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[Ryan Wagner]

This is actually really interesting. I stumbled across this site today that had a graph of historical gas prices that account for inflation. Apparently we're not quite at an all-time high yet:


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[Pieter]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but gas != oil.

[Richard]

You americans have had it easy for years compared to us brits and the high price its £1.20 for a litre ($7.44 for gallon)   

[bdawg923 (Max)]

Here's something else I thought was really interesting.

[Pieter]

I know, it's outrageous! HP is probably making a lot o' money on these cartridges...

[Ryan Wagner]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but gas != oil.

That is true... the graph is just the average of gas prices over time. That's what really matters anyway since it is what we're paying at the pump.

You americans have had it easy for years compared to us brits and the high price its £1.20 for a litre ($7.44 for gallon)

Yikes! That is crazy! Have your gas prices been going up as well?

Here's something else I thought was really interesting.

Now that is nuts. I new ink prices were high, but never really thought about comparing it to other liquids. Although you have to remember that the replacement rate of ink is typically much less than the others.

[Pieter]

That is true... the graph is just the average of gas prices over time. That's what really matters anyway since it is what we're paying at the pump.

So you guys buy "gas" at the pump? That's odd, considering it comes in liquid form. We call it benzine.

[Richard]

That is true... the graph is just the average of gas prices over time. That's what really matters anyway since it is what we're paying at the pump.

So you guys buy "gas" at the pump? That's odd, considering it comes in liquid form. We call it benzine.

America is a bit backwards a good example is they don't use the metric system yet....................

[Pieter]

Celsius makes so much more sense. When it's 0°C outside, it starts freezing. When it's 0°F outside, you're probably dead!

[Ryan Wagner]

I do agree that we should be using the metric system, but I don't think that will ever be happening. Temperature-wise it does make a ton more sense, and conversions between like-units are normally a lot easier.

[Ashley Wagner]

Celsius makes so much more sense. When it's 0°C outside, it starts freezing. When it's 0°F outside, you're probably dead!

Actually, 0°F here is not nearly as bad as it gets! Often times durning the Winter we see temps well below zero, especially with the wind chill. It's brutal!

[El Guru (Al)]

Celsius makes so much more sense. When it's 0°C outside, it starts freezing. When it's 0°F outside, you're probably dead!

Actually, 0°F here is not nearly as bad as it gets! Often times durning the Winter we see temps well below zero, especially with the wind chill. It's brutal!

I'd never make out your way. I have a hard enough time when the temperature dips below 50. Of course I suppose y'all can say the same given our extremes. This was from yesterday and a sign of things to come (later this summer):

[Ashley Wagner]

Celsius makes so much more sense. When it's 0°C outside, it starts freezing. When it's 0°F outside, you're probably dead!

Actually, 0°F here is not nearly as bad as it gets! Often times durning the Winter we see temps well below zero, especially with the wind chill. It's brutal!

I'd never make out your way. I have a hard enough time when the temperature dips below 50. Of course I suppose y'all can say the same given our extremes. This was from yesterday and a sign of things to come (later this summer):

I'm sure it's not fun dealing with the heat Al! Ryan's dad is out in Phoenix this week on business and when he left here it was in the upper 40's and raining and when he got there it was in the low 90's and sunny. We get hot and humid in the summer here, but never as high as Arizona!

[El Guru (Al)]

Well, as they say, it is a dry heat.  The humidity that day was actually a bit higher than it has been. We've been around 3%-5%. Rain, haven't had any of that in about 2 1/2 months, sure hope we don't have a repeat of 2005-2006 where we went 143 days without rain. Monsoon should be starting next month and hopefully that will bring us some much needed rain, but given the conditions it likely not going to much other than spark more fires.

[Ryan Wagner]

Gosh, 2 1/2 months without rain. I guess the April showers don't bring May flowers for you guys.