What’s something you really resent paying for?

[msc545]

Where I live in California, gasoline is a complete ripoff at $4.50 a gallon for regular. I resent paying this price and have no choice. California has the highest gas prices in the US.

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[Rangers]

Shipping fees for scrap lead, I use it to cast Minie balls for my muskets and it's around $1 per pound, which is fair. But then they want $100 to ship it because it's so damn heavy and it has to be covered well to prevent lead exposure along the way. I try to get lead for free or low price at tire shops and roofing places, but they often tell me no as it's a violation of their contract, so they go through the trouble of tossing the shit in a truck, driving to the scrapyard, and dropping it off for no money rather than let me have some

[OlderAndWiser]

Compressed air to fill tires at convenience stores/gas stations. It was ALWAYS free when I was a kid.

[rcljr]

Buy yourself a compressor that run off the power port in your vehicle, they sell them at most auto parts stores.

[OlderAndWiser]

@rcljr Most of those devices are built cheaply and do not work very long before failing. I need to buy a compressor that runs on 110 V power and use it at home.

[msc545]

I do too - can you DM me when you find one you like that doesn't cost a mint?

[Massageman]

SO many things were free- bone scraps from the butcher for the dog (now $3.99 at a local store) comes to mind. but I digress - -- - - I use my 6-gallon Bostitch pancake compressor. Got the compressor, brad nail gun and large finishing nail gun for $170 several years ago. Later added a blowgun and stapler. Use it for my car tires, dusting out the garage with the blowgun attachment, dusting off floor before laying tile, blow dandelion seeds out of the AC unit in the yard, lots of things. It's earned it's keep and is still going strong. You can always fill the tank at home, and then take the "tank-of-air" with you on the road, if need be.

[OlderAndWiser]

Thanks for MHO!

[Dragonpurple]

Not only that, those pay air compressors suck, try getting 80 PSI in your truck tires, can't do it.

Granted I know WHY they stopped having them, idiots would destroy them and service station owners didn't like to keep replacing them.

The last gas station here, had a sign out, to wrap it up when done, that they would only replace the air hose once every couple of years, if someone broke it, it would be taken out... well it got taken out.

[Bee-Hatch]

Ok the little American gallon is 3.785 litres. At $4.50 through the exchange rate it's about £3.29 in the UK. That's £0.86 per litre here in the UK. Our average price per litre is £1.32 per litre. Reverse that and you get a price of £4.99 per us gallon or $6.83 in your money. Sounds like you're enjoying cheap fuel over there.

[msc545]

compared to you, we are - but keep in mind that most cars (at least in California) have a lot of smog equipment that reduces their gas mileage. Also, the fuel here is diluted with alcohol which also reduces gas mileage. I'm not sure how to do a direct comparison but our cars are not as fuel-efficient as yours.

[Bee-Hatch]

The fuel isn't the biggest waste in terms of fuel efficiency. A lot of Americas drivers don't drive manual gearboxes (stick shift to the mechanically illiterate). Automatic gearboxes waste a lot of fuel needlessly. Switch the cars to more efficient models and it'll immediately save money and benefit the planet.

[MrOracle]

That's not actually true, and hasn't been for 25-30 years. Older cars with 3-speed automatic transmissions were less fuel efficient than 4-5-speed manuals, but once 4+ speed autos became common, the difference disappeared. Hell, we have Hondas with 10-speed autos, and manuals are only available on a handful of cars anymore. But for cars that had manuals and autos available, there was no significant difference in MPG (autos would occasionally rate slightly better, in fact).

[JimBeams]

Sounds like the UK is enjoying cheap fuel as compared to Turkey.

[msc545]

I have two cars with manual gearboxes and one with an automatic. The difference is negligible.

[Massageman]

@MrOracle and the continuously variable (CV) trannies are supposed to become even better still.

[MrOracle]

They can be fine on lower-powered cars (the Prius uses a CVT), but much beyond 150 horsepower and they aren't feasible. But 7+ gear autos are common today so it's fine.

