News, Glitch leads to $1 gallons of gas. (cost, free, daughter)

[JD59]

PASADENA, Texas, April 11 (UPI) -- Motorists in Texas said a problem with the pumps at a gas station caused fuel to be sold for $1 per gallon for several hours.

Read more: Glitch leads to $1 gallons of gas - UPI.com

[SATX56]

It should be 50 cents a gallon.

[English Dave]

The-price-of-petrol-is-causing-everyone-concern.-The-price-here-in-my-town-is-about-£1.40p-per-litre.-There-is-approx-four-and-a-half-litres-per-imperial-gallon,-so-that's-about-£6.30p-for-a-gallon,-approx-$9.-As-you-can-imagine-at-$9-a-gallon-anyone-travelling-say-30-miles-to-work-are-spending-a-lot-of-money-just-for-that.-All-over-Europe-gas-is-heavily-taxed-to-help-pay-for-all-sorts-of-things-we-take-for-granted-like-health-care-and-such.-People-understand-that-if-you-see-a-doctor-for-free,-and-have-access-to-specialists,-operations-and-hospital-care-for-free,-the-money-has-to-be-raised-from-taxes.-There-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch.

[country pride]

That happened in Calif a few times, one day I was driving back to the high desert and stopped for fuel and noticed a station where people were lined up like crazy. I was low on fuel so took my chance in getting off and waiting in line. When it was my turn, it was easy to see why....some computer glitche had the pumps at about a dollar a gallon and people were calling everyone they knew to tell them about it, thats why the long line.

[GloryB]

Originally Posted by English Dave

The-price-of-petrol-is-causing-everyone-concern.-The-price-here-in-my-town-is-about-£1.40p-per-litre.-There-is-approx-four-and-a-half-litres-per-imperial-gallon,-so-that's-about-£6.30p-for-a-gallon,-approx-$9.-As-you-can-imagine-at-$9-a-gallon-anyone-travelling-say-30-miles-to-work-are-spending-a-lot-of-money-just-for-that.-All-over-Europe-gas-is-heavily-taxed-to-help-pay-for-all-sorts-of-things-we-take-for-granted-like-health-care-and-such.-People-understand-that-if-you-see-a-doctor-for-free,-and-have-access-to-specialists,-operations-and-hospital-care-for-free,-the-money-has-to-be-raised-from-taxes.-There-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch.

We don't get anything special when our gas goes up.......

I don't see how you guys afford the $9 a gallon. I guess if we had better public transportation it would be do-able...I don't know.

[AksarbeN]

^^^ Europe has better public transportation then the US which helps many citizens there. So you don't have to drive cars and pay for gas. Own a bike, walk, and take public transportation is much less money.

I wonder what we’re paying per gallon for gas when you ADD the government subsidies that we pay the oil companies into the price at the pump?

[wit-nit]

Originally Posted by SATX56

It should be 50 cents a gallon.

Hey in OPEC countries it's 8 to 10 cents a gallon, and that's for the peons, the bigwigs get it free for their limos.

[PJSaturn]

Originally Posted by John1960

PASADENA, Texas, April 11 (UPI) -- Motorists in Texas said a problem with the pumps at a gas station caused fuel to be sold for $1 per gallon for several hours.

Read more: Glitch leads to $1 gallons of gas - UPI.com

Woo hoo!

(I feel kind of sorry for the station owner, though, because that was a huge loss.)

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[motormaker]

I was hoping it was Pasadena, CA.

[English Dave]

It-is-correct-that-most-people-could-manage-without-a-car-here-if-they-had-to.-Except-for-people-who-live-out-in-the-countryside.-But-most-people-like-the-convenience-of-a-car.-Judy-has-a-car-that-sits-on-the-drive-for-days-on-end.-But-the-idea-of-getting-rid-of-it-does'nt-appeal.-So,-it-goes-to-the-supermarket,drives-over-to-the-coast-about-once-a-month-to-visit-her-daughter-or-such.-She-only-does-about-2500-miles-a-year.-There-is-the-insurance,-road-tax,-petrol,-plus-the-cost-of-the-car-itself,-depreciation,-servicing-etc.-She-is-even-thinking-of-getting-a-new-one,-her-car-has-6000-miles-on-the-clock.-The-last-one-was-traded-in-with-7000-miles-on-the-clock.-Car-ownership-is-a-strange-addiction!!!