Steamed up my afternoon

shark · 04-29-2011, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

I fondly remember being 18 years old and b)tching when gas went above 99c/gallon.

I have to drive. My daughter drives. I have to pay $3.90/gallon x2 cars. What's a guy gonna do?

No doubt! We must be from the same age group. I clearly recall when gas went up to about $1.25 a gallon I wasn't happy.

357 · 05-02-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by shark

No doubt! We must be from the same age group. I clearly recall when gas went up to about $1.25 a gallon I wasn't happy.

I was in college in Missouri in 1998 and I specifically remember gas got as low as $0.74/gal. That was only 13 years ago. Gas had not double in the previous 60 years, and in the past 13 it goes up by a factor of 5?

awsmith4 · 05-02-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 357

I was in college in Missouri in 1998 and I specifically remember gas got as low as $0.74/gal. That was only 13 years ago. Gas had not double in the previous 60 years, and in the past 13 it goes up by a factor of 5?

I was 17 in 98 and distinctly remember gas dropping to below $0.70 a gallon. I had a Ford F-150 with (2) 15gallon tanks that I could fill up for $20 or so. We did a lot of riding, I remember being pinched when it hit $2gallon.

I agree that the tax is a major problem but also the source of the oil, we need new places to get the oil and alternative fuel. How cool would it be to have Natural Gas cars that you could fill up off your house! I know I am just wishing but maybe one day...