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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

The prices are adjusted for local lows though.  Such as taxes, environmental
regulations that require different gas formulations, and for the distance
required to transport gas.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie VanDine" <laurie AT biZrace.com>
To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/";
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Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] price of gasoline


> But, the price of gas should be the same no matter where you live.  The
> price of gas is not adjusted for people in CA because they make more
> money and the cost of living is higher there.  And just for the record,
> I actually made more money after moving to NC than I did living in
> CA--same industry, same type of work.  And I really don't think $1.65 is
> very high or worth complaining about.  These days, that's a fairly
> average price.
>
> On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 10:33, Beth wrote:
> > zman <zman AT gibbon.kungfumonkey.com> wrote:
> >
> > >On 29 Aug 2003, Laurie VanDine wrote:
> > >> I've never met a group of people in my life that claimed to know so
much
> > >> about gas, gas prices and the oil industry!  Geez.  Y'all just need
to
> > >> relax and let it lie.  None of us should be complaining anyway.  Out
in
> > >> CA where my parents live, gas is $2.15 for REGULAR!  While we sit
here
> > >> in NC and pay only $1.65 for regular, we should keep our mouths shut.
> > >'
> >
> > Uh, there is a big difference in the cost of everything between in NC
and CA. People generally make more money there and it costs more to lives
there. $2.15 is high to folks in CA. $1.65 seems high to us. It's relative.
So to just say that gas is cheaper here and we should quit complaining isn't
really logical. It's high in CA. It's high here. It's high everywhere.
> >
> > Beth
> >
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