Re: what am I paying for gas?

Crescentius Vespasianus wrote:
> On May 13, 10:45 am, Yer Pal Al <Caddyshack...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On May 13, 9:00 am, Yer Pal Al <Caddyshack...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
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>>> On May 13, 5:57 am, Crescentius Vespasianus <jazzyb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>> wrote:
>>>> If there are any math or algebra
>>>> geniuses out there, maybe you can tell
>>>> me what I'm paying for gas.  I live in
>>>> Mexico, and the only gas station they
>>>> have there is the Pemex station.  The
>>>> price varies by region, but where I am
>>>> the price is currently 68 pesos per
>>>> liter.  I pay in dollars, and they
>>>> accept the rate of 10 pesos to the
>>>> dollar, when in fact I think the real
>>>> exchange rate is 11 pesos to the dollar,
>>>> so I take a little hit there.  They
>>>> won't let you touch the pump, an
>>>> attendant does it for you, so I give her
>>>> a 35 cents for that.  You can leave the
>>>> tip out, as it's always the same
>>>> regardless of how much gas she pumps.
>>>> What am I paying in dollars per gallon?
>>> 68 pesos / litre at a rate of 10 pesos / dollar is $6.8 dollars/litre.
>> 6.8 pesos / litre? Now that's a pretty good deal. But more
>> im****tantly, how much is a bottle of Patron?
>>
>>> There are 3.78 litres / gallon...
>>> That means you are paying $25.70 / gallon.
>>> WTF? Is there any possibility price is 68 pesos/litre not 68 nuevo
>>> pesos/litre?
>>> Filling up a Suburban would be over $750.
> 
> yes it's 6.8 pesos per liter.


  Knowing the price of gas in Mexico really proves you are living there.
  Recently you were asked to add to those photos of the resort by 
posting one of yourself at the resort with the local paper for that day. 
You responded by posting a photo with a face obliterated,no clear 
background, and a weekly Spanish language magazine from the previous 
month. A thumb covered the part of the magazine where the mailing label 
was affixed.
   And then there is the fact that even though the resort has DSL and 
internet cafes you choose to use a dial up account in Tucson.