And we think gas is high, check this out

[TX-RAT]

regular unleaded 1.84 gal 77.28 barrel
Coca Cola 1.29 102.59 barrel
Poland Spring
bottled water 1.19 126.18 barrel
Stop and Shop
milk 2.19 183.96 barrel
Evian 1.99 211.01 barrel
Tropicana
orange juice 3.49 293.16 barrel
Budweiser 4.99 372.49 barrel
Bertolli
olive oil 6.99 688.17 barrel
Pinot grigio 12.99 1377.40 barrel
Camp real
maple syrup 6.99 3006.26 barrel
Jack Daniels
Black label 20.99 4460.17 barrel
Chanel #5
perfume 250.00 1,344,000.00 barrel

[Wickerman]

1. 'kay, 'Rat, what would the cost of a barrel of 'Royal be?

And how long would it last?

:evilgrin:

[TX-RAT]

5. 4200.00 and not long enough

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Yeah, but i don't NEED coke or Bud to drive my car

To get to work, so what's your point?

(BTW, many futurists thing the water crisis will be the biggie.)

[TX-RAT]

7. (BTW, many futurists thing the water crisis will be the biggie.)

I think it is already.

[tom_paine]

3. No discount for buying by the barrel. Not good business...

[jpak]

4. Hey, Rush said that too!!!!

I'm underwhelmed!!!

[TX-RAT]

21. He must read, Oil and Gas investor, also.

04 August edition.

[RebelOne]

6. Are all these prices by the gallon?

Because I sure would like to be able to buy Bertolli olive oil for only $6.99 a gallon.

[TX-RAT]

12. I'm sure its by the bottle or standard container.

[tridim]

8. Tap water: $0.01 $0.55/barrel

Evian: A scam, and 'naive' spelled backwards.

Maple syrup, olive oil and OJ are all worth the price IMO.

[calico1]

9. I have seen similar posts and e-mails

but while it may seem like it should be impressive and make people think "wow, I never looked at it this way" it really isn't. See, I need gas every week or every other week at minimum. I don't buy Jack Daniels or any other liquor by the barrel, nor do I buy juice in barrels. If I said I drink a barrels worth of juice in one whole year its probably an exaggeration. So the comparison isn't very realistic. This is not a knock on you--I know you didn't make this up because as I said I have seen similar ones before.

[PatriotGames]

10. I might be mad about it if drank 20 gallons of milk a week...

I use 20 gallons of gas a week.

[PatriotGames]

11. That chain mail is on par with the one trying to equate the death rate

due to crime in DC to the death rate in Iraq.

[KelleyKramer]

13. Who uses 20 gallons of perfume a week??

This is just ridiculous.

You are being robbed blind at the gas pump. If you take this excuse seriously then the oil companies (and Bush and Cheney) are laughing their ass off at you all the way to the bank.

[zbdent]

22. Some people might point out a few co-workers

gawd, there really are some that seem to use four gallons a day, "just to keep it fresh" . . .

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. giving the price in gallons would be more effective

because none of the items, including gasoline, is bought by the barrel by consumers. Some of the items are purchased in fractions of gallons, however.

Who'd pay $4.99 for a six pack of Budweiser? Maybe someone whose tastebuds had been killed by trying to drink the cheaper gasoline as an alternative ...

[AngryAmish]

15. Champion bull semem is real expensive too

[TX-RAT]

18. It's the collection process.

Makes for happy bulls

[AngryAmish]

20. I bet if that was one's job...

one would have a VERY strong grip and a supple wrist.

[zbdent]

16. How much for a gallon of 12 year old scotch?

Hmm?

[TX-RAT]

17. I'll bid 350.00

[TheRovingGourmet]

19. Add to the price per gallon the costs that the taxpayer pays

indirectly and it starts to really get interesting. Keeping the oil wells operating in far-flung places don't come cheap.