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Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler
I remember back in 1973 when the gas station's underground storage tanks were having sediment issues not because they were being filled up, but rather consumers were using up every drop of fuel that the tanks held (and all that sediment was being sucked up).
We were in the midst of a so called serious energy shortage and lines formed at every gas station in the northeast and drained the underground tanks dry.
For some reason some other parts of the country didn't experience long lines at the gas station until sometime in the late 70's when they had the same issue.
Anyone remember gas for 27 cents a gallon? I do. I paid $2.69 a gallon yesterday @ Costco. That's about 10 times as much as I paid 52 years ago.
Anyone remember the odd even days when you could buy gas?
Anyone remember that you couldn't buy gas on a Sunday?
Time flies.
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I pumped gas back then and worked on cars. We loved it, stay out at the pumps until 10am, then shut them down and work on cars without interruption.
I remember asking my boss for a raise and him saying no, only to learn years later that he was making tons of money during those fuel shortages because they had big market ups and sold all the fuel they could get.