Fuel Prices near me

[Jimbeaux]

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer there came with a beating?

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 15th October 18:05

[Jimbeaux]

Willy Nilly said:

Jimbeaux said:

Awesome, but you still got my point, I'm certain.

From what I gather, both your system of private health care and our system of tax payer funded health care actually cost about the same and both have their pros and cons. I remember paying $0.89/gallon in Louisiana in 1998.

True.
We paid about $1.65 in Tennessee in 2007.
If you come this way again, signal me and I will buy you some pints of your choosing.

[oilydan]

Jimbeaux said:

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer came with a beating?

Or lashes.

Mildly more tolerable than getting bum-snuffled for $2.00 a litre fuel in the UK though

[Jimbeaux]

oilydan said:

Jimbeaux said:

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer came with a beating?

Or lashes.

Mildly more tolerable than getting bum-snuffled for $2.00 a litre fuel in the UK though

[hifihigh]

Willy Nilly said:

From what I gather, both your system of private health care and our system of tax payer funded health care actually cost about the same and both have their pros and cons. I remember paying $0.89/gallon in Louisiana in 1998.

Actually the healthcare spend per capita in the USA is more than double than in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_...

[750turbo]

Jimbeaux said:

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer there came with a beating?

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 15th October 18:05

I paid nearly £9 a pint in my Hotel over there - That was hard for a v tight Scotsman

[Jimbeaux]

750turbo said:

Jimbeaux said:

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer there came with a beating?

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 15th October 18:05

I paid nearly £9 a pint in my Hotel over there - That was hard for a v tight Scotsman

Money came out sqeaking, huh? Rubed the ink right off.

[750turbo]

Jimbeaux said:

Money came out sqeaking, huh? Rubed the ink right off.

Well - My Employer paid for it! It was work after all! (Bloody annoying thing was that other Hotels were far cheaper)

[giblet]

64.9p per litre for LPG. Glad I made the switch!

[Jimbeaux]

giblet said:

64.9p per litre for LPG. Glad I made the switch!

LPG catching on big here as well. $1.21 / Gallon. The conversion kits are surprisingly reasonable for non-LPG vehicles as well.

[thelawnet]

hifihigh said:

Actually the healthcare spend per capita in the USA is more than double than in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_...

This is correct. American healthcare is CATASTROPHICALLY, insanely, ludicrously expensive and poor value for money. Twice as expensive as out developed countries with overall worse outcomes in many areas.

People in the UK have no idea just how fked up the American healthcare system is. It's insanely bad.

I watched one of these 'undercover boss' shows on a plane recently where the billionaire owner secretly works on the shop floor with low-paid employees and then hands them $20k cash at the end. Literally every single one of them had debts due to medical bills.

Typical US healthcare outcome, WITH insurance:

http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/2...

fk that st.

FWIW, UK spending is around £2030/capita, US around £1700/capita. So not that much different. Our overall higher spending is more to do with our higher welfare spend, than healthcare specifically.

[Jimbeaux]

thelawnet said:

hifihigh said:

Actually the healthcare spend per capita in the USA is more than double than in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_...

This is correct. American healthcare is CATASTROPHICALLY, insanely, ludicrously expensive and poor value for money. Twice as expensive as out developed countries with overall worse outcomes in many areas.

People in the UK have no idea just how fked up the American healthcare system is. It's insanely bad.

I watched one of these 'undercover boss' shows on a plane recently where the billionaire owner secretly works on the shop floor with low-paid employees and then hands them $20k cash at the end. Literally every single one of them had debts due to medical bills.

Typical US healthcare outcome, WITH insurance:

http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/2...

fk that st.

FWIW, UK spending is around £2030/capita, US around £1700/capita. So not that much different. Our overall higher spending is more to do with our higher welfare spend, than healthcare specifically.

You watch a "reality show" and can now tell us all how it is? I live here and feel differently than you. Maybe you are not as qualified as you may think to make such definative statements.

[Geekman]

€1.37 here in France, which is £1.09. Not hugely different to the UK, but you do notice it when you fill up.

[baccalad]

Cheapest country in the wold is Venezuela I believe. ~8p a litre for petrol.

