>>>>>It's worth the read:
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>>>>>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/10/MNGUKPOGKJ1.DTL
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>>>>And on a related note: http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/212351
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>>>That estimate of how much we have been getting gouged by the oil companies for nearly two years now, since Katrina, feels on target. 15 cents a liter Canadian is how much U.S.? About one USD per gallon in round numbers?
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>>No, more like about 50 cents a gallon. 15 cents Cdn = about 13 cents U.S. times 3.78 litres per gallon.
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>Question to self: are you smarter than a 5th grader? LOL

Don't be so hard on yourself Mike. Rounding up to the nearest dollar does make it around a buck a gallon. I thought that's what you meant when you said 'in round numbers'. ;)