i just find it so hard to 'worry' about petrol prices, when other goods/services are getting more expensive by the minute!!!
e.g in since 1990 the prices of basic food staples like bread, tea, milk, sugar, potatoes, butter and eggs have almost tripled, some primal cuts of meats have quadrupled in price. its at the point now where there are a few cuts of meat that you will NEVER see on a restaurant menu, as it would have to be at an insane price, just to cover costs.
the qld government data base lists the average price of fuel in Brisbane in 1990 at $0.63 so fuel prices have roughly doubled in that time.
as a professional chef, the cost of fuel is a joke to my industry, compared to the rising cost of food. its f**king scary! its near impossible these days to make a decent living owning a restaurant, especially in the fine dining scene.