[thelawnet]

Jimbeaux said:

You watch a "reality show" and can now tell us all how it is? I live here and feel differently than you. Maybe you are not as qualified as you may think to make such definative statements.

http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/health/2014/03/26/medical-bankruptcy/

NerdWallet estimates for 2013:

56M Americans under age 65 will have trouble paying medical bills
– Over 35M American adults (ages 19-64) will be contacted by collections agencies for unpaid medical bills
– Nearly 17M American adults (ages 19-64) will receive a lower credit rating on account of their high medical bills
– Over 15M American adults (ages 19-64) will use up all their savings to pay medical bills
– Over 11M American adults (ages 19-64) will take on credit card debt to pay off their hospital bills
– Nearly 10M American adults (ages 19-64) will be unable to pay for basic necessities like rent, food, and heat due to their medical bills
Over 16M children live in households struggling with medical bills
Despite having year-round insurance coverage, 10M insured Americans ages 19-64 will face bills they are unable to pay
1.7M Americans live in households that will declare bankruptcy due to their inability to pay their medical bills
– Three states will account for over one-quarter of those living in medical-related bankruptcy: California (248,002), Illinois (113,524), and Florida (99,780)
To save costs, over 25M adults (ages 19-64) will not take their prescription drugs as indicated, including skipping doses, taking less medicine than prescribed or delaying a refill

[Jimbeaux]

baccalad said:

Cheapest country in the wold is Venezuela I believe. ~8p a litre for petrol.

Yep, due to major subsidies. Seeing as their Socialism is (not surprisingly) collapsing the economy, that will end soon as things right themselves naturally. The nationalisation of the oil companies have (as totally expected) caused a mess as government/party cronies have driven those businesses into the ground.

[AlexMG]

baccalad said:

Cheapest country in the wold is Venezuela I believe. ~8p a litre for petrol.

Ahhh, so that's how Pastor Maldonado is still driving for Lotus?

He must supply the petrol for his and Romains car!

[Jimbeaux]

thelawnet said:

Jimbeaux said:

You watch a "reality show" and can now tell us all how it is? I live here and feel differently than you. Maybe you are not as qualified as you may think to make such definative statements.

http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/health/2014/03/26/medical-bankruptcy/

NerdWallet estimates for 2013:

56M Americans under age 65 will have trouble paying medical bills
– Over 35M American adults (ages 19-64) will be contacted by collections agencies for unpaid medical bills
– Nearly 17M American adults (ages 19-64) will receive a lower credit rating on account of their high medical bills
– Over 15M American adults (ages 19-64) will use up all their savings to pay medical bills
– Over 11M American adults (ages 19-64) will take on credit card debt to pay off their hospital bills
– Nearly 10M American adults (ages 19-64) will be unable to pay for basic necessities like rent, food, and heat due to their medical bills
Over 16M children live in households struggling with medical bills
Despite having year-round insurance coverage, 10M insured Americans ages 19-64 will face bills they are unable to pay
1.7M Americans live in households that will declare bankruptcy due to their inability to pay their medical bills
– Three states will account for over one-quarter of those living in medical-related bankruptcy: California (248,002), Illinois (113,524), and Florida (99,780)
To save costs, over 25M adults (ages 19-64) will not take their prescription drugs as indicated, including skipping doses, taking less medicine than prescribed or delaying a refill

Quote "Nerdwallet" or whatever site you like; you cannot know how the majority of us feel or know our situation better than those who live here. Absolutely things can improve on the cost side, I agree. Our care, however, is among the world's best. I would suggest you concentrate your desire to correct problems to your own NHS, as it's shortcomings and ineffecienties are themselves legendary.

[Planter]

Jimbeaux said:

Quote "Nerdwallet" or whatever site you like; you cannot know how the majority of us feel or know our situation better than those who live here. Absolutely things can improve on the cost side, I agree. Our care, however, is among the world's best. I would suggest you concentrate your desire to correct problems to your own NHS, as it's shortcomings and ineffecienties are themselves legendary.

You seem overly defensive of the US and very critical of everywhere else.As you said, until you have lived somewhere its hard to judge and criticise and I agree with you on that.

And in answer to your original question, about 125.9 ppl. Unfortunately not that cheap

[Jimbeaux]

Planter said:

Jimbeaux said:

Quote "Nerdwallet" or whatever site you like; you cannot know how the majority of us feel or know our situation better than those who live here. Absolutely things can improve on the cost side, I agree. Our care, however, is among the world's best. I would suggest you concentrate your desire to correct problems to your own NHS, as it's shortcomings and ineffecienties are themselves legendary.

You seem overly defensive of the US and very critical of everywhere else.As you said, until you have lived somewhere its hard to judge and criticise and I agree with you on that.

And in answer to your original question, about 125.9 ppl. Unfortunately not that cheap

On the contrary Sir, I began no coversation about anyones' healthcare systems, I was merely responding to someone who did. I pointed out that each system has enough of their own problems that pots calling kettles black might be occuring if one begins gunning at another's system. Anyway, thanks for bringing us back on topic.