[Roxxy99]

At this stage of the game, electric cars are going to be more economical. I’m considering that myself. For me, I resent property taxes. I inherited a small house that belonged to my grandmother and it’s hard for me to wrap my head around the idea of paying taxes every year on something I own.

[JimBeams]

Renters also pay property taxes indirectly, and they don't even OWN the place. LOL

As for electric cars.. l'm all for them, but this might not be the right time to buy one. Electric cars on average will save you $800-$1000 per year in fuel costs. But...


Electic Chevy Bolt
$31,000


Gas Chevy Spark
$13,000

So maybe you'll break even after 15 years, but unfortunately, the batteries will have to be replaced after 10 years, at about $5,000 a pop.

[Roxxy99]

@JimBeams It won’t be long before the sticker prices begin to equalize.

[JimBeams]

I agree, it could happen very soon. It all depends on who's in power.

[msc545]

I have three gasoline-powered cars at this point and I'm very reluctant to get into yet another car whether or not it's electric.

[Dragonpurple]

I resented paying child support to my ex, when I knew not a dime was going to our child, she called that her money and spent it on herself, so I still had to take my daughter shopping buy her cloths, back to school stuff and everything else.

The system for child support is a huge joke, there is nothing in it to make sure the money actually goes to the child.

[natured]

In italy 0,264172 Gallons ( 1 liter) costs 1,56 euros ( which is 1,84$ per not even a quarter of gallon lol) and I also resent paying for gasoline... SIGH

[msc545]

SO you are paying about $7.00 a gallon. Ouch!

[natured]

Yes, it's devastating, because during Covid they raised it a lot... even though many people are jobless beause of covid and stuff... it's terrible.

[rcljr]

Funny how gas prices went up during COVID when everyone was supposed to be staying home

[natured]

@rcljr Well, in Italy some of us where still able to go to work, like me, I'm alone in my office so I was allowed, and so are doctors allowed and other folks...

[scentoflavender]

Garbage bags. I'm literally buying them to throw them away.

[exitseven]

Where I go on vacation they make you buy trash bags. At first a box of 12 was three dollars. Now a box of 12 is 30 bucks. To add insult to injury they are the cheapest, crappiest bags that the city could buy and if you put anything heavy it will fall through the bottom.

[Massageman]

the irony of it all!

[Adam1978]

Well go electric then or live where you don't need a car.

[msc545]

Electric cars are $$$ here, and the state is talking about taxing them even more since they don't use gas so the state loses money on the gas taxes Electric power is expensive as hell here, so recharging them is not exactly free. As for "live where you don't need a car", you MUST be joking. This is California - you absolutely need a car.

[Adam1978]

No you don't. If you work from home all you need is to live near a mall or Walmart or something. Everything you don't need regularly can be bought online and be delivered to the door.

[msc545]

I kind of like getting out of the house, and besides, I do inpatient work and I need to get to the hospital in a hurry sometimes.

[rcljr]

That’s why they have ambulances… at $1,600.00 a trip

[Adam1978]

Well live near the hospital if that is your fear. Ambulance is free in sweden and a doctor visit of any kind is like 50$.

[msc545]

I work in a hospital!

[Paris13]

In Essence/ The Fact Dad was Left in My Sister's care and I Moved Away before Mom passed Away from Cancer. Have to Live with it... xx

[slatyb]

Things that should be free to the public -- state and national parks, national forest access, museums. I can easily afford them, but not everyone can. The parks should be open to everyone for free or for a nominal cost.

[rcljr]

Our idiot governor polis has decided on his own to add $60 to the cost of plates every year that will allow access to state parks, we didn’t get to vote on it and you can’t turn it down.

[jamesgoldman]

I can't think of anything honestly given I'm under the tax threshold and I can't drive so fuel isn't an issue
Public transport is expensive but I set about being as efficient as possible to get the best value for money out of using it

[rcljr]

I’m dirt poor myself being disabled, way under tax and poverty thresholds. I pay sales tax on non food items gas and smokes.

