What do you mean you "can't convert euros to dollars"? Sure, it may change day by day (or even hour by hour), but "at the time" when the photo was taken (May 12th, 2008) the exchange rate was $1.55+/euro [though you'd have to go back a couple more days to the day we took money out at an ATM, so it may have been higher or lower, but then bank fees get in the equation...] In any case, as I write this the rate is $1.5778/euro, which is pretty close.
So, at *today's* rate, 27 euro =$42.60, though it may be easier to convert the per-liter price [1.434 EU = $2.2624] then multiply by 4 [technically, a liter is 33.81 ounces, so you end up with a little more than 7 ounces over] to come *close* to $9/gallon...
----- Original Message ----
From: Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 10:36:04 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: New Kelly Blue Book car pricing model
so about 27 euro for about 5 gallons, now you can't convert the euro
to a dollar because the euro has the same value internally, so if you
compare it to a price per gallon as though it was dollars that's
$5.40 per gallon, which isn't that much more than what we are
spending and they are paying twice as much tax at least, which puts
it at nearly what we are paying, actually I'm seeing diesal at $5 a
gallon around here.
2 main problems with fuel costs. Eco nuts stopping any refinery
building or drilling for 30 years, and the futures market. The
weakness of the dollar doesn't help. The dollar has made a slight
comeback of late so you can't really blame it that much, it's been
around the same rate for months, during the same time that oil has
doubled. Get rid of the futures market and speculators.
At 10:30 AM 5/23/2008, Tom Emerson wrote:
>Well... having *just* returned from a trip to Germany, I can tell
>you we're getting off easy at "only" $4/gallon...
>
>Take a note of this photo:
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/starman9x/2510052220/in/set-72157605164068556/
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>this is a photo of the pump while we were filling the rental before
>we turned it in
>
>The price is in EURO's per LITRE...
>
>[but also note, of that price, I'm told the TAXES on that amount to
>0.80 euro, give or take a little...]
>
>----- Original Message ----
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>I am in Seattle and gas is hitting 4.00/gal. I surprised no one is
>making a big stink about the price of gas.
>
>I think we have become immune to these prices. There is no good reason
>for these prices.
>
>I would expect more out rage over energy prices.
>
>Kent
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>A friend sent me a thought that, while funny, is also of merit when you
>consider that my wife's Yukon XL has a 38 gallon tank!!
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