I was watching the movie "Guarding Tess" the other day. They stopped at a gas station and I couldn't help noticing the gas price - $1.24. That seemed reasonable to me.
Until just now, watching "Father Knows Best." Bud got a job at a gas station. I saw the gas price sign, but really had trouble interpreting it. It just said 24. That couldn't mean 24 cents a gallon, could it? OK, I think I'll chose that instead.
I remember when I used to watch The Waltons. Sometimes John-Boy would have a 'dollar for gas.' In one episode Ike said gas was 14 cents a gallon. I guess those old cars went further on just 6 or 7 gallons of gas. But I'd be Ok with 14 cents a gallon.
I remember when gas prices hovered around 97 cents a gallon. I could fill up my old truck for under 20 dollars. I'd take those days back, too.
What gas prices have you seen recently?
Now that we have a gas-guzzling van and I have to commute . . . ouch. I need gas today and the lowest I've seen is 3.69.
ReplyDeleteI can remember being on vacation out west as kids and 64¢ a gal was too high for Dad to pay. I filled up in Lima for $3.11 about 2 1/2 weeks ago but I only needed 2 gallons. Filled up anyway because I knew I would kick myself if I didn't.
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