it has to be shipped to my home either by me or someone else....in the long run,this country DEPENDS on fuel for one thing or another. All the nice comforts you have at home from the food you eat to the clothes you wear,the guitars,drums or whatever else you have,at some point most likely has been shipped in a truck which runs on...yep,diesel fuel. So,the price of everything is going up because most of the shipping costs are passed on to the consumer. Our wonderful government will do nothing to get the cost of oil down so I expect the economy to go to the shitter again.....

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Apr 11, 2011

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Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wednesday Apr 20, 2011

Anyone else thinking more and more about an all electric car in near future? i'm seriously starting to consider these..probably within 5 yrs they'll have decent range and power and all bugs worked out . Can you imagine never buying another 4$ gallon of gas..that be awesome!

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wednesday Apr 20, 2011

faster pussycat wrote:Anyone else thinking more and more about an all electric car in near future? i'm seriously starting to consider these..probably within 5 yrs they'll have decent range and power and all bugs worked out . Can you imagine never buying another 4$ gallon of gas..that be awesome!

I would consider it if they would come up with a way to recharge itself.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wednesday Apr 20, 2011

f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:Anyone else thinking more and more about an all electric car in near future? i'm seriously starting to consider these..probably within 5 yrs they'll have decent range and power and all bugs worked out . Can you imagine never buying another 4$ gallon of gas..that be awesome!
I would consider it if they would come up with a way to recharge itself.

wouldn't that be a perpetual motion machine and that's impossible

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Wednesday Apr 20, 2011

GM had an electric car a few decades ago. It was called the Volt and got roughly 80 miles to a charge. (The average American drives 20 miles per day) It could travel up to 80mph. They didn't sell any - they only leased them. Then they discontinued everybody's lease. Some folks went to jail because they didn't want to return them, and offered to buy them, but no dice.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wednesday Apr 20, 2011

Jasaoke wrote:GM had an electric car a few decades ago. It was called the Volt and got roughly 80 miles to a charge. (The average American drives 20 miles per day) It could travel up to 80mph. They didn't sell any - they only leased them. Then they discontinued everybody's lease. Some folks went to jail because they didn't want to return them, and offered to buy them, but no dice.

are you living under a rock or in a cave outside of town..

http://www.chevrolet.com/volt/

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wednesday Apr 20, 2011

Jasaoke wrote:GM had an electric car a few decades ago. It was called the Volt and got roughly 80 miles to a charge. (The average American drives 20 miles per day) It could travel up to 80mph. They didn't sell any - they only leased them. Then they discontinued everybody's lease. Some folks went to jail because they didn't want to return them, and offered to buy them, but no dice.

I think you are talking about the EV1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

hicksjd9 · Post by **hicksjd9** » Thursday Apr 21, 2011

In a free market, reducing demand is the only thing that will drive down prices. Putting a price ceiling on gas would cause gas shortages like in the 70s. The only thing to do to change it is to buy less gas. Less demand = excess supply = lower prices. Minimum wage/rent control/etc. all follow the same principle. Economics 101.