This Country Is Mental....Petrol Prices Are Going....

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:07 am

Through The Roof....but you can buy a 2 Slice Toaster from Argos for £5.99!!!! :shock:

I remember when I was a Kid making Toast with a Fork on a Coal Fire and now they are cheap as feck!!!! :shock:

We got our first Toaster in about 1995....we used the Grill on top of the Oven....when we actually got an Oven we stopped using the fire!!!! confised

And tell that to the Kids today....etc etc etc!!!! confised

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:40 am

It already costs me nearly £70 to fill the car up and I'm lucky to get 400 miles from a full tank! :shock:

ptbap · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:27 am

On my way home last night I spotted the petrol station on the A181 had £112.9 for Diesel refred

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 23006

I spend about £15000 a year on fuel. Good thing that its a company car so someone else is paying for it! It doesn't help that my new car is a 2.5 litre petrol automatic!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:35 am

the point Mutters is trying to make is, the items we buy a lot of or spend a lot of our income on (alcohol,tobacco, petrol, gas and electricity etc) are sky high, but occasional purchases such as toasters are now cheap as chips.
Or else he might be saying we should stop paying our gas bills etc and buy toasters

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3118

114.9 per litre diesel down here, local to me. Successive goverments have and continue to encourage people to move out of towns and then have a captive market in fuel charges and / or expensive public transport. At the same time services such as hospitals, libraries, social services offices and other local authority services are being 'centralised' to the disadvantage of the majority.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:59 am

Mr I wrote:

I spend about £15000 a year on fuel. Good thing that its a company car so someone else is paying for it! It doesn't help that my new car is a 2.5 litre petrol automatic!

What's your new motor Mr I?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 23006

Now't especially flash. Mondeo Titanium x 2.5

Mind you, those new Mondeos do drive very very well. Even so, if I was shelling out £25'000 for a car, it wouldn't be a Ford.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:14 pm

Mr I wrote:

Now't especially flash. Mondeo Titanium x 2.5

Mind you, those new Mondeos do drive very very well. Even so, if I was shelling out £25'000 for a car, it wouldn't be a Ford.

I concur.

They're nice looking cars but overpriced new for what they are, i.e. a Ford!

If they're trying to compete with the nazis (which they seem to be doing looking at their prices) then I know who my money would be on.

Matty_Robson's_Chin · **Joined:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:57 pm **Posts:** 2155

Petrol prices are mental! its like trying to flog a dead horse!!!!

we're currently up to 119.56p for 500 litres. its bang out of order!
obvoulsly cheaper the bigger the quantity but still 119.56 is unreal.

Even a Kinder Suprise is about 65p!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thornleypoolie · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:10 pm **Posts:** 1101

ptbap wrote:

On my way home last night I spotted the petrol station on the A181 had £112.9 for Diesel refred

that is the closest petrol station to where i live and i refuse to use it because of that reason, i go the extra couple of miles and pay 5p per litre less, which may sound like nowt but an average of 30 quids worth of diesel a week over a year and it all adds up.

prices are scandalous!!!

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:52 pm

This one isn't really a "this country" thing is it. Fuel prices are hitting the roof all over the place. Just been looking at France, which used to be cheaper than here, and they've caught us up, although the picture is a bit clouded 'cos diesel is cheaper than petrol there.

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:13 pm

thornleypoolie wrote:

ptbap wrote:

On my way home last night I spotted the petrol station on the A181 had £112.9 for Diesel refred

that is the closest petrol station to where i live and i refuse to use it because of that reason, i go the extra couple of miles and pay 5p per litre less, which may sound like nowt but an average of 30 quids worth of diesel a week over a year and it all adds up.

prices are scandalous!!![/quote

Wheres the next one then a couple of miles on

Jet is the closest to me too.

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:40 pm

You vote new labour in you got to live with them.

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:36 pm

MutleyRules wrote:

Through The Roof....but you can buy a 2 Slice Toaster from Argos for £5.99!!!! :shock:

I remember when I was a Kid making Toast with a Fork on a Coal Fire and now they are cheap as feck!!!! :shock:

We got our first Toaster in about 1995....we used the Grill on top of the Oven....when we actually got an Oven we stopped using the fire!!!! confised

And tell that to the Kids today....etc etc etc!!!! confised

We still use the grill on the oven for toast. Never really liked toaster toast, it's not as good as 'real' grilled toast. :laugh:

Spender · **Posted:** Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:11 am

Richard M. Head wrote:

This one isn't really a "this country" thing is it. Fuel prices are hitting the roof all over the place. Just been looking at France, which used to be cheaper than here, and they've caught us up, although the picture is a bit clouded 'cos diesel is cheaper than petrol there.

Nope, still only 1.69 a gallon on this side of the world. :wink:

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3118

Kev, how much is a Carlsbro Keyboard combination amp 'Colt 120, 120W, 3 Channel'. I see they are made in China. If they're cheap enough could you stick a stamp on one and post it over. Cheers. :wink:

bahrainpoolie2 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:54 am **Posts:** 14

12p a litre leaded,15p unleaded,fantastic buy a big car out here not a problem fuel wise ,they just carnt fooking drive

Spender · **Posted:** Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:55 pm

Hawklord wrote:

Kev, how much is a Carlsbro Keyboard combination amp 'Colt 120, 120W, 3 Channel'. I see they are made in China. If they're cheap enough could you stick a stamp on one and post it over. Cheers. :wink:

I dunno spud, but I will check and see what I can come up with.

A stamp is only one jiao, but it'll be obsolete when it gets to you. The keyboard not the stamp. :roll:

thornleypoolie · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:10 pm **Posts:** 1101

Wheres the next one then a couple of miles on

Jet is the closest to me too.[/quote]

i actually use the shell in peterlee, i work in peterlee so not far to go from there, probably a bit further for you to travel though.

grabec · **Posted:** Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:42 pm

thornleypoolie wrote:

Wheres the next one then a couple of miles on

Jet is the closest to me too.

i actually use the shell in peterlee, i work in peterlee so not far to go from there, probably a bit further for you to travel though.[/quote]

Bloody hell. After to-day's performance you're talking about PETROL????

thornleypoolie · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:10 pm **Posts:** 1101

not going to get to excited, remember DW is still in charge so tuesdays team will probably be

budtz
antwi nelson collins elliott
sweeney liddle boland foley
craddock mackay

wilson will have his tombola machine out as we speak.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:28 pm

bahrainpoolie2 wrote:

12p a litre leaded,15p unleaded,fantastic buy a big car out here not a problem fuel wise ,they just carnt fooking drive

The way we get treated isn't a scandal....it's obscene!!!! :evil:

townendtimmy · **Posted:** Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:05 pm

grabec wrote:

thornleypoolie wrote:

Wheres the next one then a couple of miles on

Jet is the closest to me too.

i actually use the shell in peterlee, i work in peterlee so not far to go from there, probably a bit further for you to travel though.

Bloody hell. After to-day's performance you're talking about PETROL????[/quote]

:roll:

We can talk about what we want now BUTT out :laugh:

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