" I expect that the oil companies are just
trying to keep the politicians in our capital from noticing the
screwing over that the rest of the country is getting."

No kidding!

I was just talking to friends in Ottawa who are paying 84-87 cents a litre
versus the $1.08.7 at the top of the hill here in Crescent Beach.

For us oldsters, that's a difference of 90 cents a f***ing gallon!
Somebody's getting rich, and it sure isn't me.

On 1/7/07, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi George,
>
> My Bad... I was simply parroting the excuse told to me by my
> coworkers in Edmonton, when I remarked how their gas cost more than
> ours in Toronto.  I guess that was the story that had been handed to
> them to keep them quiet.
>
> My big gas gripe is that gas prices in Ottawa are consistently lower
> than anywhere else in the country, and there are no refineries
> anywhere near the place. I expect that the oil companies are just
> trying to keep the politicians in our capital from noticing the
> screwing over that the rest of the country is getting.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
>
>
>
> On 7-Jan-07, at 5:20 PM, George Thorburn wrote:
>
> > Greg wrote;
> >>> Gas in Toronto is currently selling at less than $.85 per litre. I
> >>> saw gas last night for $.74/L and this afternoon for $.82/L.  $.
> >>> 82CDN/
> >>> L works out to 2.62US/USgallon.
> >
> >>> Out west in Vancouver it was $1.09/L when I was there on Wednesday.
> >>> The further you are from a refinery, the more expensive it will be.
> >
> > WRONG!!!
> > We live in Regina and there is a refinery in the city.  There are
> > working oilfields within an hours drive.  We pay about $0.96 per
> > litre.  The price of gas and diesel at the pump has more to do with
> > oil company profit margins and taxes (local, provincial and
> > federal) than transportation costs.  Gas refined in Regina is sold
> > for less 4 hours away in North Dakota.
> > I agree that if you go to remote areas with low population
> > densities you will pay extra.
> > George,
> > '85 Westfalia
>

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