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catlover79 · 05-07-2007, 12:21 AM

I was watching my first season DVD set today; the episode "Stakeout" to be exact. At the apartment building the gang was staked out at, the landlord's wife made a complaint about the rising gas prices.

69 cents per gallon!!!!!

It must have been great to drive a car in 1975...

Ireneparalegal · 05-07-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I was watching my first season DVD set today; the episode "Stakeout" to be exact. At the apartment building the gang was staked out at, the landlord's wife made a complaint about the rising gas prices.

69 cents per gallon!!!!!

It must have been great to drive a car in 1975...

"Those were the days my friend..." That's the second time tonight I have posted that song in a post.

I remember them days. I also remember people having to go to the gas station on odd/even number days, depending on the license plate number on your car. I remember me and my sister waiting in a gas line for a HALF-HOUR just to get to the pump.

catlover79 · 05-07-2007, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

"Those were the days my friend..." That's the second time tonight I have posted that song in a post.

I remember them days. I also remember people having to go to the gas station on odd/even number days, depending on the license plate number on your car. I remember me and my sister waiting in a gas line for a HALF-HOUR just to get to the pump.

My parents told me about those days. Sure, you may have had to wait for awhile to get to the pump and could only go on certain days. But at least filling up your tank wouldn't cost you a kidney, your arm, your leg, your kitchen sink and your firstborn child.

catlover79 · 05-07-2007, 12:30 AM

I drive a moderate size Jetta GL III. All around me I see SUVS, Hummers, Suburbans, all these gigantic vehicles. They are the ones who get crummy gas mileage and make the rest of us suffer for it. NOT FAIR!!

Along the same lines, I was watching a Season 2 ep called "Ambush". Fish was complaining about the rising cost of postage. "13 cents a stamp. I wouldn't write to anyone if my life depended on it!!" Indeed!

Ireneparalegal · 05-07-2007, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Rock Chic

Yeah, but sure does not stop people from buying these enormous, big ass trucks, though. I do not know how the idiots in California can afford it...EXPENSIVE GAS PRICES, EXPENSIVE HOME PRICES, etc.

That's for damn sure.

I own an SUV...YIKES!!!!

It costs me $40 to fill up my gas tank, but I don't drive it everyday, so I am pretty lucky compared to those who have no choice but to use their vehicles all the time.

Home prices here are friggin' ridiculous!!!!!!

NOVARick · 05-08-2007, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Rock Chic

WOW, that was actually quite expensive for gas (back in '75) I remember seeing a couple of episodes of Starsky & Hutch (in the same year) and the gas was only .54 cents..yes, DAMN IT, times have changed!!!

.69 cents in 1975 would be equivalent to about $2.81 in 2007, which is significantly less than what they're charging these days in my neighborhood.

Cheryl Harrell · 05-08-2007, 05:58 AM

I remember when gas went up to 50 cents, people were complaining. I wish it were 50 cents again lol...

AB · 05-08-2007, 12:45 PM

Yes those were the days, you could also buy a weeks worth of groceries for around $25.00.

catlover79 · 05-08-2007, 12:51 PM

You also didn't have to spend over 8 dollars on a book of stamps!!

TripperFan · 05-08-2007, 04:45 PM

I hear ya Cat, but remember, everything is relative. I remember my father getting a big promotion in around 1973, making $24,000/yr as an executive. We thought we had hit the bigtime!
It was around that time too that the Cdn. dollar was higher than the U.S. (so you don't need to convert. I think we were $1.04 to your $1)

Anyway, the other problem is that they were screaming about a gas shortage at that time. Cars all over the U.S. would be lined up for blocks - and this went on for weeks (maybe months if memory serves). At least the summer. And the cars were honking, 8-cyl gas guzzlers too.

Prices are brutal up here too. Not sure of the current conversions, but we've been paying $1.05 avg per LITRE and it went as high as $1.28/l last week in B.C.. That's got to be around $3.65 per gallon. (Don't feel like doing the research at the moment tho

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catlover79 · 11-16-2007, 12:47 AM

Tonight I filled up my tank for $2.99 a gallon...the first time in quite a while it's been less than $3!! When was the last time it was under $3 in California??

OH Nuts! · 11-16-2007, 12:54 AM

God I feel old, I remember when gas was 23 cents a gallon.

Mikado · 11-16-2007, 01:06 AM

Wow you ARE old! Kidding Rich, youre only as old as you feel

Mikado · 11-16-2007, 01:29 AM

catlover79 · 11-17-2007, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rich p

God I feel old, I remember when gas was 23 cents a gallon.

Was that before or after they invented the wheel??

05-07-2007, 12:21 AM	#1
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TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	I hear ya Cat, but remember, everything is relative. I remember my father getting a big promotion in around 1973, making $24,000/yr as an executive. We thought we had hit the bigtime! It was around that time too that the Cdn. dollar was higher than the U.S. (so you don't need to convert. I think we were $1.04 to your $1) Anyway, the other problem is that they were screaming about a gas shortage at that time. Cars all over the U.S. would be lined up for blocks - and this went on for weeks (maybe months if memory serves). At least the summer. And the cars were honking, 8-cyl gas guzzlers too. Prices are brutal up here too. Not sure of the current conversions, but we've been paying $1.05 avg per LITRE and it went as high as $1.28/l last week in B.C.. That's got to be around $3.65 per gallon. (Don't feel like doing the research at the moment tho )
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05-07-2007, 12:30 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I drive a moderate size Jetta GL III. All around me I see SUVS, Hummers, Suburbans, all these gigantic vehicles. They are the ones who get crummy gas mileage and make the rest of us suffer for it. NOT FAIR!! Along the same lines, I was watching a Season 2 ep called "Ambush". Fish was complaining about the rising cost of postage. "13 cents a stamp. I wouldn't write to anyone if my life depended on it!!" Indeed!

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	You also didn't have to spend over 8 dollars on a book of stamps!!

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Tonight I filled up my tank for $2.99 a gallon...the first time in quite a while it's been less than $3!! When was the last time it was under $3 in California??

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