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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:38 PM
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Gas just hit $1.03 in Ottawa today
First time I've seen it break the loony barrier, at least for regular gas.

How about other places?
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:39 PM
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1. per liter right?
that is pretty freaking high :wow:
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:44 PM
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2. Yes, per litre.
So it takes about 55L to fill my car. Thats about $3.20/Gal in your terms.
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:58 PM
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6. 1 US gallon = 3.7854118 liters
and Canada has lots of oil.
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 12:35 PM
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25. We have oil but we still buy it from like Finland or something.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:45 PM
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3. All weekend,
Edited on Mon Aug-15-05 03:48 PM by achtung_circus
all up the 400 it was (and remains) 102.9.

On edit: 400 = #400 highway, and runs from Toronto to Bala area.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 04:07 PM
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9. Ever been to Bala?
Lovely town, Bala. I was born in Bala. Ever been to Bala?
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 04:10 PM
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10. I spent the weekend at my brother's cottage
south end of Long Lake. I believe I've been to Bala. We went into town and my brother pointed out where the train station used to be and we, simultaneously said, and where it may be again.

It cost $50 gas this weekend, round trip TO to Bala.
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 05:48 PM
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14. Hee hee
Sounds like someone's a fan of The Frantics!
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:01 AM
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20. I was hoping someone would get that!
Yes, a rabid Frantics fan, I am.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:37 AM
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21. Sigh, well I didn't get it.
Although Bala is a nice little touristy place.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 12:38 PM
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23. Yes, beautiful place
Nice mix of poor locals and millionaire cottagers with villas on Lake Muskoka.

My mom's cousin was one of those millionaires.
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:56 PM
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4. It's $1.05 where I live in B.C.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 03:57 PM
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5. 1e/ltr in Greece
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 04:02 PM
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7. Wow, that's about twice what we pay.
The euro is 0.68 of our dollar today.
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 04:03 PM
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8. I think gas is close to $7USD/gal some places in Scadanavia
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Canadian_moderate Donating Member (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 09:35 PM
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18. Last year near Amsterdam
We paid 1.30 euros per litre.
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 05:11 PM
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11. It was only 98 cents in centre-west Toronto last night.
But they probably jacked it up this morning for all the commuters doing a Monday fillup.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 05:47 PM
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13. Centre-West?
It was $1.02 on Dixon Rd. this morning.
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 07:42 PM
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15. Petro-Can near Queensway and Runnymede.
I guess that's almost in Etobicoke, but we live a ways to the East. I'm not sure what you'd call that area. Some suburbanites my wife works with call where we live downtown.

I haven't been by there today, but I wouldn't be surprised if they raised their price.
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 05:26 PM
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12. 97.9 in Edmonton
Any day it'll break the loony mark, I'm sure.
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 08:27 PM
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16. About 1.07 in Courtenay, BC
Up 20 cents in five months.
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rexcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-05 09:32 PM
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17. The Rexcat family from SW Ohio is visiting Toronto this week...
Edited on Mon Aug-15-05 09:33 PM by rexcat
and we saw 1.03 and 1.04 per liter today.

By the way Toronto is a wonderful city and the family is enjoying the Canadian hospitality!

edit for spelling
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 02:30 AM
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19. $1.10 in Vancouver
Yikes!
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Mother Jones Donating Member (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 09:39 AM
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22. I guess we're lucky then....
We saw .96 in Collingwood, but then purchased for .94 in Singhampton.

We had seen on the news that it was up over $1.00 in places, and was nearly that in Wasaga Beach. ( .99)
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 12:34 PM
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24. It's well past 1.00 in most of Québec
Only the Outaouais, because we're on the Ontarian border, were still under it. But if Ottawa is over the buck, so are we I guess.

That makes quite angry.
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 05:24 PM
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26. It's 90.9 at my end of Calgary
Edited on Fri Aug-19-05 05:26 PM by ironflange
That's at Esso, after the 5 cent Speedpass discount. Wow! What a deal! :eyes:

I remember when it was a big deal to get five bucks' worth of gas into my Beetle.

edit: One more thing. I remember being outraged a few years ago by the price of gas in Watson Lake, Yukon. It was 70 cents.

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Canadian_moderate Donating Member (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 11:37 PM
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27. No tthat much cheaper in alberta then.
I filled up for $0.945 (with no discounts) at a downtown (Richmond St/Jarvis St)Toronto Petro Canada station on Tuesday night. It must have been a good deal because it was really busy at 11:30pm.
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ninty Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 01:56 AM
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28. 97 at most places
i've seen in Calgary. I can remember a couple years ago getting gas for 55 cents or less. my how times have changed.
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