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2008-04-03T11:55:00.000+09:00

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By the way, awesome new British money. Kudos to you guys for having some vision.

$8 a gallon, ouch. Hope it gets better soon. Funny...

2008-04-02T16:02:00.000+09:00

$8 a gallon, ouch. Hope it gets better soon. Funny how science fiction stories don't really cover this sort of thing when writing about the "future".

In truth, driving to the shops isn't the biggest d...

2008-04-02T07:23:00.000+09:00

In truth, driving to the shops isn't the biggest drain, and depending on where you live and what you want it usually isn't more than 10 miles. But that isn't where most of the fuel gets used - commuting is.

I know people who regularly get up at six to drive a hundred miles or even more to get to work, largely because they can't afford houses any closer to their workplace (with average house prices now over $400,000 even for a flat), and this isn't helped at all by delays and accidents that can cause queues of an hour or more. And of course, unlike Japan, we don't have an extensive, cheap and reliable train service. Repairs over-run, trains are ridiculously overcrowded for long journeys, and recently fares went up by almost 12%.

And all encouraged by a Government which seems intent on bleeding us dry!

Well, we're now over $8 a gallon - seriously, if you think Japan is expensive, don't even think about coming to the UK!

Yes, $5.80 a gallon sounds like a lot, and it is, ...

2008-04-01T22:43:00.000+09:00

Yes, $5.80 a gallon sounds like a lot, and it is, but at least you don't drive 100 km to the mall and back like you can (easily) do in California. I imagine it's the same in Europe -- Vicky, what's the average drive to the store like in the U.K.?

When Gas prices are rising here in the States I al...

2008-04-01T21:45:00.000+09:00

When Gas prices are rising here in the States I always think to myself that other countries especially Japan pays A LOT for Gas. lol Politics seems to be alive and well in Japan! LOL

2008-04-01T21:35:00.000+09:00

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I get the feeling plenty of motorists over here wo...

2008-04-01T00:54:00.000+09:00

I get the feeling plenty of motorists over here would welcome $5.80 a gallon. Still, it's good that the tax is easing, if only temporarily.

Yay! Gas prices are dropping from 148 all the way ...

2008-03-31T23:09:00.000+09:00

Yay! Gas prices are dropping from 148 all the way down to 118 I saw on TV, in some places. *Dances a jig* Of course, this is a crisis for the country since they kind of had that money spent, which I understand. On the other hand, SHAME on the current leadership for being so hide bound. Of course the "temporary" taxes shouldn't be kept in place for 30+ years, just because the construction companies and the (many) workers who work for them like it that way. Clearly Japan is "built" now and doesn't need to pretend like it's got to keep ahead of the massive population growth that isn't here any longer.