[JERRY2KONE]

I have travled and lived in many countries around the world over the last 6 years, and I can tell you for sure that the USA has about the lowest prices of any country in the world for gas. We have a Dodge Grand Caravan LE and when we fill it up in the USA it will cost us about $45 for a tank full of regular gas. When we were in Brussels, Belgium we had to fill up on our way to Paris in May/2007, and when I saw the total amount on the pump I was freaking out, because it was approximately $135. I thought there was something wrong with the pump or that some how the last person left us with their fill up payment. We normally used a gas card to keep our van filled up that we purchased through the US Embassy at USA prices, but when you travel out of your assigned country or zone you have to pay the regular full price.

We have the best gas prices of just about any other country in the world and yet we go freakin nuts when it reaches over $3 per gallon. I could not understand how people could even afford to drive while we were in Europe, but most of the people who do drive on a regular daily basis can only do so because their company or business paid for their gas. In Europe with periodic vehicle inspections, insurance, road tax, and the cost of gas you need a job just to pay for your car and travel expenses. That is why in most European countries the public transportation system is so much better than those that you see in the USA.