Comparatively, fuel in Hong Kong is about $4/litre which is about $15/gallon… so count your lucky stars and stripes you warmongering fools.
Meanwhile in California
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Soulphite@reddthat.com 8 hours ago
avg@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Right, because the people of California were the ones clamoring for a war in the middle east.
mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
6M Californians voted for him.
Shameless@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Until the people of the US do something about your tyrannical government, I think the rest of the world is going to make snide comments and tar you all with the same brush. Let’s be honest, it doesn’t matter who youve voted for, the US consistently will start wars.
It sucks but at least you guys arent the ones being bombed.
claimsou@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
11,7$/gallon in Germany . It had never been so high.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
How much does rising gas prices affect ambulance fees in Hong Kong?
ftbd@feddit.org 8 hours ago
Awww, did someone get addicted to unsustainable energy sources that are artificially cheap due to externalized costs?
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
No the oil lobby is forcing it upon us. We try to get renewables but they are being destroyed by idiots.
rogsson@piefed.social 3 hours ago
Don’t worry, they’ll figure out the “no tomorrow” part soon enough
snoons@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
If only conservatives weren’t so focused on the economy the economy would be doing better. :(
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
They focus on the economy just like they focus on underaged girls
They’re only looking for something they can fuck
notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
You sonofabitch I’m writing this because I can’t upvote twice. Capital joke!
cheeseburger@piefed.ca 4 hours ago
Canadian comparison: $6.79 USD/gal(us) is $2.49 CAD/L, currently.
Gas around here in Edmonton, Alberta is between $1.45 CAD/L and $1.72 CAD/L depending how hard you look.
That would be between $3.95/gal(us) and $4.68/gal(us)
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
I couldn’t help but notice there’s a different price for cash and card, is that normal in the States?
modus@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
It’s normal with independently-owned fuel stations. Not so much with corporate chains.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Yep. Back around 2013 when the national credit rating slid down it became legal/not prohibited to do so after a lawsuit.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
It fell off for awhile but came around during COVID. It used to account for card back in the day, now AI think gas stations are just running shit under the table.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I rarely see it in Canada. I’ve only seen it at farmers markets. I did a quick search and apparently it is fully legal, just uncommon. As long as you either advertise the highest cost or clearly explain the different cost levels (like in the OP) it’s fine apparently. The more you know.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I think this is all a conspiracy to make the price of a foot long seem cheaper. Big sandwich with the full support of Subway is manipulating the U.S. into performing atrocious acts to drive up fuel prices. Thus when you see the cost of a sub, you’ll be like huh… That’s actually not that terrible. /s
BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.world 4 hours ago
For comparison, prices near me in the UK are £1.55 a litre which is about $7.45 a gallon.
Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 4 hours ago
It’s about $9.60 in Germany. Thanks, Trump.
MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Ha! Take that liberals! /S
mrnobody@reddthat.com 8 hours ago
I can appreciate that premium gas is only $.30/gal more, where by me it’s $1.10/gal more 😡😤
taiyang@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
A little unfair since Chevron is often 50 cents to a dollar more, but it’s still pretty bad. 5.60 a gallon at the cheapest. We still tax our gas though.
Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 7 hours ago
Germans are envious.
bizarroland@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I saw $6.79 a gallon for regular being advertised on a sign by the highway.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Thank God for Costco.
$5.10 a gallon for premium and 5% cash back because I have their credit card.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 5 hours ago
Where’s the 67? :(
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
FWIW in SoCal I’m seeing lows around $5.30
Evotech@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Replacing all the signs with ones that will support one more letter will suck
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I wonder if they’ll just put a 9/10 in the median and use the thousanths slot, or if they’d just drop it to $5.00 and say thats the price per half gallon
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
This is how they get us to switch to the metric system, selling gas by the liter
BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Haquer@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
I love all the comments stating “oh that’s still cheap.”
Lil bro, I probably drive more in a month just for the menial shit I need to do than you do in a year, and I work from home.
We don’t even fucking have sidewalks where I live.
HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 4 hours ago
Good news is, once enough of you cant afford the fuel anymore, you can easily convert one of the 8 lanes into a sidewalk.
Or even… gasp a cycle path. dun dun dunnnn
Haquer@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
God I wish.
Thorry@feddit.org 6 hours ago
They said, sobbing
Akasazh@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Swap the F150 for a prius
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
It’s not impossible. I had a 1.5 hour one-way commute to work at one point.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 hours ago
It depends on the area, but it’s not uncommon to drive more than 30 or 40 miles a day for a work commute in California (especially if you’re trying to live in a cheaper area away from where the jobs are located).
Haquer@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
I don’t drive one of the giant brotrucks that I see daily, those guys are absolutely fucked. Gas is $4 where I am, but I expect it over $5 by the time summer hits and those assholes with their 8mpg highway are going to be hurting
I drive like… 200 miles every 2 weeks or so in total? I fill up once a month and at current prices that’s about $60 for my car
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
there is literally one
shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
For some reason this comment reminded me of that Cuban dude that retrofitted his car to run on coal because of American sanctions. What a world we live in.