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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:11 PM
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$10 = 3/8th of a tank of gasoline
OWIE OWIE OWIE! How's a body supposed to turn a profit at these prices? All the miles I put in throughout the week, I may have to raise my rates!

Just my daily 2 minute hate... :nuke:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:13 PM
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1. When I was a "kid". I filled a full sized Dodge for $4.00
:)
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travisleit01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:14 PM
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2. I remember probably 4 years ago, gas in CO was $.89/gal. and less.
Ahh... the good ol' days!
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:16 PM
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3. I'm old enough to remember
16 CENT gallons of gas!
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:17 PM
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4. 0.19 a gallon was as low as I ever paid
and they washed my windshield, windows, checked the oil, checked the radiator, air in tires, and brought me a pack of cigarettes.. I never had to get out of the car.. Gas stations would have a shit fit if you even got NEAR the gas pumps..
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:52 PM
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9. dam you are old! just kidding
i was buying gas in the earlier 60`s three gallons for a dollar. 16 cents must be mid 50`s .
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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:17 PM
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5. Thank you...
You are responsible now for including my life time into the good ole' days...Never happened before:P
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:20 PM
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6. heh
Edited on Thu Jan-29-04 07:38 PM by Kellanved
With ten Dollars , even with ten Euros, I get about 1/6th of a tank of gasoline...

The liter €1.12; $1.39. Thus a Gallon is about $5.25 ... I know why I'm using public transportation, my feet or my bike for about 99.5% of all tours.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:54 PM
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10.  you live in
a civilized society,don`t you.
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:57 PM
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11. The jury hasn't decided yet
Personally I don't think so. The gas price might be approaching reasonable levels from an ecologic point of view, but that hardly constitutes a civilized society.

So let'S say: in some matters maybe, in many no.
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:23 PM
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7. 1998, metro Atlanta...
sixty-three cents a gallon. Adjusted for inflation, in current-dollar terms that's about forty-five cents a gallon.Lowest gas prices I remember seeing anywhere since I started driving in 1993.
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-04 07:38 PM
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8. EEK! My car barely HOLDS $10 worth!!!
Only when on dead empty does it go above that. What are you paying per gallon?
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