Chicagoist: How Much is a Gallon?

Scott the Jerseyist

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:30:00 -0600

Sinep and Getreal: We, the taxpayers, already pay the oil companies through the US government billions each year. While each year oil company profits have been breaking records, and this year is looking to be no exception. The prices are going up because they can. People are willing to pay whatever price named. True, the guy hauling a rig across the country has no choice, but what did anyone expect when the car/oil companies bought up all the rail-lines and then the government graciously paved highways over them?

cjc3039

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:43:20 -0600

I always get a kick out of such lists. Just goes to show how unthinking and absolutely stupid we gas guzzling, oil worshipping Americans can be. I'd bet the farm that if it were announced that there's a gas shortage, drivers would drop everything and beat a path to the nearest gas station to wait in a miles long line to buy as much gas as they could for any - ANY - price. Kid need to be picked up from daycare? Nothing at all in the house to eat? Pashaw! Piddlin' things! What more important, my kid or food or gas? No contest. "I'll take as much gas as you have for any price you ask. Just $50 a gallon? Filler up while I go get my 200 gas cans." WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS MAN!!

bonkdiez

Sun, 25 May 2008 11:22:11 -0600

You lucky sons of a gun, imagine you were in Portugal, where 1 gallon of : milk 3,52$, beer 7,33 $, gas 9,58 $ ... Wonderful when the average annual income is about 22800 USD, compared with yours 31200 USD and many have to survive with about 9800 USD a year or less. Unfortunately, I'm not a friend of king Abdulah, I own no oil company shares, although I love hydrogen.

Bergen

Sun, 25 May 2008 04:13:37 -0600

Ok, so $1,984 per gallon of RL?? I mean c'mon, pick your shots. I will vouch for Ralph Lauren. My mother bought a white Polo button-down in 1973 and gave it to me in 1995... I wore it EVERY week for FOUR years during my Catholic school days, and have been wearing it *since* then until it's death a few weeks ago... so it lasted 35 years, and my mother paid $22 for it NEW. Therefore, uses per wear are equivalent to pennies, which means that the $22 my mother paid for RL were WELL SPENT. But to conclude - I will not maintain any fond memories of these gas prices; I shall walk more often, which will be good for my ass; Vow not to cry as I no longer have my Polo button-down to dry my tears; and... yeah, anyone have any kleenex as I pull-up to the Shell station??

Bergen

Sun, 25 May 2008 03:45:51 -0600

Yeah, well... did you know that Tic-Tacs are $174 per gallon?!? No joke. ($.85 for every .625 oz.)

Getreal

Fri, 23 May 2008 10:27:44 -0600

I don't know if anyone say the story on CBS2 but 79 cents per gallon of gas in Chicago goes to various different taxes. So if gas is 4.20-.80=3.40 with no tax and oil companies are making about a 10% margin (they make all of their money on volume not margin) that means that the oil companies make 34 cents on a gallon of gas while the government collectively takes more than twice that amount. Also everyone that bitches that oil companies make too much money, look who owns oil companies. The public does. Over 60 million households have oil stock in their pension fund, IRA, 401K or some other form of investment. Dick Durbin and these other nutty politicians are just pandering to the lowest common denominator. They are trying to prey on peoples ignorance and frustration.

Sarah

Thu, 22 May 2008 23:05:54 -0600

Woops. The link is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/technology/27proto.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Sarah

Thu, 22 May 2008 23:04:19 -0600

There actually is a way to make your car run on beer: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/technology/27proto.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Get up on that, Chicago!

Louis Frascogna

Thu, 22 May 2008 20:23:34 -0600

Officer: Have you been drinking. Me: No sir, why, was I swerving? O: I can smell you and the stench of alcohol for a mile behind your car. M: No, no, my car runs on High Life, its cheaper than gas. O: Step out of the car.

Sinep

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:23:52 -0600

considering gasoline costs billions to extract from the ground/ocean floor, refine and transport i'm surprised it doesn't cost $20 a gallon..

dopplerd

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:08:18 -0600

magikist is right! I figured my ol' Canon inkjet is about $1.50 per mL. There are 3,785.41178 ml in a gallon so that means that ink jet ink cost ~$5700/gallon! (magikist: A tip on performing conversions. Just use google. If you google "1 gallon to ml" it just tells you the answer.)

Marcus Gilmer

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:40:32 -0600

$15 for 30 cans of High Life? I have GOT to start using PeaPod.

magikist

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:28:21 -0600

I've heard ink jet ink is one of the most expensive substances per gallon. Unfortunately, my sub-par math skills do not allow me to make an accurate comparison here...

fed up

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:23:09 -0600

how much for a gallon of crack, or crystal meth thats the conversion that really matters.

Margaret Lyons

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:05:29 -0600

Yay, I'm glad you guys liked it.

dopplerd

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:02:28 -0600

20 oz Dasani is $1.25. That's $8.00/gallon! And there is a virtually free alternative.

delta_

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:43:15 -0600

How much does a gallon of Slayer tapes cost?

The Meteorologist

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:40:37 -0600

Wow, I liked this post too. A lot. Thank you!

matty

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:49:50 -0600

This article is terrific btw.

goethean

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:43:12 -0600

Goose Island 312: $49.96 on sale at Sam's.

matty

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:35:46 -0600

The nail polish thing is really illuminating. How do they get away with that? I mean, it's nail polish. I can't be that hard to make. Not like, say, milk which takes raising a cow, milking, pasteurizing, homgenizing, chilling and distrubiting. crazy what we value in our society.

Shannon

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:34:45 -0600

thanks for the perspective. so when are they coming out with milk-based engines?