Just need to vent...

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Mendel Leisk, Jul 6, 2022.

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  1. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    #3381 ETC(SS), Apr 29, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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  2. hill

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    As a young teenager I recall fellow kids mowing the entire neighborhood's grass for 50¢ /gallon. You'd ride your bike down to the station with a ½ gallon can & pay 25¢. That was 1971 right when Nixon took us off the gold standard - allowing the feds to destroy/deflate dollar value. Using the calculator above it shows how little gas has gone up in costs due to better tech for crude extraction. That ~$4/gallon we now pay was the equivalent of 50¢ back in '71.
    That was when the term "GasWars" ended never to be heard of again.
     
    #3382 hill, Apr 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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