We did it so much better back in 2000

---8<
Thursday 7 September: As the price of crude oil nudges $35 a barrel, a
litre of fuel in the UK looks set to rise by 2p.

poster
Already paying about 80p a litre - the highest petrol prices in the
developed world - motoring groups react with anger.

Inspired by the successful protests in France a week earlier, about 100
farmers and lorry drivers from Wales and north-west England blockade the
Stanlow Shell Oil Refinery in Cheshire.
---8<

$35 a barrel .... 80p a litre ..... bwhahahahahaa.. those were the days :-)

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On Friday, 24 September 2021 at 12:50:31 UTC+1, YTC#1 wrote:
> We did it so much better back in 2000
>
> ---8<
> Thursday 7 September: As the price of crude oil nudges $35 a barrel, a
> litre of fuel in the UK looks set to rise by 2p.
>
> poster
> Already paying about 80p a litre - the highest petrol prices in the
> developed world - motoring groups react with anger.
>
> Inspired by the successful protests in France a week earlier, about 100
> farmers and lorry drivers from Wales and north-west England blockade the
> Stanlow Shell Oil Refinery in Cheshire.
> ---8<
>
> $35 a barrel .... 80p a litre ..... bwhahahahahaa.. those were the days :-)

Jumpers for goalposts, but the kids these days wouldn't believe the rickets we used to have.

YTC#1 wibbled:

> We did it so much better back in 2000
>
> ---8<
> Thursday 7 September: As the price of crude oil nudges $35 a barrel,
> a litre of fuel in the UK looks set to rise by 2p.
>
> poster
> Already paying about 80p a litre - the highest petrol prices in the
> developed world - motoring groups react with anger.
>
> Inspired by the successful protests in France a week earlier, about
> 100 farmers and lorry drivers from Wales and north-west England
> blockade the Stanlow Shell Oil Refinery in Cheshire. ---8<
>
> $35 a barrel .... 80p a litre ..... bwhahahahahaa.. those were the
> days :-)

One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
About £1.57

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On 09/10/2021 04:07 Cab penned these words:
> YTC#1 wibbled:
>
>> We did it so much better back in 2000
>>
>> ---8<
>> Thursday 7 September: As the price of crude oil nudges $35 a barrel,
>> a litre of fuel in the UK looks set to rise by 2p.
>>
>> poster
>> Already paying about 80p a litre - the highest petrol prices in the
>> developed world - motoring groups react with anger.
>>
>> Inspired by the successful protests in France a week earlier, about
>> 100 farmers and lorry drivers from Wales and north-west England
>> blockade the Stanlow Shell Oil Refinery in Cheshire. ---8<
>>
>> $35 a barrel .... 80p a litre ..... bwhahahahahaa.. those were the
>> days :-)
>
> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
> About £1.57
>

Still RM2.05 ~£0.36

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"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

Boots <news@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote:
> On 09/10/2021 04:07 Cab penned these words:

>> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
>> About £1.57
>>
>
> Still RM2.05 ~£0.36
SAR 2.33 here, or 46p.

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On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 3:21:00 AM UTC-4, Mark Olson wrote:
> Boots <ne...@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 09/10/2021 04:07 Cab penned these words:
> >> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
> >> About £1.57
> >>
> >
> > Still RM2.05 ~£0.36
> SAR 2.33 here, or 46p.

A litre? Wow, that's gone up since I was last there.

Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 3:21:00 AM UTC-4, Mark Olson wrote:
>> Boots <ne...@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote:
>> > On 09/10/2021 04:07 Cab penned these words:
>> >> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
>> >> About £1.57
>> >>
>> >
>> > Still RM2.05 ~£0.36
>> SAR 2.33 here, or 46p.
>
> A litre? Wow, that's gone up since I was last there.

I think it was 2.18 in September when we were last here. Still a
bit cheaper than at home, where it's roughly 60p/liter right now
($3.09/US gallon).

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On 10/9/2021 11:07 AM, Mark Olson wrote:
> Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 3:21:00 AM UTC-4, Mark Olson wrote:
>>> Boots <ne...@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> On 09/10/2021 04:07 Cab penned these words:
>>>>> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
>>>>> About £1.57
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Still RM2.05 ~£0.36
>>> SAR 2.33 here, or 46p.
>>
>> A litre? Wow, that's gone up since I was last there.
>
> I think it was 2.18 in September when we were last here. Still a
> bit cheaper than at home, where it's roughly 60p/liter right now
> ($3.09/US gallon).
>
I just paid $4.10/US gallon*. The privilege of living in San Diego -
even higher than LA.

*(Not sure what that is Sterling/UK gallon.)

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On 10/10/2021 02:51 Turby penned these words:
> On 10/9/2021 11:07 AM, Mark Olson wrote:
>> Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 3:21:00 AM UTC-4, Mark Olson wrote:
>>>> Boots <ne...@millhouse-communications.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> On 09/10/2021 04:07 Cab penned these words:
>>>>>> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
>>>>>> About £1.57
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Still RM2.05 ~£0.36
>>>> SAR 2.33 here, or 46p.
>>>
>>> A litre? Wow, that's gone up since I was last there.
>>
>> I think it was 2.18 in September when we were last here. Still a
>> bit cheaper than at home, where it's roughly 60p/liter right now
>> ($3.09/US gallon).
>>
> I just paid $4.10/US gallon*. The privilege of living in San Diego -
> even higher than LA.
>
> *(Not sure what that is Sterling/UK gallon.)
>
>
Multiply by 1.2, more or less $4.92 for a UK gallon, only it is sold in litres
$1.08 a litre £0.8 more or less.

--
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"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of
the last priest"

"Cab" <me@privacy.net> wrote in news:xn0n3wem2t32cj000@www.rosbif.org:

> YTC#1 wibbled:
>
>> We did it so much better back in 2000
>>
>> ---8<
>> Thursday 7 September: As the price of crude oil nudges $35 a barrel,
>> a litre of fuel in the UK looks set to rise by 2p.
>>
>> poster
>> Already paying about 80p a litre - the highest petrol prices in the
>> developed world - motoring groups react with anger.
>>
>> Inspired by the successful protests in France a week earlier, about
>> 100 farmers and lorry drivers from Wales and north-west England
>> blockade the Stanlow Shell Oil Refinery in Cheshire. ---8<
>>
>> $35 a barrel .... 80p a litre ..... bwhahahahahaa.. those were the
>> days :-)
>
> One of the stations I go past regularly has hit €1.85 a litre for 95.
> About £1.57
>

saw similar prices in some but not all motorway service stations on my
recent trip

went for a ride yesterday and had under 100 miles left so called in my
local Sainsbury's on the way home. All grades available[1] and several free
pumps so hopefully no more problems. "Only" �1.339 per litre for E10.

[1] diesel, E10 unleaded 95 RON, E5 super unleaded 97 RON[2]
[2] this went in the S1000XR at �1.409 per litre