FishnDave Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 I'm sure I remember gas locally being $0.25/gallon in the 70's....Here's a link that shows the national average gas prices over the years: https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/average-gas-prices-through-history/
snagged in outlet 3 Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, FishnDave said: I'm sure I remember gas locally being $0.25/gallon in the 70's....Here's a link that shows the national average gas prices over the years: https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/average-gas-prices-through-history/ You don't remember gas lines? Odd and even plate number days?? Oil embargo?? https://www.thebalance.com/opec-oil-embargo-causes-and-effects-of-the-crisis-3305806
Walcrabass Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 To All, Interesting reading on the OPEC oil embargo................ One theory I have always had is this............... Along with all the other stuff like oil prices etc. that are mentioned in the article, it also mentions the reduction in speed on our highways from 70 to 55 MPH. In my opinion for an economy that is supplied and moves largely by trucks this reduction in speed made a directly correlated/ directly proportional slow down in our economy........... Thus we got double, triple, quadruple ( depends on how you look at the big picture ) whammy-ed during this time !!! No wonder my teen years were so tough !!!! Walcrabass
snagged in outlet 3 Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 That 55 speed limit sucked!! I have far enough to go fishing much less only go 55.
fishinwrench Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Lots of county/state revenue gained from the double nickle speed limit. Mack's creek had an abrupt 55 to 40 drop as you entered the "city limits" going downhill, and they wrote so many 60 in a 40 tickets that they were featured on 60 Minutes. A group of Kansas City lawyers kicked off a class action suit after the show aired and 5 lawyers retired fat off of it. The cop responsible for that is now our county sheriff. Lifes2Short 1
tjm Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 We never did figure out what that mooning stuff was called, did we?
fishinwrench Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 2 hours ago, tjm said: We never did figure out what that mooning stuff was called, did we? Oh yeah! 😅
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