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Post by farmersboy on Apr 4, 2011 19:55:31 GMT
Just as it should be,sharon ;D
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Post by Spruance on Apr 4, 2011 19:58:03 GMT
I still use imperial measures, and what's more I find it very irritating when TV commentators insist on giving only metric measures. Admittedly from a practical point of view decimal currency is easier to deal with than £sd but we have still lost the history that went with the old coinage. Pre Feb 15th 1971 (Decimal Day if anyone can't remember) it wasn't unusual to get pennies bearing Queen Victoria's image in your change and all monarchs in between come to that (apart from Edward VIII of course!). As I've said before if gallons are good enough for the USA then they're good enough for us here in the old country! i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/wink.gif Selling petrol priced per litre disguises the truely astronomical cost of the fuel. I can well remember my dad's shock at petrol selling for over £1 per gallon in the 1970s and come to that a similar experience on finding an out of town one pump merchant charging 5 bob (25 pence) a gallon in the mid 60s. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 4, 2011 20:11:09 GMT
Not really petrol prices but I remember my parents getting the car filled up for them!
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Post by farmersboy on Apr 5, 2011 6:12:32 GMT
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 5, 2011 6:16:51 GMT
My local Shell Garage has erected a huge sign showing their prices in bright red glowing letters - I will try to read them today and report back I "filled up" as I thought on Sunday - I normally do this once a fortnight or every three weeks - and usually put in £40 - when leaving the petrol station I noticed that £40 only filled the car up to 3/4 of the tank so goodness knows how much now it is to "fill up"  |
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Post by farmersboy on Apr 5, 2011 6:35:01 GMT
Ill work it out for you if you cant manage ;D..........£54 should do it  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 5, 2011 6:41:30 GMT
Yes Jas,now we have to do all the work,and get our hands dirty,shouldnt it be cheaper  We used to have diesel cars and that is horrid oily smelly stuff to get on your hands. Sainsburys used to give out baby wipes - bet they don't anymore! |
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Post by Barbara on Apr 5, 2011 6:48:33 GMT
My hubbys car is a diesel, the firm he works for make them have them , no petrol cars on offer, but with the price of it racing ahead of petrol , I think that might change prretty soon.
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Post by Auricula on Apr 5, 2011 8:16:37 GMT
Diesel is much cleaner now Jasmine, and there is virtually no smell. Diesel cars run better than they used to as well ( they used to take time to get going  ) and are no longer noisy. Pity they improved them so much, just as diesel prices went through the roof ;D Still, we are very happy with ours  |
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Post by Geranium on Apr 5, 2011 8:19:56 GMT
Diesel might be more expensive at the pump, but OH gets about 450 miles from a tank - I get about 360 from my petrol car.
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Post by Auricula on Apr 5, 2011 8:21:40 GMT
I don't worry my girlie head about things like that  I just know that it is nice to drive  |
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Post by Geranium on Apr 5, 2011 8:34:12 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Apr 5, 2011 8:34:39 GMT
;D
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Post by MamIDdau on Apr 5, 2011 15:13:34 GMT
129.9 at Tesco and ASDA yesterday but still 130.9 at Shell.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 5, 2011 17:07:10 GMT
£132.90 for unleaded at our Shell - the bright red glowing sign was so garish I had red flashing lights for a while after |
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Post by farmersboy on Apr 5, 2011 17:12:08 GMT
129.9 at Tesco and ASDA yesterday but still 130.9 at Shell. Same at our ASDA,£129.9 |
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Post by Geranium on Apr 5, 2011 18:57:24 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 10, 2011 6:29:13 GMT
Our Esso station up the road is now £1.34.9 - dearer than when the 1p was taken off |
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Post by farmersboy on Apr 10, 2011 7:12:31 GMT
Yes,i know Jas,they are all doing it..........wonder if it will ever come down again to under £1 per ltr  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 10, 2011 7:15:17 GMT
I can't see it - too much unrest in a lot of the oil producing countries and the govt won't cut the tax significantly I don't suppose |
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Post by MamIDdau on Apr 10, 2011 16:03:47 GMT
It was 130.9 at the Shell garage 1.5 miles in one direction from my house, and 134.9 at the other shell garage 2 miles in the other direction |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 11, 2011 10:03:17 GMT
That was slightly better this morning - £1.31.9 at Sainsburys with a 5p off a litre voucher. Bought the boys a choccie lamb each so that knocked the discount off! ;D
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Post by farmersboy on Apr 12, 2011 17:16:37 GMT
ASDA now £1.30.9
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 12, 2011 17:48:35 GMT
;D Diesel 1.33,9 Euro per liter at the cheap station.
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Post by Auricula on Apr 12, 2011 18:21:27 GMT
Cheapest diesel I've seen here is £1.40.9 |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 12, 2011 19:44:33 GMT
The barrel price of oil is going up and up according to the news tonight so we have at least 2 more months of price rises to deal with apparently |
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Post by Tig on Apr 12, 2011 19:45:41 GMT
Filled mine up today at Tesco today - it was £128.9p per litre - penny cheaper than last time I put some in.
x Tig
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Post by MamIDdau on Apr 22, 2011 20:08:29 GMT
Petrol 133.9 at the local Shell and 132.9 at ASDA  |
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Post by Geranium on Apr 22, 2011 20:34:28 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 23, 2011 5:43:00 GMT
£1.38.9 for unleaded yesterday and looks to be creeping up again. |
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) and are no longer noisy. Pity they improved them so much, just as diesel prices went through the roof ;D Still, we are very happy with ours 
I just know that it is nice to drive 
