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Wharf Rat on June 7, 2008 - 9:34am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

$4.35 for regular at the cheapest place around. No price movement for gas in 4 or 5 days, but diesel has dropped 10-20 cents, as low as $4.95, in the last 2 days.

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chrisale on June 7, 2008 - 10:26am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Price jumped 11c in my neck-o-the-woods yesterday, from $1.29 to $1.41/L (over US $5.15/gal)

Current average in Canada is $1.34/L, (US $5.09/gal)

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chrisale on June 7, 2008 - 10:35am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I'm excited.. I'm giving a presentation to my City Council (Port Alberni) on Peak Oil and Transition Towns. At least two of the councillors are already Peak Oil aware... the past few days will mean the rest will be more than a little interested as well.

Fingers crossed for a receptive, audience...

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calgarydude on June 7, 2008 - 11:11am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I lived in Port Alberni for a couple of years in the 1960's. Beautiful place. Good luck with your speech.

BTW, I gave my first PO speech last week at Toastmasters - it went over very well.

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half full on June 7, 2008 - 1:48pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Gas price today Campbell River / North Island = $1.419/L
Fuel capacity of a Ford Super Duty (most popular vehicle here) = 144 L. Cost of a fill-up = $204.34.

Four fill-ups, one $550 lease payment, and one $150 monthly insurance payment (assuming full 43% safe driving discount) = $1,517.34 per month, after tax.

Yet I still encounter pickups blasting past me on the highway at 130 kmh. Since $1.30/L this spring I have been driving my Suzuki Carry at 90 kmh (it is capable of 120) and getting a consistent 5.7L/100km.

I've had the truck for a year now, and recently notice that nobody laughs when they see the truck anymore. Funny, that.

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chrisale on June 7, 2008 - 2:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

half_full:

Ya, saw a guy yesterday putting $175 of Diesel in the tank of his Dodge Ram...

If you hadn't seen it the last time I posted it.. you'll be interested in these two posts on my blog on commuting on Vancouver Island.

Also please go to Our Corridor.ca and sign up to support revitalizing the E&N railway!

Commuting on the Island

Commuting to Victoria

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half full on June 7, 2008 - 2:52pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Chrisale,
I did. Thanks for the links, and thanks for your efforts.

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dunewalker on June 7, 2008 - 11:02am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

In the town nearest me, which has only one public gas station, the price for unleaded regular gas, 87 octane, was raised to $5.009 last night at 9pm. Diesel is $5.509. This is in very rural northeastern California

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rainsong on June 8, 2008 - 8:55am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Canadian gasoline consumption grew 3.5% in 2007.

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=1b5a7402-...

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