$1 for a full tank of petrol

[dvtimes]

Geoge Galiway is in Cuba and just said that petrel in Cuba is one dollar to fill your tank.

He is saying how great it is. I think he wants us all to move there.

To be honest I watched a nature program today and it did look stunning.

I do want to retire there.

[JT]

Geoge Galiway is in Cuba and just said that petrel in Cuba is one dollar to fill your tank.

He is saying how great it is. I think he wants us all to move there.

They are welcome to him

[pleasureville]

Hey Will the petrol over here be going up again, now the interest rates have!

[wankmaster]

I do want to retire there.

Good luck retiring to Cuba.

You will not be able to buy a house since everything belongs to the state. If you have enuff money tho, and are prepared to live in a hotel or lodgings the rest of your life, then it would be possible.

[ciggiez]

Good luck retiring to Cuba.

You will not be able to buy a house since everything belongs to the state. If you have enuff money tho, and are prepared to live in a hotel or lodgings the rest of your life, then it would be possible.

I am just waiting for Fidel to snuff it (which could be any day now - he's in and out of the hospital all the time).

I think that, when he does pop his clogs, Communism will die along with him. And if it does, I'm heading straight out there to get in there quick.

I missed the first couple of years of independence in Eastern Europe and have always been pissed off about it as there were fortunes to be made by being there at the start.

[strictlybroadband]

Hey Will the petrol over here be going up again, now the interest rates have!

Nope. Oil prices have dropped lately so petrol prices are safe for now.

[strictlybroadband]

Geoge Galiway is in Cuba and just said that petrel in Cuba is one dollar to fill your tank.

He is saying how great it is. I think he wants us all to move there.

To be honest I watched a nature program today and it did look stunning.

I do want to retire there.

A friend of mine says Cuba's one of the most amazing places you can visit - I haven't got round to it yet though. And the best thing is, unlike Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean, it isn't full of Yanks, since they're not allowed to go there. :gaylords:

[pleasureville]

Nope. Oil prices have dropped lately so petrol prices are safe for now.
This is good..
You never know what will happen in the future.. Will we have taxes as we drive down the rd as they do with tolls in europe..
they do already have the conjestion charge in town of london..
I think its a great idea to a certain extent.. truthfully there are never many hold ups and the autobahns are great to cruise down.. but think how it would effect even the price of an egg.
Maybe thats when our local shops will start making more money again.

[wankmaster]

A friend of mine says Cuba's one of the most amazing places you can visit - I haven't got round to it yet though. And the best thing is, unlike Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean, it isn't full of Yanks, since they're not allowed to go there. :gaylords:

Untrue, I met quite a few Americans in Havana.

There's even an American embassy of sorts, tho it goes by another name.

[strictlybroadband]

Untrue, I met quite a few Americans in Havana.

There's even an American embassy of sorts, tho it goes by another name.

You'll meet two types of Americans in Cuba.

The ones who sneak in indirectly via another country, and don't get their passports stamped (because they could face prison in the US for visiting).

And Cuban exiles who are allowed a visit home every three or so years, so long as they fill out the necessary paperwork. Reminds me of the Russians who had to get travel permits to go to the seaside back in Soviet times.

[wankmaster]

The ones I met told me that there is no law against visiting Cuba for an American. i.e. they do not face prison for visiting the country as you suggest. In theory they could face a heavy fine, or maybe jail for breaking the trade embargo ( i.e. by spending money there ). The goverment would need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that they had spent money.

In practice they don't want to face the bother, and you are correct they will enter via Mexico. There used to be a weekly flight out of Miami, I think there still is, but it is not announced.

I also saw a thing on the box a couple of years ago, an American medical student was studying in Cuba. I don't know how she'd done this, but was happy to appear on TV saying there was no problem.

[wankmaster]

And Cuban exiles who are allowed a visit home every three or so years, so long as they fill out the necessary paperwork. Reminds me of the Russians who had to get travel permits to go to the seaside back in Soviet times.

As far as I know this is incorrect. Once you have "permisso vivir in extranjerno" ( I think that's right ) which is "permission to live abroad" you can enter and leave the county at will. The 3 years rule was brought in by the American government along with some tighter restriction as to how much money an exile could send home each month.