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From: Ace on 5 Aug 2010 15:44
On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 19:08:21 +0000 (UTC), wessie
<putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote:

>"SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in
>news:xn0gxj3zrf027j000a(a)news.eternal-september.org:
>
>> wessie wrote:
>>
>>> "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:xn0gxj2pjeychxk009
>>> @news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>> > Speaking as a long time Bandit 1200 owner, that would have had me
>>> > walking. 100 miles to reserve means any chance of fuel from 80
>>> > miles onwards ... we're in there.
>>
>>> Well, this was in the centre of Mulhouse, so you would've been
>>> alright. It seems city centre stations have gone and you need to go
>>> to the 'burbs to find a hypermarchi. Not unlike here, I suppose with
>>> the added economic effect of CH a few km away with petrol at 90p a
>>> litre.
>>
>> 90p a litre.
>>
>> <whimper>
>>
>> I remember the days, you know ....
>>
>
>similar price in Lux, plus they don't want any road tolls or vignettes.
>Never went there before this year and they have some excellent roads in
>the Ardennnes corner, at least

Generally slightly cheaper in Luxembourg, in fact. But 90p a litre
doesn't really do it justice, as it's tainted by the rather odd
current exchange rates. I work on a slightly more balanced equivalent
of about 2 Francs to the pound, and as 95ron is currently chf1.60 that
makes it around 80 pence in my reckoning.

From: darsy on 5 Aug 2010 15:53
On Aug 5, 5:09 pm, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> darsy wrote:
> > On Aug 5, 1:42 pm, darsy <dar...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Aug 5, 1:31 pm, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I like the way he comes across as Sir.Tony's French brother.
>
> > > which isn't bad going for a Dutchman.
>
> > oops, I meant "Belgian".
>
> They're all the same, these foreigners, eh?

all lowlanders, innit.

--
d.
From: SIRPip on 5 Aug 2010 15:59
darsy wrote:

> On Aug 5, 5:09�pm, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > darsy wrote:
> > > On Aug 5, 1:42�pm, darsy <dar...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Aug 5, 1:31�pm, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I like the way he comes across as Sir.Tony's French brother.
> >
> > > > which isn't bad going for a Dutchman.
> >
> > > oops, I meant "Belgian".
> >
> > They're all the same, these foreigners, eh?
>
> all lowlanders, innit.

Ain't ne'er seen a proper mountain in their loives, see. Flat'eads.

--
SIRPip : B12
From: wessie on 5 Aug 2010 16:08
Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote in
news:bv4m56to8o78i6stqg3gincf8qtmggrlsq(a)4ax.com:

> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 19:08:21 +0000 (UTC), wessie
> <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote:
>
>>"SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in
>>news:xn0gxj3zrf027j000a(a)news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>> wessie wrote:
>>>
>>>> "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:xn0gxj2pjeychxk009
>>>> @news.eternal-september.org:
>>>
>>>> > Speaking as a long time Bandit 1200 owner, that would have had me
>>>> > walking. 100 miles to reserve means any chance of fuel from 80
>>>> > miles onwards ... we're in there.
>>>
>>>> Well, this was in the centre of Mulhouse, so you would've been
>>>> alright. It seems city centre stations have gone and you need to go
>>>> to the 'burbs to find a hypermarchi. Not unlike here, I suppose
>>>> with the added economic effect of CH a few km away with petrol at
>>>> 90p a litre.
>>>
>>> 90p a litre.
>>>
>>> <whimper>
>>>
>>> I remember the days, you know ....
>>>
>>
>>similar price in Lux, plus they don't want any road tolls or
>>vignettes. Never went there before this year and they have some
>>excellent roads in the Ardennnes corner, at least
>
> Generally slightly cheaper in Luxembourg, in fact. But 90p a litre
> doesn't really do it justice, as it's tainted by the rather odd
> current exchange rates. I work on a slightly more balanced equivalent
> of about 2 Francs to the pound, and as 95ron is currently chf1.60 that
> makes it around 80 pence in my reckoning.
>
>

fuel prices seemed to vary a lot in local areas, especially France. 30c
a litre difference in places. Best I saw in Lux was 1.16euro, but that
was in the touristy Ardennes or motorway just before you enter France. I
imagine urban supermarkets would be cheaper.
From: Pip Luscher on 5 Aug 2010 16:12
On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 19:59:08 +0000 (UTC), "SIRPip"
<gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>darsy wrote:
>
>> On Aug 5, 5:09�pm, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > darsy wrote:
>> > > On Aug 5, 1:42�pm, darsy <dar...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > On Aug 5, 1:31�pm, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > > I like the way he comes across as Sir.Tony's French brother.
>> >
>> > > > which isn't bad going for a Dutchman.
>> >
>> > > oops, I meant "Belgian".
>> >
>> > They're all the same, these foreigners, eh?
>>
>> all lowlanders, innit.
>
>Ain't ne'er seen a proper mountain in their loives, see. Flat'eads.

That's a lovely Fenland accent.

--
-Pip
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