Remember $.27 Gas?
#23
I pulled into the SERVICE station once and asked for $5 worth of gas - just like my dad did. The guy stopped at less than that. When I told him I'd asked for $5 he said, "well, little lady, I can pour the rest of it on the ground, but your tank is full!".
Another time I scrounged in the bottom of my purse and pulled in with an EMPTY tank. Asked for 25 cents worth of gas - would have gotten almost a gallon. I panicked when the little numbers rolled past 25 cents and got out and told the man, "But I only have a quarter!" He stopped it at a gallon - maybe 28 - 32 cents and said, "Yep, and I only have daughters. This'll get you home."
Ah the good old days!
Another time I scrounged in the bottom of my purse and pulled in with an EMPTY tank. Asked for 25 cents worth of gas - would have gotten almost a gallon. I panicked when the little numbers rolled past 25 cents and got out and told the man, "But I only have a quarter!" He stopped it at a gallon - maybe 28 - 32 cents and said, "Yep, and I only have daughters. This'll get you home."
Ah the good old days!
#24
When put into perspective, we find: while in 1958 we were paying 25-cents per gallon for gas, our average income was under $4,000 per year, with home sales averaging at $12,500. Today, the average cost of gas is about $4, the average income is about $50,000 and the average home sells for about $264,000. I'd still rather live in today's world with today's prices and today's wonderful time savers (especially in regards to quilting).
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