Gas has been as low at 69 cents per gallon here in Comer, GA. in the
last few months.
Chad
t martin wrote:
>
> 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!
> >
> >
> >
-- I heard that 9 out of 10 people use the yellow pages. I wonder what the other nitwit does? Make random Calls? "Excuse me, is this the Hardware store?"
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