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The price for unleaded regular in Halifax, NS, Canada has gone to about $0.76/litre around late September '03 to as high as $0.87/litre last week, but is at $0.84/litre now.
Translation?
1 gallon (US) = 3.785 litres.
Therefore, 0.84 * 3.785 = $3.18/gallon.
So, don't come complaining to me. ;-)
Apparently you are not alone. I am expecting to hear that California prices are extreme, however not quite to that level. I know they are like this also in Europe.
And in a most unscientific 0400 hours show of those in agreement that these prices are outrageous, searching for the term "high gas prices suck" resulted in 54,600 matching sites.
Good to hear from you again, Maurice.
Here in Key West, it is $1.899 USD / Gallon.
I was in the Bahamas last week (Abaco) and I believe I paid about $3.50 USD a gallon.
In Ft. Lauderdale, it is $1.639 USD / Gallon.
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Near London UK the current price is 77.9 pence per litre, or £3.54 per Imperial gallon. That makes £40 - I guess abourt $75 to fill your tank...
Luckily, though, my vehicle does 56 mpg.