[jamesgoldman]

Here tax is all included on the ticket price so you don't notice it... probably because it is 20-50% on so many things

[purplepoppy]

Parking. If I'm good enough to drive to your town and spend money in your shops don't sting me with ridiculous parking prices.

[A_Bell]

You people in California deserve all the misery you have coming to you, as you have been trying to export it to the rest of us for 20 years.

[msc545]

We have no misery to export, and never have. You are just jealous.

[Goforit1010]

You could always move. In the midwest, the price is running about $3.18/gal.

Personally, I refuse to live in CA - just for reasons like you bring up.

[msc545]

I refuse to live someplace that has no ocean access and no beauty. I surf, sail, and scuba, and I need an ocean for those things. California is also at least the second most beautiful state in the US, Hawaii being first.

[rcljr]

Florida and the Carolinas are beautiful and not Socialist like Hi and Commiefornia, but, the sharks are kind of bitey and antisocial.

[Goforit1010]

@rcljr - I heard the sharks put up signs around Spring Break time that said, "Send more tourists. The last ones were delicious!".

[msc545]

@rcljr No way in hell I would ever live in the South.

[rcljr]

The grizzly bears in Montana did the same, another California tourist killed and eaten by a Grizzly near Ovando.

[Goforit1010]

@rcljr - When you step out into the wild, you're on the menu too. Just something to be aware of.

[WowwGirl]

If I had to pay for air like many do for my tires. I'd be mad

[msc545]

Yes, they have that here. hate it.

[WowwGirl]

So do we but a few still have free air

[WowwGirl]

@msc545 I didn't , I won't

[msc545]

you didn't or won't WHAT?

[DaveToo]

That's why I have a portable air compressor that plugs into the cigarette lighter.

[jshm2]

Water.

Here in Scotland we have the best water in the world. Going abroad and paying for water that tastes half as good, really pisses me off.

[rcljr]

Hey ! Quit drinking the water, that has to make my Scotch, you selfish bugger.

[OddBeMe]

Insurance seems like a racket. The only product that if you use more of it, the price goes up.

[msc545]

Well yes, except if you need it, it's good to have it... usually.

[DarkCarousel]

Cell phone expenses. But it’s by choice so it’s silly for me to resent it.

[rcljr]

You can always get an obama phone, then every month they add 2 or 3 useless programs that you can’t refuse and within 5 months you can’t use it because it’s slower than the second coming of Christ.

[DaveToo]

The least expensive gas I've seen, as of this past weekend, was 2.99.9. Mostly it's up around 3.15.9 everywhere.

[karaspara]

It's even more expensive in the UK and a longstanding bugbear

[victoria5475]

Taxes here in Illinois are ridiculous. I don't even go into downtown Chicago because cigarettes are $16 a pack and there's a soda tax.

[Iron_Man]

Blame Joe Biden for the high food prices snd the gasoline

[888theGreat]

Your buddy needs more tax dollars. Wait until it is $15 a gallon, trying to get people to buy electric cars.

[45Fstraight]

Hunter Biden's trips to China.

[45Fstraight]

I should have said, Round Trips. I wouldn't mind buying him a one way ticket.

[Massageman]

I'll help pack - - - - -

[rcljr]

I resent paying taxes for fat lazy people to sit on their lard asses claiming disability, Fat and lazy is NOT a disability.

[mrkdvsn]

Having my income taxes help pay for the current administration's insane agenda

[Anonymous]

I resent paying for everything. Everything should be free.

[TallAndNerdy]

Pair of $30 Jean's that lasted a day

[420Rachel]

All of the make up I hardly even use. 😩😭

[Kingofkings1992]

How expensive groceries are 😲

[rcljr]

That’s what happens when high school kids with no experience want $15.00/ hr starting wage, the price of everything goes up because the company owners are still going to keep their profit margins the same, because they want to retire one day. I won’t even discuss 50 years olds working at McDonalds or the lame asses that think welfare is a career path.

[exitseven]

Sales tax.

[Desperate_man]

My mistakes

[NathanDavis]

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