Whenever I feel nostalgic for the petrol price of less that $1.00 per gallon I remind myself that my husband at the time earned $60pw and as a mere female I earned $26 per week! Most necessities are much cheaper these days as a % of wages. And I note that many things seem to have shifted from the category of luxuries to that of necessities
PS
I think that running the car on OP Bundy would continue to be considered a luxury (and a waste)
-- Edited by The dog lady on Wednesday 6th of November 2013 05:49:15 PM
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Cheers, Marianna.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)
All these examples do NOT imply that petrol is cheap;
it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are.
The last one might shock the socks off you.
Think a litre of petrol is expensive?
This makes you think, and also puts things into perspective. Can of Red Bull, 250ml, $2..95 ... $11.80 per litre!
Robitussin Cough Mixture, 200ml, $9.95 ..... $ 49.75 per litre! L'Oreal Revitalift Day Cream, 50ml, $29.95 ........... $599.00 per litre! Bundy Rum, 1250ml, $51.00 .... $40.80 per litre!
Visene Eye Drops, 15ml, $5.69 ... $379.00 per litre!
Britney Spears Fantasy Perfume,50ml, $29 ....... $580.00 per litre!
And this is the REAL KICKER.
Evian water, 375ml, $2.95 ...$7.86 per litre! $7.86 for a litre of WATER!! and the buyers don't even know the source
(Evian spelled backwards is NAIVE!!)
Ever wonder why computer printers are so cheap? So they can hook you for the ink!! Someone calculated the cost of the ink at, you won't believe it but it's true; $2,500 a litre.
$2500.00 A LITRE!!!
So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Red Bull, Robitussin, L'Oreal or, God forbid, Printer Ink!!!!!
And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!!
