dagblog - Comments for "Petrol station charges € 9.99 a litre for gas" http://dagblog.com/link/petrol-station-charges-999-litre-gas-9984 Comments for "Petrol station charges € 9.99 a litre for gas" en What's interesting is Esso http://dagblog.com/comment/116933#comment-116933 <a id="comment-116933"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/116917#comment-116917">Actually, it&#039;s about $55 per</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>What's interesting is Esso knew in advance supplies for super would be limited so they had a plan in place to jack up the price once supplies reached a critical level. If it was an innocent (they say deliberate) and honest attempt, serving the public's common interest, to dissuade motorists from purchasing a limited resource based on unforeseen shortages for a long holiday week-end...Friday to Monday...then one has to wonder what the price would be if they were anticipating long term shortages based on limited deliveries at the port? And now that a precedent has been set, I wonder how long before the same tactic is employed in the US.</p><p>Caveat Emptor.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:44:24 +0000 Beetlejuice comment 116933 at http://dagblog.com Actually, it's about $55 per http://dagblog.com/comment/116917#comment-116917 <a id="comment-116917"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/petrol-station-charges-999-litre-gas-9984">Petrol station charges € 9.99 a litre for gas</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Actually, it's about <a href="http://www.google.com/#hl=en&amp;sugexp=ldymls&amp;xhr=t&amp;q=9.99+euros+per+liter+in+dollars+per+gallon&amp;cp=20&amp;qe=OS45OSBldXJvcyBwZXIgbGl0ZXIgaW4gZG9sbGFycyBwZXIgZ2FsbG9u&amp;qesig=UywExo0rVQwxptbhL-zVHg&amp;pkc=AFgZ2tkhaMhGqu0Sz8_0ko3aiGScRSXxYMJQcAgu3RdddUn7rHudluGtt2t8nOD2tcTKtnQjtvO9quAoT_v2QUAlCHjGJhU5sw&amp;pf=p&amp;sclient=psy&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=770&amp;source=hp&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;oq=9.99+euros+per+liter+in+dollars+per+gallon&amp;pbx=1&amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&amp;fp=75bca2a176135c50">$55 per gallon…</a></p></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:19:55 +0000 Verified Atheist comment 116917 at http://dagblog.com