Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:55:58PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote:
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> Michael Pobega wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:16:06PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote:
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> >> Michael Pobega wrote:
> >>>> Please don't start talking about gas prices. It makes me think about
> >>>> how much we get ripped off at the pumps. Current price is 1.40 Euro per
> >>>> liter. Do the math: 1.3 Euro = 1 Dollar. 3.8 liter = 1 US Gallon.
> >>>>
> >>>> It's not much better anywhere in Europe. That's why most people drive
> >>>> small cars.
> >>> That's pretty cheap. I live in New York and gasoline up here is $2.30
> >>> or so per gallon. Considering those prices that amount of people that
> >>> driver hummers is pretty astounding, too.
> >> You need to brush up on your math skills if you think that $2.30 < $1.30
> >> x 3.8.
> >>
> >> You pay $2.30 per gallon, I pay $4.94. It's not even close.
> >>
> >> That explains one of the reasons that public transportation is much
> >> better here, although in New York City, public transportation is also
> >> readily available (unless it is raining :) )
> >>
> >> Joe
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> > Like I said, I forgot to do the conversions. I've never been over the
> > border so I just assume everything in the American numerical system,
> > and I thought he said 1.00 to the gallon, not liter.
> >
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> Sorry, I replied to the other message before I saw. I didn't mean to
> insult you.
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> I remember when I was in elementary school (in Virginia) that we were
> taught the metric system because "the rest of the world uses it and
> we're going to switch soon." That never happened.
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> We really are off topic now aren't we?
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Off-topic from an off-topic thread? What an oxymoron.
And yeah, teachers always say that we'll be switching to the metric
system but it will never happen. I'm still in high school and my economics
teacher says that all of the time.
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