WendyCR72 October 18, 2019 Share October 18, 2019 The Small Talk topic is for: Introductions Off-topic chatter Having virtual tea with forum buddies This is NOT a topic for actual show discussion. When you want to talk about the show: Figure out the nature of the topic you want to talk about Look for an existing topic that matches or fits If there is NOT an existing topic that fits, CREATE ONE! Examples of topics that populate show forums include (but by no means are limited to): Character topics Episode topics Season topics Spoiler topics Speculation topics In the Media topics Favourite X topics ...you get the idea Happy trails beyond Small Talk! Link to comment
femmefan1946 November 22, 2019 Share November 22, 2019 What's high for you guys? We're on an island (Vancouver Island -- pretty big -- about a four hour drive from top to bottom-- and here in Victoria prices spiked to $1.69 a litre last month. They're down to $1.479 just now. That includes a nickel a litre to the city for mass transit. Which is about $4.20US a US gallon with exchange. One of SIL's job perks is a company truck and the gas to keep it running. DH drives a 2007 Honda Fit which uses about $40 in gas per month. (No commuting anymore) and I take the bus or walk. Link to comment
Raja November 22, 2019 Share November 22, 2019 5 hours ago, femmefan1946 said: What's high for you guys? We're on an island (Vancouver Island -- pretty big -- about a four hour drive from top to bottom-- and here in Victoria prices spiked to $1.69 a litre last month. They're down to $1.479 just now. That includes a nickel a litre to the city for mass transit. Which is about $4.20US a US gallon with exchange. One of SIL's job perks is a company truck and the gas to keep it running. DH drives a 2007 Honda Fit which uses about $40 in gas per month. (No commuting anymore) and I take the bus or walk. As far as driving patterns are affected it is normally a big short term jump of maybe $0.20 or more suddenly say over a week. As it is California is more expensive than the other lower 48 states due to California only gasoline blends and the change over in formulas at the refineries which often seems to spark a refinery fire. $4.20 a gallon for unleaded could be seen by the brand name stations in the more expensive parts of the state right now while at the low end in metro LA of an independent station with lower real estate prices and being near refineries might be around $3.80 as I type this.. 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling November 22, 2019 Share November 22, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, femmefan1946 said: What's high for you guys? We're on an island (Vancouver Island -- pretty big -- about a four hour drive from top to bottom-- and here in Victoria prices spiked to $1.69 a litre last month. They're down to $1.479 just now. That includes a nickel a litre to the city for mass transit. Which is about $4.20US a US gallon with exchange. One of SIL's job perks is a company truck and the gas to keep it running. DH drives a 2007 Honda Fit which uses about $40 in gas per month. (No commuting anymore) and I take the bus or walk. Last I filled up in my little corner of Oregon, it was $3.33 per gallon. Which - by comparison with you - is not bad. Especially since we don't pump our own gas. I admit to being very spoiled - it is really, really nice not to have to get out of the car in bad weather, and more importantly, not to get my hands smelly. I'm not from Oregon - so this a pretty cool perk when we moved here. Edited November 22, 2019 by Clanstarling 1 Link to comment
BlakesMomma November 22, 2019 Share November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Clanstarling said: Last I filled up in my little corner of Oregon, it was $3.33 per gallon. Which - by comparison with you - is not bad. Especially since we don't pump our own gas. I admit to being very spoiled - it is really, really nice not to have to get out of the car in bad weather, and more importantly, not to get my hands smelly. I'm not from Oregon - so this a pretty cool perk when we moved here. It's $2.20 a gallon right now in the south central US where I live. Link to comment
Mikita November 22, 2019 Share November 22, 2019 Wow, I always think that our gas prices are high. Right now in South Eastern Michigan gas is at $2.47 a gallon, having just gone up around .15 cent over the past 5 days or so. Link to comment
auntlada November 22, 2019 Share November 22, 2019 6 hours ago, BlakesMomma said: It's $2.20 a gallon right now in the south central US where I live. That's about what it is here. Link to comment
paigow November 23, 2019 Share November 23, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 9:49 AM, Clanstarling said: Especially since we don't pump our own gas. I was travelling through NJ. Stopped at Costco for gas. Shocked to find out that self-serve is prohibited within the state. 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling November 23, 2019 Share November 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, paigow said: I was travelling through NJ. Stopped at Costco for gas. Shocked to find out that self-serve is prohibited within the state. It's weird, but man, it's easy to embrace. Edited November 23, 2019 by Clanstarling Link to comment
shapeshifter November 23, 2019 Share November 23, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, paigow said: I was travelling through NJ. Stopped at Costco for gas. Shocked to find out that self-serve is prohibited within the state. I thought Oregon was the only no-pump state. It's been decades since I was there, but Oregon also had no baggers in stores (you have to bag your groceries, big box store stuff, etc.), and Oregon was the only state (AFAIK) that permitted hitchhiking on the freeway. ETA: Oregon was also first to legalize Death With Dignity/Assisted Suicide laws for the terminally ill. Edited November 24, 2019 by shapeshifter Link to comment
Clanstarling November 24, 2019 Share November 24, 2019 2 hours ago, shapeshifter said: I thought Oregon was the only no-pump state. It's been decades since I was there, but Oregon also had no baggers in stores (you have to bag your groceries, big box store stuff, etc.), and Oregon was the only state (AFAIK) that permitted hitchhiking on the freeway. There are baggers in the stores now, but in a few cities you have to bring your own bags. I don't know about hitchhikers on the freeway, though I think I would have noticed if there were. 1 Link to comment
shapeshifter November 24, 2019 Share November 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Clanstarling said: 16 hours ago, shapeshifter said: I thought Oregon was the only no-pump state. It's been decades since I was there, but Oregon also had no baggers in stores (you have to bag your groceries, big box store stuff, etc.), and Oregon was the only state (AFAIK) that permitted hitchhiking on the freeway. There are baggers in the stores now, but in a few cities you have to bring your own bags. I don't know about hitchhikers on the freeway, though I think I would have noticed if there were The reason I still recall the bagging and gas pumping is because a lot of folks in our town near the Oregon border used to shop there because: No Sales Tax. But higher property taxes. Oregon was also first to legalize Death With Dignity/Assisted Suicide laws for the terminally ill. Link to comment
Clanstarling November 24, 2019 Share November 24, 2019 43 minutes ago, shapeshifter said: The reason I still recall the bagging and gas pumping is because a lot of folks in our town near the Oregon border used to shop there because: No Sales Tax. But higher property taxes. Oregon was also first to legalize Death With Dignity/Assisted Suicide laws for the terminally ill. No sales tax is great, indeed. Though for those who live here, there is a cost. (that is, in reduced public funds to repair infrastructure, etc.) As for the higher property taxes, the rate is higher, but when we bought, the property was much lower, so we paid half of what we'd paid before. That's quite a while ago now, so I'm not sure that would still be the case for people moving here. The Death with Dignity laws are pretty impressive too - and not as many use it as some fear. 2 Link to comment
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