BEER CHEAPER THAN GAS !!!

Need I say more?...

Just talked to my uncle in the States (Michigan) on the phone.

Everyone in America is complaining about the fuel/gas prices.... Big time!

Also in the drumcorps scene this has become a serious problem.

Some corps are even doing less shows this season, so less travelling. Clever thinking.

I remember the interview I got before taking our corps Jubal to the States in 2006. One of the questions was "that the fuel prices in the States must have been one of our major worries".

Honestly... we had NEVER even talked about it when preparing for the tour. At that time the fuel price in the States was WAY CHEAPER than ours here in the Netherlands!!

Currently we pay about 1,58 euros per liter (= 0.22 gallon) regular unleaded 95 in The Netherlands to 1,65 euros at the Highway gas stations, whereas the price at most Michigan gas stations is somewhere between 3,90 dollars and 4,10 dollars per gallon (= 4,545 liters)

Taking the current exchange rate (1 US $ = 0,64 euro) into consideration.... this means we are paying about $ 4,58 per gallon here in The Netherlands....

So who's complaining???

Enjoy,

Hans