We were paying $3.60-$3.80 for regular unleaded in California a couple of 
weeks ago.

It would have hurt if it wasnt for the fact that we pay over double that in 
the UK at the moment.

We're seriously thinking of retiring to CA. So much nicer over there than in 
the UK.

Dom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Funny NYPD" <funnynypd@yahoo.com>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]Company strategy on high Gas price


> Thanks, Chris, this is something I am worried but didn't know about.
> I thought it will stick to 41 cents for a long time, didn't aware it is so 
> quick.
> And the department of energy foresees the gas price will top to 4 dollars 
> a gallon average this summer.
> Here at New Bedford, it is about $3.10 a gallon, I have friends from 
> Connecticut reported $3.50 a gallon already.
>
> Funny N.
> Au Group Electronics, New Bedford, MA, http://www.AuElectronics.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com>
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. <piclist@mit.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 11:30:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [OT]Company strategy on high Gas price
>
> >With the Gas price all time high in the USA and an earning warning
>>today from UPS, I am pretty sure it is a good time and good excuse
>>for freighter carrier to increase the shipping charges. I knew UPS
>>and Fedex had a "floating oil charge (it changed probably day by day
>>according to oil price)" a long time ago for international shipping
>>already.
>>
>>So the next big one probably would be the USPS which had increased
>>the flat fee too many times in the past 5 years (the cost for
>>mailing a letter inside USA increased from 27 cents to today's 41
>>cents. For the same kind of service, the value of dollar almost lost
>>50%.).
>
> Postage rates are going up May 12th: 
> http://www.usps.com/prices/welcome.htm
> A letter goes up a penny to 42 cents.
>
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