Any how the price of fuel is still going up...............when the average cost of a barrel around $105 for the last month, the price of gasoline still rises slowly
I shared a story in Mountainview at the rally. Early 70s I am 15. We get home after Church and cuz is parked in front of our house. I am 15 so he is 13. He proudly sits on his Benley Honda 150. Dress slacks, white shirt collars, black dress shoes. Open face Bell helmet, 15 miles from home, chomping on a stoggie. I remove myself from family and ask 13 year old Mark (long departed cuz now)"aren't you afraid of getting pulled over?". He replied "they never pull you over if you are smoking a cigar". RIP Mark Anthony.I remember when I was a kid... 2 gas stations on the same street would start a "gas war." I could fill up my RD for a buck with enough left over for a pack of Camels and a Coke.
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I remember when I was a kid... 2 gas stations on the same street would start a "gas war." I could fill up my RD for a buck with enough left over for a pack of Camels and a Coke.
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1970......... bought my first car, before I got my license, at the age of 15.......me and the boys cruising around doing laps of the main st on a Friday night and the guys would chip in 2 Shillings/20cents each, petrol was 20cents a gallon. Imperial...... A dozen tallies. (grate), of beer was $3.60
Cruising around and drinking beer, you hooligan you! I also remember being in high school and filling up my Mustang for 25 cents a gallon. I may have done a little cruising and drank a little beer with my friends too!
Ahh the good old days eh?
When I first moved to Tucson in 1967 all of the gas stations were involved in price wars..i think the cheapest gas i ever bought there in 1969 on 22nd ST near Palo Verde HS..was 18.9 cents per gallon..so for $1.80 I could put 10 gals in my parents 1961 Lincoln Continental...5000lbs of real metal..with suicide rear doors...I remember when I was a kid... 2 gas stations on the same street would start a "gas war." I could fill up my RD for a buck with enough left over for a pack of Camels and a Coke.
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And between 8 and 10 MPG around town.When I first moved to Tucson in 1967 all of the gas stations were involved in price wars..i think the cheapest gas i ever bought there in 1969 on 22nd ST near Palo Verde HS..was 18.9 cents per gallon..so for $1.80 I could put 10 gals in my parents 1961 Lincoln Continental...5000lbs of real metal..with suicide rear doors...
Yup... Back then a car's life was 100000 miles after that it was junk..Todays cars go 3 times that mileage...And between 8 and 10 MPG around town.
Went onto reserve riding home from work yesterday and stopped at the local to get fuel.
After filling the tank I glanced at the bowser-$33 for 13.5 litres . Once I got off the ground I went and paid for the liquid gold and rode sedately home.
Took a 5 gallon can to the local station up north for the lawnmower. Little over 1/2 full and all for a mere $33.The shock to me has been paying close to $10 for half a can of gas to mow the yard every couple of weeks Seems like it ought to cost about $2