Fucked at the pump!

[Axewielder]

However, some business parking lots have started allowing employees to "camp out" during the week and drive home only on weekends.

That's just damn depressing. I'd like to see companies start to offer up the 4 day, 10 hour work week for salaried employees.

[CharvelRocker]

$3.74 give or take for regular here. Premium is hiding just under $4. You're watching the biggest scam in this country's history unfold before your eyes folks. One station here went from $3.40 to $3.64 over the course of an hour the other week. They need to limit how much they are allowed to add to the price in one day imo. Diesel is a rip off too. People wonder why American's don't use 'em (that and we like our cars to start when it's cold outside )

[Mat]

HAHAHAHA try living in the UK you fucking whingy ponces.

1 US gallon = 3.79 Litres
At the moment the price of petrol at the local station is £1.07 ($2.11) per litre so the more educated amongst you will have figured out that's $8 for the equivalent of an US gallon here. You think you have it bad...








I'm as drunk as lord, I hope my calculations are correct!

not a fair comparison because of the difference between the US dollar and British pound, economy, etc.


for canada though, that would mean we pay $4.7/gallon here right now in Toronto, so STFU because I just had to do a camping trip up north and the 8 hour round trip wasn't exactly cheap

[SEEGERMANY]

I'd like to see companies start to offer up the 4 day, 10 hour work week for salaried employees.

I know several medical clinics that already have four day work weeks. My employees would love to have Fridays off. But in order for my business to survive, I have to see patients and most doctors prescribe physical therapy three times a week. So, we see our three times a week patients MWF and our two times a week patients Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The problem I'm having is that people can't afford to drive to therapy. They choose to suffer rather than pay high gas prices and frankly, I can't blame them one bit. As for my employees, every single one of them drives over 60 miles round trip each day. At $4.04 per gallon, it's fucking brutal on their budgets.

[yard dawg]

I know several medical clinics that already have four day work weeks. My employees would love to have Fridays off. But in order for my business to survive, I have to see patients and most doctors prescribe physical therapy three times a week. So, we see our three times a week patients MWF and our two times a week patients Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The problem I'm having is that people can't afford to drive to therapy. They choose to suffer rather than pay high gas prices and frankly, I can't blame them one bit. As for my employees, every single one of them drives over 60 miles round trip each day. At $4.04 per gallon, it's fucking brutal on their budgets.

Yup and Obama is going to save us all

[Spivonious]

I would never work somewhere where I had a 60-mile commute.

I think we're going to see a lot more people moving back into the cities from the suburbs.

[Bengal]

And a lot more used SUV's for sale.

We did a story last night about how used car lots cannot keep small cars with good MPG ratings on the lot. They are flying off faster than they can drive them on.

[SEEGERMANY]

And a lot more used SUV's for sale.

My Suburban is the LT Edition, fully loaded with a Bose sound system. I'd be lucky to get a Burger King Value Meal in trade for it.

[Matt_B]

Man, I'm so glad I bit the bullet and decided to get a new car 6 weeks.

I was driving a '99 Ford Expedition with almost 100K miles and after the last trip to garage for an oil change, I was told that I was going to need some serious ($$$) work done to it within the next few months. I trust the place I bring it to so I knew he wasn't BSing me. My Expedition was getting about 7 MPG driving back and forth to work. My daily commute is short (about 5 miles each way) so it's not the best trip for fuel economy. I replaced the Expedition with a '08 Toyota RAV4 which is getting about 14-15 MPG on my daily commute and I still have to break it in.

I still fill up every 2 weeks (half tank) but it costs me a lot less fill up the RAV4 (15.9 gallon tank) compared to the Expedition (28 gallon tank). As part of our personal budget, I've been tracking how much I spend on gas and I'm spending about half as much as I used.

[442w30]

That's just damn depressing. I'd like to see companies start to offer up the 4 day, 10 hour work week for salaried employees.

My employer offers a 5 day 15hr work week!
But I get 4 weeks vacation and 2 weeks personal business that I can't cash in, roll over or use.

It's a living....

[CharvelRocker]

Axewielder, my dad's company did that about 5 years before going back to 5/8s. The maintenance guys like him loved it I forget what their bogus reasoning was. They thought they could get more done I think was the excuse. 40 hours is 40 hours. Sadly, stupid big wigs who have dollar signs in there heads don't see that.

[Annah]

Oooh, it's up to $3.73 in Mesa AZ right now. My Bandit gets 50mpg, but I'm not so keen on riding it to work every day! My sympathies to you guys with the huge tanks and low MPGs, that's gotta really hurt right now.

Where's my Telsa Roadster!?

[lerxstcat]

I know several medical clinics that already have four day work weeks. My employees would love to have Fridays off. But in order for my business to survive, I have to see patients and most doctors prescribe physical therapy three times a week. So, we see our three times a week patients MWF and our two times a week patients Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The problem I'm having is that people can't afford to drive to therapy. They choose to suffer rather than pay high gas prices and frankly, I can't blame them one bit. As for my employees, every single one of them drives over 60 miles round trip each day. At $4.04 per gallon, it's fucking brutal on their budgets.

Maybe you should try to organize a carpool system, for patients as well as employees. I know it might not be practical but maybe you could throw it out there and see who lives near who.

[SEEGERMANY]

Good idea. I already carpool with one of the therapist. Unfortunately, the other employees live way East and West of me. However, I think I'm going to have my office manager call some of the other clinics in the area and see if their employees live near me or at least on route to the office. Maybe we can off set some of this madness.

[Bengal]

Over a 10 dollar per barrel jump today. Record high, record jump.

I love how some say the media is just pushing this fake recession. Yep, media hype drove up the price of oil today. Better get a clue.

Bend over fellas, we are all going to take it in the next few days.

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