Fill 'er up, mate!

I'm so happy that $20 can once again get you a respectable amount of fuel. Now that the price for a gallon of gas has dropped below the $2 mark, it seems crazy to think how much we paid to fill up this past June. $70 to $75. That's ridiculous!

I just checked to see what the going rate for a litre of petrol is in Australia... At several stations across Sydney, regular unleaded petrol is priced at 100.9 cents per litre. The lowest its been in three years.

This reminded me of the shock and confusion I experienced the first few times I bought litres of petrol in Oz. When I tried to calculate my gas mileage, I had to convert litres to gallons, AUD to USD ($) and kilometers to miles. Needless to say, I soon quit calculating and just enjoyed the drive. Actually, after a few weeks of driving on the opposite side of the road, I got used to shifting gears with my left hand and resisting the urge to turn right on red.