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Post by buddysmom on Mar 14, 2022 22:26:22 GMT
I remember back in the days of the old full-service stations, we drove across a rubber hose that caused a bell to ring, and that is what brought the station attendant out to pump the gas. Wow I forgot all about that! And with this post I'm a "Revolutionary Pea!"
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Mar 14, 2022 22:41:37 GMT
This shows US gas prices from 1937 - 2021 also the inflation price and where it ranked. Pretty interesting when you often hear people say "I started driving in 19xx and gas was only $xx" Doesn't mean it was actually cheaper than today. www.al.com/news/2022/03/the-cost-of-gasoline-the-year-you-started-driving.htmlI just remember it costing just under $40 Cdn in the late 90s to fill my Ford Taurus. I'm thinking about 50 cents a litre, until 2 weeks ago gas was just under $1.50/litre.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 15, 2022 13:59:51 GMT
This shows US gas prices from 1937 - 2021 also the inflation price and where it ranked. Pretty interesting when you often hear people say "I started driving in 19xx and gas was only $xx" Doesn't mean it was actually cheaper than today. www.al.com/news/2022/03/the-cost-of-gasoline-the-year-you-started-driving.htmlI just remember it costing just under $40 Cdn in the late 90s to fill my Ford Taurus. I'm thinking about 50 cents a litre, until 2 weeks ago gas was just under $1.50/litre. i am so saving this article for the next time my DH spouts off about the 'highest prices ever' for gas!!! (it's so annoying, because I know it's not true.) I don't remember exact prices, but the cheapest I remember from when I was first driving and paying for gas myself right around college is maybe $1.79-ish?? Off to read the article to see how far off I am.
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Post by disneypal on Mar 15, 2022 17:30:19 GMT
The lowest gas price I remember is $0.79/gallon. When I started driving, it was around $0.99 and stayed right around there, it seems, for a long, long time. I couldn't believe when it went up to over $1 - my dad, who was in the gasoline hauling business said it was because of deregulation at the time. I remember when you would get some things, which I thought, were give-a-ways, at gas stations, especially drinking glasses and antenna toppers. It seemed that EVERYONE had these Philips 76 antenna toppers. I thought they were so cool!!
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