Anyone Remember These Times In America?

[BullGear]

Lol my mom wasn’t even in high school yet lol y’all are old farts.

So what's that make you? A good bit of gas floating around looking for a way out???

 

[BullGear]

Do you remember having to get out and help push the guy in front of you because he ran out in line? Only being 12 but being able to "drive" my dad's car 15 feet at a time was a wonderful time for me. He never let my brother or sisters drive it anywhere. I got to drive it without him being in the car most of the time.

There are advantages of being the youngest child.

 

[Mike Casselton]

What happened with diesel back then? Obviously it's not as popular as today, but somebody was buying diesel, right?

Diesel was never an issue.
Strange, right?

Diesel fuel was always cheaper until 04'-'05ish when it was reformulated.
I distinctly remember buying diesel at 89-95c per gallon when gas was over a buck.
Thanks to O' bummer additional taxes ran the price of diesel up, and the cost of moving materials went way up with it.

 

[Animal357]

I was 8 but I remember

 

[BullGear]

I spent so much time at that gas station, that I'd walk down and just talk to the mechanic and the gas attendant. The owner had a few Corvairs sitting beside the building and he let me play inside them. At 12, I was asking him to sell me one of them and let me work on it to get it ready when I turned 16. He never would sell either of them. I still have a soft spot for the convertible Corvair.

 

[Thorny]

I remember. We walked out to my neighbors motorhome one morning. We saw a syphon hose dangling out of it. On the ground was a GIANT puddle of puke. Some idiot tried to syphon fuel but put the hose into the septic tank.

 

[Ankeny]

I lived in Laramie, WY at the time. The refinery in Casper was still going strong as were the refineries in Sinclair and Cheyenne so we didn't have lines. I was puttering around in one of these:

 

[Not a Sniper]

Damn, I cannot believe this many people love the Pontiac's.

Just sayin'.

I swear I was the weirdo with the arm growing out my forehead as a lad.

Good on ya Pontiac folks! I am not alone!

 

[Moe Ron]

My daily driver is an 04 GTO. The Aussie Pontiac.

 

[rhsc]

I remember when gas was still pink and smelled good...

Few things in my life have ever smelled so good as high-octane leaded gasoline. Someone needs to reproduce that scent and put it in a man's cologne. I would buy it - and wear it!

 

[BullGear]

Few things in my life have ever smelled so good as high-octane leaded gasoline. Someone needs to reproduce that scent and put it in a man's cologne. I would buy it - and wear it!

When gas stations went from full service to self service, my dad couldn't understand why I would always volunteer to pump the gas for him...... Mmm that smell.

 

[Dta1]

I remember better the ones in 73. My dad had a Buick wildcat with that big nail head engine. We were stuck in L.A. We did a lot of waiting in lines.

Early 80s, living in LA, dad drove a 67 Buick Riviera with a 455 in it. Glad gas was well under a $1 a gallon. Still had leaded or unleaded options.

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

As hard as it is, these times might open up some opportunities. In 2008 when prices were high for fuel, Nice 3/4 ton SUV’s and pickups and one ton pickups were cheap. Used lots of gas. No one wanted a truck that used lots of fuel, being the typical shortsightedness of the general public. We purchased an Outstanding low mileage used 3/4 ton Suburban that we still own and driven over 225,000 more miles.

So, while we hate the current conditions, the current political climate, sometimes we have to take advantage of the advantages offered. Strike when the iron is hot.

 

[BW64]

Lol my mom wasn’t even in high school yet lol y’all are old farts.

And don't you forget it!!!! LOL

 

[RonA]

Remember those days well. I had a motorcycle and we could get fuel any day if we could get to the pump.

 

[mkollman74]

I was 12 years old in 1973 and my dad would drive to the gas line and we'd sit there for hours. Sometimes we'd pack a sandwich and on the rare occurrence we were way back in line he'd get out and walk around letting me inch the car up when the line moved.

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These will soon be considered the good ol' days...