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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf

USA
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Posted - 06/23/2013 :  09:34:12  Show Profile  Visit ThorGoLucky's Homepage Send ThorGoLucky a Private Message  Reply with Quote
A photo from a dear friend traveling from Colorodo to California.

As I posted on Facebook, "Dear patriotic American gas station owner, trust in your delusion all you want. If you insist that others be forced to, please consider moving one of the many anti-liberalism countries that do so."





Edited by - ThorGoLucky on 06/23/2013 09:35:15

Kil
Evil Skeptic

USA
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Posted - 06/23/2013 :  09:39:31   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Looks like a good place to eat and get gas.

Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9687 Posts

Posted - 06/23/2013 :  10:48:38   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Are those prices current?
It's half of what we pay in Europe.

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sailingsoul
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Posted - 06/23/2013 :  12:27:18   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse

Are those prices current?
It's half of what we pay in Europe.
Is your gasoline sold in US gallons or liters?
1 gallon (gal) = 3.785411784 liters (L)
That price is per gallon, still cheaper than bottled water, sold in in convenience stores. Which speaks more about the mentality of Americans who complain about gas prices and don't give a second thought paying $1.25 for 12 oz bottle of water or "whatah" as it's pronounced here.

Working with the middle price, that would be $3.869 x 3.785411784 = $14.65 usd of fuel if that was liter pricing. In reality that's $1.02 a liter, I guess your paying more than that.

There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS
Edited by - sailingsoul on 06/23/2013 12:39:48
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sailingsoul
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Posted - 06/23/2013 :  12:31:24   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Kil

Looks like a good place to eat and get gas.
Do you think they would serve you if they knew you were an atheist. They might serve you if you just don't believe in God but an ATHEIST ?

There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS
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Kil
Evil Skeptic

USA
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Posted - 06/23/2013 :  13:04:57   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by sailingsoul

Originally posted by Kil

Looks like a good place to eat and get gas.
Do you think they would serve you if they knew you were an atheist. They might serve you if you just don't believe in God but an ATHEIST ?

Actually, my comment was a little joke. Maybe too little?

But hey... If I needed gas, and I was in jeopardy of not making it to the next station, I'd buy gas there. It's not like I'd get out of my truck and announce to the owner that I'm an atheist. I might be tempted to after I filled up.

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sailingsoul
SFN Addict

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Posted - 06/23/2013 :  13:31:19   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Doah! (SS: slaps forehead) At least we were thinking the same wayzzzz. ;)

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Dave W.
Info Junkie

USA
26020 Posts

Posted - 06/23/2013 :  14:55:39   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
If they were to deny service to anyone on the basis of religion, they'd be opening themselves up to a lawsuit.

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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9687 Posts

Posted - 06/24/2013 :  01:10:44   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by sailingsoul

Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse

Are those prices current?
It's half of what we pay in Europe.
Is your gasoline sold in US gallons or liters?
1 gallon (gal) = 3.785411784 liters (L)
That price is per gallon, still cheaper than bottled water, sold in in convenience stores. Which speaks more about the mentality of Americans who complain about gas prices and don't give a second thought paying $1.25 for 12 oz bottle of water or "whatah" as it's pronounced here.

Working with the middle price, that would be $3.869 x 3.785411784 = $14.65 usd of fuel if that was liter pricing. In reality that's $1.02 a liter, I guess your paying more than that.

We pay per litre. Converted from Swedish currency, ~$2.10US/litre.
~ $8US/gallon for 95octane unleaded.

E85 is ~10% cheaper after you've compensated for decreased milage.

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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie

USA
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Posted - 06/24/2013 :  08:01:19   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse

Originally posted by sailingsoul

Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse

Are those prices current?
It's half of what we pay in Europe.
Is your gasoline sold in US gallons or liters?
1 gallon (gal) = 3.785411784 liters (L)
That price is per gallon, still cheaper than bottled water, sold in in convenience stores. Which speaks more about the mentality of Americans who complain about gas prices and don't give a second thought paying $1.25 for 12 oz bottle of water or "whatah" as it's pronounced here.

Working with the middle price, that would be $3.869 x 3.785411784 = $14.65 usd of fuel if that was liter pricing. In reality that's $1.02 a liter, I guess your paying more than that.

We pay per litre. Converted from Swedish currency, ~$2.10US/litre.
~ $8US/gallon for 95octane unleaded.

E85 is ~10% cheaper after you've compensated for decreased milage.


95 octane unleaded? I'd stab someone to get my hands on that.

The best we have is 93 octane for the premium ($3.95 in this picture, I paid $4.29 this morning in the Chicago area) blend. $3.75 is for the 86 octane lowest grade.

However there is 102 octane "racing fuel" that one can buy at $7 a gallon.

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Dave W.
Info Junkie

USA
26020 Posts

Posted - 06/24/2013 :  08:19:33   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No, E85 is 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline.

Most stations in the US sell E10 during the winter.

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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend

Sweden
9687 Posts

Posted - 06/28/2013 :  06:59:13   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by Valiant Dancer
However there is 102 octane "racing fuel" that one can buy at $7 a gallon.
E85 (85% ethanol as Dave reported) clocks in at ~105 octane. But it contains less energy, so one must calculate ~35% increase in fuel consumption when compairing with unleaded 95oct. We don't get lower blends in Sweden. Shell V-Power has ~99oct.

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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard

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Posted - 06/28/2013 :  11:55:13   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send BigPapaSmurf a Private Message  Reply with Quote
What I learned from this picture: Don't put your trust in God to bring you any customers.

"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History

"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini
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