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Old 04-25-2011, 06:55 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Festus2 View Post
Using your figure of $5.20 per US gallon, that price is $1.40 per gallon higher than the lowest price I could find in Detroit, Michigan ($3.80) . This works out to about 37% higher --- close to 40%! - in Ontario. By the time you factor in the current exchange rate, any American travellers are probably looking at paying 40% more if they were to drive in Ontario. In Alberta where the gas is the cheapest of all provinces, it would be close to 33-35% more.
Years ago when we lived in Duluth, MN, we made an annual "pilgrimmage" to Thunder Bay every summer. Back then, we pulled a small tent camper with a small car. We always looked forward to that 2 weeks and had hoped to repeat that "ancient journey" this summer. However, with gas where it is, I really don't think we'll do it this year. Hopefully things will normalize and in coming years we'll be able to repeat those wonderful trips. It's not a lack of desire that keeps me out of Canada, it's strictly cost. <sigh>
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