"A Gallon is a Gallon"
A Gallon is a Gallon!
To keep things in perspective, even though it still hurts...
For those who have forgotten their measurements and prices:
1 cup = 8 ounces
2 cups = 1 pint = 16 ounces
2 pints = 1 quart = 32 ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 128 ounces
Makes one think and puts things in perspective.
Check out these prices:
Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29.....$10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19.....$9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59.....$10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25....$10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15....$33.60 per gallon
Vicks Nyquil 6 oz $8.35.....$178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85.....$123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39.....$25.42 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99.....$84.48 per gallon
This is the REAL KICKER:
Evian Water 9 oz $1.49......$21.19 per gallon.
$21.19 FOR WATER! And the buyers don't even know the source. So, the
next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope
or Whiteout, PEPTO BISMOL or NYQUIL!
The next time you're buying your 'Venti Caramel Frappachino' for $4-5 for your 20oz, think about what's more important. Gas to get you from Point A to Point B (sometimes Point C), or that extra kick of sugar in the morning, noon and night. Add up how much Starbucks (or comparable) is making off of you the entire week. Then start complaining about an extra 20¢ a gallon. Yes, gas prices are inflated in Southern California, but so are house prices, rent, and electricity (to name a few). We do pay a price for living here, remember that the next time you're Aunt Beatrice is searching for her nightie after the 3rd June tornado hit her mobile home and whisked away Waggles, her prized pet of the local dog talent contest.
Would you rather:
Pay $1.69 a gallon for gas in Kansas?
or
Pay $2.30 a gallon for gas here in California?
I would predict many would choose the last option.
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I bet this is all over the net by now. Still interesting.
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