Petroleum distillates

Or in other words......gas/petrol.

Compared to the RoW, the former Colonies here in the Western Hemisphere have much lower sales prices than say the UK or Europe. On average if Bodger is even halfway correct, here in the former possession of Mexico, gas is right now $3.45 a US gallon vs roughly the same cost in the UK for a liter or about in a quart in real measurements.

A couple of years ago Bodger made a trip home to the Midlands and rented a car to drive around in instead of relying on foot power. And for that priviledge got to pay about $70-80 for around 11 gallons of gas.

The way it's going now with the rise in fuel prices, pretty soon it's predicted that come springtime, $4/gallon may be the norm.

Different parts of the country have different prices; the East and West Coasts have higher prices as does the North. Down here in sunny Texas, it's cheaper than the rest possibly due to having oilfields and oilwells along with lower transportation costs of getting the refined fuel from the refineries to the stations for sale.

However this doesn't really make much difference IMO as with ANY rise in fuel prices comes the rise in prices of OTHER consumable commodities due to the rise in transportation costs.

A vicious little cycle which hurts all as it leaves less money in the coffers to do important things such as buy parts, attend distant shows or for international travel back to the Midlands and for the forthcoming Haggis Run in October.

The good thing is that it COULD promote more motorcycle usage by showing that fuel economy, traffic congestion is less and parking is so much better with two wheels than with four.

Guess we'll have to see what happens though eh?