As a Wellingtonian, I do enjoy seeing Ashley Bloomfield in the wild - he crossed in front of my car on The Terrace the other day. The man walks absolutely everywhere! No black cat symbolism, but perhaps a subtle message to take the waiwai express a bit more often.
Hi Lucy! Glad you enjoyed it! I thought us four liters too, but turns out it’s only 3.78 liters to a US gallon. Makes no sense, really. UK gallons are bigger! So I took the cheapest gas here at NZD 3.48 per liter x 3.78 = NZD 13.27, which at last night’s rates a US gallon is US 7.58. Eye-watering to this cheap gas gringo. Will clear that up above!
I think the numbers are still a weak story. America is BUILT on cheap gas, so the pain point is lower (bigger cars, bigger sprawl.) Hard to compare apples to apples. But I do love to scare to the folks back home.
As a Wellingtonian, I do enjoy seeing Ashley Bloomfield in the wild - he crossed in front of my car on The Terrace the other day. The man walks absolutely everywhere! No black cat symbolism, but perhaps a subtle message to take the waiwai express a bit more often.
Yes! I don’t even live in Welly and I’ve seen him walking twice now. Healthy for the body & body politic both!
Great write up Dan. I thought there were four litres in a gallon though?
Hi Lucy! Glad you enjoyed it! I thought us four liters too, but turns out it’s only 3.78 liters to a US gallon. Makes no sense, really. UK gallons are bigger! So I took the cheapest gas here at NZD 3.48 per liter x 3.78 = NZD 13.27, which at last night’s rates a US gallon is US 7.58. Eye-watering to this cheap gas gringo. Will clear that up above!
Aha! My apologies, I didn’t notice that you’d done the currency conversion either. *internet reader jumping to conclusions*
I think the numbers are still a weak story. America is BUILT on cheap gas, so the pain point is lower (bigger cars, bigger sprawl.) Hard to compare apples to apples. But I do love to scare to the folks back home.
Love this thoughtful post, Dan, especially your juxtaposition of Ashley Bloomfield and black cats!