and what if petrol was at 6 euro/litre?

faral · 22-02-2012 06:17AM #1

hi folks
imagine this situatins - your monthly wage is 1900 euro,petrol costs 6 euro a litre and you have to spent on rent about 1000 euro/month for 2 bed aprtm.what would you do??

Vicxas · 22-02-2012 06:20AM

Get drunk

TestTransmission · 22-02-2012 06:22AM

langer91 wrote: »

immigrate!

I think you mean emigrate.

Chuck Stone · 22-02-2012 06:23AM

Revolution.

Vicxas · 22-02-2012 06:23AM

TestTransmission wrote: »

I think you mean emigrate.

I was going to correct him, but its 5am and im a little off the ball this morning

aN.Droid · 22-02-2012 06:27AM

Public transportation :P although if petrol / diesel was that high then the price of public transportation would more than likely increase too.

Sindri · 22-02-2012 06:27AM

I'd be one rich Saudi prince...

faral · 22-02-2012 06:30AM

and now I `ll tell that this is the truth (in one way) and you know this country very well....try and guess which one is it

Chuck Stone · 22-02-2012 06:31AM

Walking, bicycles, mopeds and high density vehicles would be the way most urban folks would commute. People living in rural areas would be screwed.

If the petrol price was to treble or quadrupole overnight there'd be a crushing global recession, massive poverty and severe food shortages in poorer parts of the world.

aN.Droid · 22-02-2012 06:33AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Walking, bicycles, mopeds and high density vehicles would be the way most urban folks would commute. People living in rural areas would be screwed.

If the petrol price was to treble or quadrupole overnight there'd be a crushing global recession and massive poverty and a probably a famines in poorer parts of the world.

I don't think it is us that will have to worry about that, it's the americans that will be fecked once the dollar is no longer the reserve currency :P

They have the cheapest petrol right now, but not for long I reckon.

Guill · 22-02-2012 06:40AM

Probably lose weight.

Chuck Stone · 22-02-2012 06:43AM

Limericks wrote: »

I don't think it is us that will have to worry about that, it's the americans that will be fecked once the dollar is no longer the reserve currency :P

They have the cheapest petrol right now, but not for long I reckon.

AFAIW the wholesale price is pretty uniform. Our prices are comparatively high because of taxes on fuel. So increases would be uniform.

travelledpengy · 22-02-2012 06:44AM

Go Green... diesel

faral · 22-02-2012 06:51AM

tell you what
Im Polish, working here as receptionist in one Dublin`s hotel, I earn 1860/month which is ok comparing to my friends in other hotels.I was doing the same in Poland and my wage was 1800 zlotys. It doesnt matter what is the current convertion factor versus euro.All I want you to say is that for that many you have almost nothning in Poland.petrol is 6 zlotys a litre....(thats why I was asking what you think about that) rent is 1000 or 900 zlotys a month (in outskirts of krakow),dont mention bills and food.and this is right in the middle of Europe

Vicxas · 22-02-2012 06:55AM

You earn how much?! Man im in the wrong job....

faral · 22-02-2012 06:58AM

Vicxas wrote: »

You earn how much?! Man im in the wrong job....

its 12 euro/h

kraggy · 22-02-2012 07:22AM

faral wrote: »

hi folks
imagine this situatins - your monthly wage is 1900 euro,petrol costs 6 euro a litre and you have to spent on rent about 1000 euro/month for 2 bed aprtm.what would you do??

You'd be a ****ing idiot if you spent 1000 on rent when your take home pay is 1900.

Edit: Just saw your second post. Surely you can get cheaper rent than 1000z? Is that for an apartment or a room?

faral · 22-02-2012 07:27AM

kraggy wrote: »

You'd be a ****ing idiot if you spent 1000 on rent when your take home pay is 1900.

Edit: Just saw your second post. Surely you can get cheaper rent than 1000z? Is that for an apartment or a room?

this is for 2 bed aprt.honestly.plus you pay the bills.I especially do not convert euro to zlotys to show how does it look like.life up there is really tought

working fool · 22-02-2012 08:16AM

Spuds are still cheap yeah ?
So I'd brew moonshine and run d motor on that

danniemcq · 22-02-2012 08:53AM

i'd probably cancel sky,

move to a bigger house with mates (as they too will likely be in the same mess if the sh*t hits the fan) so while not halfing the rent as it would be bigger maybe getting 25-40% off)

Car shares would be popular with everyone chipping in

cycle or walk anywhere i had to go that was within a 15-20 mile radius

get a cheaper broadband package.

There are lots of things i would do but if you are really getting screwed move outside of the major cities.

i'm on less than OP a month but my rent for a 2 bedroom house with a garden in the middle of Donegals biggest town is €520 and i know there are cheaper houses still in the area.

But i guess you are damned if you do and damned if you don't if there were more jobs/investments up here rent would (eventually) go up to dublin standards but even still not for many many years

tldr version?

give up non essentials and move

Vicxas · 22-02-2012 09:00AM

The commuter sattelite towns rent is much cheaper for the same. Im looking a rather large 2 bed apt overlooking a river for 650 a month. and thats expensive for the town.

When life gives you lemons, you say fu*ck the lemons and bail out.

Mr Benevolent · 22-02-2012 09:28AM

At 6l/€ I'd buy a car that's twice as efficient as my current steed, which does 30mpg.

mikemac1 · 22-02-2012 09:33AM

It'd be like the eighties and early nineties again and people thumbing for lifts at the local crossroads

tfitzgerald · 22-02-2012 09:38AM

I can't afford petrol at the price it is now never mind if it gets much dearer. A lot of people will be walking and country people will go back to horse and carts

biko · 22-02-2012 09:44AM

If petrol was 6 euro/litre I'd probably use my bicycle

Nothingbetter2d · 22-02-2012 11:06AM

faral wrote: »

hi folks
imagine this situatins - your monthly wage is 1900 euro,petrol costs 6 euro a litre and you have to spent on rent about 1000 euro/month for 2 bed aprtm.what would you do??

buy an electric car perhaps