From: alancordwell@nospam.blueyonder.co.uk   
      
   Hi Deb   
      
   You're probably right. I live in Sheffield- 4th largest city in the UK   
   (population about 513,000) and the local bus service is fantastic- I mean   
   every few minutes most times. And I can get to a big supermarket within a   
   mile, so I guess I shouldn't complain. It just seems that it keeps on going   
   up and up! A large part of the cost of gas is tax, which is a major source   
   of income from the government. A few years back there were protests about   
   it, particularly from truck firms and farmers for who fuel costs are their   
   largest overhead.   
      
   Kind regards,   
   Alan   
      
   This is well off topic for this newsgroup!!   
      
   "Deb in Northern California"  wrote in message   
   news:3btmakF6meljuU1@individual.net...   
   > I realize what gas prices are like in the UK, since I have been there a   
   few   
   > times myself.  But I also realize that you have a wonderful public transit   
   > system, that we do not have here, at least where I live there is a minimal   
   > public transit system.  Buses only and they run about every hour or so and   
   > do not travel to where you need to get to easily.  When I was in the UK I   
   > utilized the public transit and was amazed at how well you could get   
   around   
   > there, even in the more remote areas.  Also the shops were close enough by   
   > to walk to if you needed to pick up some things, unlike here where the   
   > closest market is over a mile away and the one that you would normally   
   shop   
   > at is more like 5+ miles away.   
   >   
   > Debbie   
   >   
   > "AlanC"  wrote in message   
   > news:Ni86e.69009$Nr5.7390@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...   
   > > You guys in the States don't know how lucky you are. Here in the UK, we   
   > > are   
   > > paying 93 pence for a litre of petrol (gas!!) which works out at  UKP   
   4.14   
   > > per gallon, or about 8 bucks at the current exchange rate.   
   > >   
   > > Kind regards,   
   > > Alan   
   > >   
   > >   
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