What will you do when gas hits $17 per gallon?
What will you do when gas hits $17 per gallon? That’s what drivers in the United Kingdom are wondering.
According to a story in today’s Daily Mail, the combination of high oil prices, high taxes and a potential strike by fuel-lorry drivers might lead to a 2x spike at the pump. That would bring petrol up to 230p per liter.
If you do the math, that comes to Seventeen Dollars Per Gallon.
$17.04, to be exact.
Think about that when you fill up your Chevy Tahoe for $4.39/gallon. Imagine if 15 gallons of mid-grade set you back $255, instead of $66.
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I solved the problem by biking to work. The problem is, I now have more clothes to wash (which costs money), have to shower more often (which costs money), and have to go to a physiotherapist to alleviate my knee pain (which costs money.) I could always try working at home, but then I’d eat more (which would cost money.)
I think there’s a pattern here…