folks what they do'nt tell you in the news , is that the folks pawning there stuff do not have a regular day to day JOB/ INCOME and have to do this to make ends meet....vince g. 11b inf....

We just spent three+ months as campground hosts at a national preserve in the high Mojave Desert of CA. The nearest fuel was the little town of Fenner, on I-40 out in the middle of nowhere. As of a week ago their regular, a generic brand, was $4.01 a gallon!!!! A quart of milk was $3+. At those prices you would have to pawn your car...

Your lucky, petrol (gasoline) prices in britain are hitting ?6.23 a gallon thats about $11US.
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James

Picard, if I recall correctly, gas got up over $2 per gallon in the early 1980s. After inflation, $2 per gallon then would be about $4.20 today. We still have a little way to go to get back to those high prices from the bad old days.

Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers. Even when they aren't lying deliberately, they are economically ignorant, and they'll get it wrong by accident.

Having said that, it's quite possible that the reporters actually found someone who had to pawn something to buy gas. I remember being caught short once, and having to borrow money to buy gas to get home. Gas was under $1 per gallon then ... probably about $1.60 per gallon in today's dollars.

Nels

Your geography is a little different than ours. From the north of Scotland to the southernmost point of England is only about 800 miles/1300 km. It would fit inside our state of California.

Everything here is spread out, designed for cars. For me, the nearest place to buy anything but groceries is 16 miles away as the crow flies. It would be difficult to get there by bike because there is no direct route that would allow a bicycle. And there are mostly no places for a rider to ride that doesn't place the rider's life in serious jeopardy.

Sue

I live 30 miles from my work. But look at this guy!

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That's just nuts!!! This guy's a traffic statistic waiting to happen.

Troy