View unanswered posts | View active topics

Page 1 of 1

[ 3 posts ]

Previous topic | Next topic

Author	Message
rumymommy	Post subject: Petro by the liter, eh Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2003 7:48 pm
Joined: Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 138	Canadian folk, or those more in tune with the study of number than I, Jim Fox has his wonderful little Canadian report. In this report he writes:<p>Gasoline prices in some Canadian cities could reach $1 a liter ($3.89 a U.S. gallon) this winter. Analysts say this is because of the situation in Iraq, an oil worker strike in Venezuela, low inventories and a bitterly cold winter. Gas prices now average 80 cents a liter ($3.12 a U.S. gallon), with Moncton and Bathurst, New Brunswick, the highest at 89.9 cents a liter ($3.50 a gallon) for regular gasoline.<p>But the conversions don't seem to work out to me. There are 3.8 liters per gallon. So a gallon, at a looney a liter, should go for 3.80 Canadian ($2.50 U.S.). At 80 cents a liter it should be $3.04 a gallon ($2 U.S.). At 89.9 a liter it should be $3.42 Canadian ($2.25 U.S.). <p>Is there a tax not accounted for here (I don't know if GST applies to gas or how much it is right now)?<p>Expedient help appreciated.
Top

Dyslexic	Post subject: Re: Petro by the liter, eh Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:10 am
Joined: Fri May 31, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 87 Location: Calgary, Canada	I just ran the numbers through a spreadsheet so that I could see all the variables at the same time. You're right, the conversion is incorrect.<p>The prices per US gallon appear to be listed in Canadian dollars. Based on the current exchange rate of USD$0.656858/CAD from <a href="http://www.xe.com">www.xe.com</a>, and using 3.78541 l/gal, at CAD$0.899/L, I get CAD$3.403/gal. I can't explain why there is a difference of CAD$0.10/gal, or why anyone would price US gallons of gasoline in Canadian dollars.<p>All taxes are included in Canadian gasoline "pump prices." Also, we, like, don't say "petro," eh. Hoser.<p>[ February 16, 2003: Message edited by: Dyslexic ]</p>
Top

rumymommy	Post subject: Re: Petro by the liter, eh Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2003 1:41 pm
Joined: Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 138	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dyslexic: Also, we, like, don't say "petro," eh. Hoser.<p>[/QB]<hr></blockquote><p> Yeah, I know. I just didn't feel like saying gas or gasoline. Thanks for running the conversions again. I'll have to keep a sharp eye on Jim's math in the future.<p>[ February 16, 2003: Message edited by: 4Jfan ]</p>
Top

Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending  Previous topic | Next topic

Page 1 of 1

[ 3 posts ]

What They're Saying

"This is like group therapy with prisoners in the Poynter Institute's dungeon." ... "You take a vocation that the simple-minded consider to be mere drudgery, and you exploit every bit of fascinating and humorous nuance imaginable." ... "Delicious" ... "Ask your professors? The only professors whose opinions matter are named Walsh, Blanchard and McIntyre." ... "What I come here for, I can find ONLY here. Phillip, you've built a great place." ... "Nothing gets us hotter than reading bitchy discussion threads from over-exhausted copy editors endlessly debating the merits of "theater" versus "theatre." ... "I love this site. It's better than the Kool-Aid acid tests." ..."I'm awed at the efficiency with which matters of opinion get hashed out in this forum." ... "Phil is the bomb!" ... "I'd wager that it's exactly your sort of hidebound thinking that contributes to the problems newspapers are having attracting readers." ... "I'm totally obsessed with this site. It's like porn--if you get off on Scrabble." ... "It reveals the backstage carping and vindictive emotions that roil the souls of those trapped at the copy desks." "When they say "testy," they certainly mean it. Whether it's reporters, editors, or the general public, no one is above their savage snark." ... "An apparent crack in the thin grey line." ..."Testy Copy Editors is a bitchboard for journalism's underclass." ... "My desire to read 'Testy Copy Editors' is only rivalled by my desire to pop "Constipated Call Girls" in the DVD player." ... "Phillip Blanchard is not just a testy copy editor, but a prophet scorned in his own time, and those of us who defend wordplay will be punished for it come the Judgment Day." ... "Phil Blanchard is as dashing in person as he is at the TCE board." ... "As far as writing and editing go: Read this board, read Bill Walsh, memorize the style book, read William Zinsser, and read the New York Times. That's a good start." ... "You should let go of your bitterness. You were not the oppressed talent you thought yourself to be. You were a miserable, brooding, silent, joyless grind, lucky to have a job at the Sun-Times, and we're lucky now that you've moved on to afflict others."

Useful Links

Our 2003 ACES Handout
Our 2004 ACES Handout
Our 2005 ACES Handout
Our 2006 ACES Handout
Our 2009 ACES Handout
The Slot (Bill Walsh)
HeadsUp: The Blog
John McIntyre
Regret the Error
Banned for Life

TCE RSS Feed