All right you guys!! You must be the only ones out there playing the
"I'm oldest" game. I wasn't there :) and I'm happy to admit it.
-Jodi
jlewis@sharetech.com
'98 Dakota Sport
> -----Original Message-----
> From: t martin [SMTP:tmartin1996@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 8:20 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: engine size
>
> Don't hey junior me. I was there, and long before that. I've bought
> gas
> at 17.8 cents per gallon. Gulftane was only 21-22 cents a gallon in
> 1969.
> My son reports that it in the mid-70's at cheapie stations in Atlanta
> last
> month. Of course, the average salary was only about 7000/year and new
> houses (better built than today's) went for about 15000. In that
> context,
> gasoline in 1970 dollars is about 23 cents per gallon. (Do you
> remember
> when we last had 6% house mortgage rates? In 1970 mine was only 7
> percent
> and a real bargain!) And remember, we're now often paying more per
> gallon
> in taxes than we paid (pre-1974) in gas plus taxes. Gas is cheap and
> never
> has been so cheap - a a commodity. You just forgot to adjust for 28
> years
> of inflation!
>
> --tm
> ----------
> > From: Gary Ludwick <gludwick@csi.com>
> > To: Dakota Newsgroup <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Subject: DML: engine size
> > Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 10:32 PM
> >
> > >>Historically, gas is at an all-time low price <<
> >
> > Hey junior....not even close to an historic all-time low. In 1970
> gas
> was
> > usually 25 cents a gallon...and if it was a new station you gotta a
> free
> six
> > pack of Coke with a fill-up at those prices! And new VW's were
> $1695
> off
> > the showroom floor, full list. Old farts rule!
> > Gary
> >
> > The Internet - Living proof that 10,000 monkeys in a room with
> 10,000
> > typewriters will NOT
> > eventually duplicate the works of Shakespeare!
> >
> >
> >
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