Posts Tagged ‘gas prices’
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Yes grandma Oddball and I are old enough to remember gas price wars. Real price wars not like these wimpy wars shown in the accompanying picture and in those days the wars included give aways like drinking glasses, free maps and restrooms. These gas stations are pikers compared to the prices we remember. When we lived in Idaho (1960s and 1970s) gas prices were typically $ .309/gallon (yes, just 30 cents/gallon!) and at the peak of the price wars the price dropped to $ .179/gallon (back then the 9/10 cent tax surcharge was actually a significant amount). Ah, the good old days when there was real competition not the pseudo-monopolistic situation we find ourselves facing today.
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