[AT] Fuel prices/Sask.

[charliehill]

Charlie,  I'd like to go up and see Ralph some time but if I ever do it will 
be in the SUMMER!

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
To: "new atislist" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 2:19 PM
Subject: [AT] Fuel prices/Sask.


>
> Thanks Ralph.  You and the venison loin I have cooking both make me feel a 
> lot better.  I hope you understand that your weather, your gas price, and 
> twenty three hundred and some miles will prevent me from dropping in 
> unexpectedly at your place for Christmas dinner. Otherwise, we could sit 
> and talk old tractors and flat head Fords.
>
> Charlie V.
>
>> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:46:50 -0600
>> From: alfg at sasktel.net
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Fuel prices
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "new atislist" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Fuel prices
>>
>>
>> > After checking the local price on Gas Buddy, I often reduce the map and
>> > slide down to Pensacola Fl. to see what a friend there is paying.  He
>> > loves to rub it in because they are much less, so I have to keep him
>> > honest.  > Long story short, Dean, I agree Gas buddy is an interesting 
>> > web
>> > sight.
>> >
>> > Charlie V. in much too cold WNY
>> > Currently 26 Deg. F and dropping with strong wind.
>> > Can you check that back door, Ralph?
>>
>> Charlie if you want to be cheered up just check gas buddy prices for us 
>> here
>> in Sask. We are currently down to .85 cents a litre which converts to 
>> 3.82
>> per Cdn gallon. Or $3.40 U.S. gallon if I am figuring right. $3.82 is a 
>> big
>> improvement from back in the good old summer time when I saw a high of 
>> $1.30
>> something a litre which is pushing awfully close to the $6 per cdn 
>> gallon.
>> Bulk farm fuel prices slightly lower as usual.
>> On the negative side, our dollar has dropped considerably relative to the
>> U.S. We were at par or better earlier this year but somebody said the 
>> other
>> day we are at .77 cents U.S.? Guess I will postpone any cross border
>> shopping at that level.
>> Your 26 degrees sounds a lot better too. Although I know its all about 
>> the
>> wind. Yesterday at 0 degrees , sunshine and no wind it was the nicest day 
>> of
>> the week after a  week of clouds, strong winds and temps struggling to 
>> hit
>> the 20 degree mark.
>> Shovelled my first snow of the winter this morning so thats not too bad
>> considering our usual onset of winter.
>> The old Cockshutt 40 sits in the back of the quonset hitched to a wagon 
>> load
>> of oats. No three point hitch or snowblower installed yet.
>> Oh yes, still running six volts on this one but with about the biggest 
>> six
>> volt battery I've ever seen.. Half the size of the engine and hasn't 
>> failed
>> me yet. Trying to start these big Buda sixes on a puny little car battery
>> was just not something we could depend on.
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
>>
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