US teens can't afford to go cruising any more...

HardRockCamaro · June 30, 2008, 11:50:52 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/us/29teengas.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1214840732-LmkfXE+NRo1DERk9FXYRNw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/us/29teengas.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1214840732-LmkfXE+NRo1DERk9FXYRNw

So according to the article they hang out at Starbucks?!?!

You could buy a gallon of gas for the price of one coffee!

Roadkill · June 30, 2008, 12:19:05 PM

My heart bleeds for them.

FUBAR · June 30, 2008, 12:37:31 PM

Quoting: Roadkill

My heart bleeds for them.

Flip Martian · June 30, 2008, 12:49:55 PM

Welcome to the real world, kiddies!

EDGE · June 30, 2008, 01:15:57 PM

Well, its a par of thier culture, way more than it is here, it's a shame to see it come to that really... but as for hanging out in starsmucks coffeee house

the 'bucks in enfield has gotten over run by these Emu types... they all sit around one cup of skinny, light, dry decafe mocha latte and listen to my chemical romance while figuring out some kinda of suicide pact.... loosers.....

F Body · June 30, 2008, 01:45:06 PM

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/us/29teengas.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1214840732-LmkfXE+NRo1DERk9FXYRNw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/us/29teengas.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1214840732-LmkfXE+NRo1DERk9FXYRNw

Won't let me read the artical unless I join

Wait till there gas gets to $12 a gallon like ours, then what will they do ?????

philoldsmobile · June 30, 2008, 03:40:11 PM

Quoting: EDGE

the 'bucks in enfield has gotten over run by these Emu types... they all sit around one cup of skinny, light, dry decafe mocha latte and listen to my chemical romance

and what is wrong with that? its hobby of mine!

art b · June 30, 2008, 03:49:44 PM

Quoting: philoldsmobile

and what is wrong with that?

55starchief · June 30, 2008, 04:09:25 PM

Quoting: EDGE

the 'bucks in enfield has gotten over run by these Emu types

Emu or EMO ?

Titsy · June 30, 2008, 04:17:22 PM

Quoting: F Body

Wait till there gas gets to $12 a gallon like ours, then what will they do ?????

Our's isn't that bad, we're at $9 per USGal as opposed to there $4.04

55starchief · June 30, 2008, 04:25:16 PM

Quoting: Titsy

Our's isn't that bad, we're at $9 per USGal as opposed to there $4.04

just did the comparison earlier and in brackley regular is 1.25 ltr and deisel is 1.35 ltr so its a shade more

55starchief · June 30, 2008, 04:25:53 PM

Quoting: Titsy

Our's isn't that bad, we're at $9 per USGal as opposed to there $4.04

just did the comparison earlier and in brackley regular is 1.25 ltr and deisel is 1.35 ltr so its a shade more

philoldsmobile · June 30, 2008, 04:30:41 PM

Titsy · June 30, 2008, 05:19:15 PM

Quoting: 55starchief

just did the comparison earlier and in brackley regular is 1.25 ltr and deisel is 1.35 ltr so its a shade more

OK I based it on MK prices of 118.9ppl for regular unleaded

based on Brackley prices that's $9.50 per USGal

F Body · July 01, 2008, 02:36:34 AM

Quoting: F Body

Wait till there gas gets to $12 a gallon like ours

I did it on the average price of UK Diesel ( the biggest seller ) being £6 a gallon, therefore with the exchange rate being $1.97 ? that's about $11.40, but true I didn't take into account the smaller US gallon

art b · July 01, 2008, 06:27:20 AM

i just squirt it in the tank,

aint got time to do the maths,

and it wont make it any cheaper....

art b · July 01, 2008, 07:34:56 PM

as it happend....
starbucks are closing shops in the us, [yet opening more in europe]
was on sky news tonite CA has been hard hit by the mortgage crash,and this has affected starbucks in the US

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