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Grazie wrote on 11/27/2007, 9:00 AM


http://groups.msn.com/toddsharleypix/gaspumpglobes.msnwAh man! Now try these classic Pump Heads!!![/link]

Thanks Jay!

Grazie
rmack350 wrote on 11/27/2007, 9:35 AM
Believe it or not, we have a few of these still standing in San Francisco.

Rob Mack
teaktart wrote on 11/27/2007, 10:19 AM
Glad we can't read the prices per gallon ...
We'd all be crying in our soup!
Grazie wrote on 11/27/2007, 12:37 PM
Glad we can't read the prices per gallon ...

(I think I got the maths correct?) How about $9.00 US per gallon? Any of you paying that?

Grazie
rs170a wrote on 11/27/2007, 1:19 PM
How about $9.00 US per gallon? Any of you paying that?

Not even close to that Grazie :-)

1 U.S. gallon = 3.78 litres.
1 CDN (Imperial) gal. = 4.55 litres.
My wife (who works in the U.S.) pays around $3 per gal.( $2.02 EUR)
Where I'm at in Canada (Windsor, Ontario), gas is currently $1.05 per litre ($0.71 EUR).

When I first started working full-time in 1974, gas was $0.45 CDN. per gallon - and I thought that was high :-(

Mike
riredale wrote on 11/27/2007, 3:07 PM
Keep in mind that inflation has really changed things--when my dad paid $0.49 a gallon for gas back when I was a kid, his "pain" was similar to today.

Here's a chart showing inflation-adjusted gasoline prices. Sorry it's not more legible.


EDIT: Here in Oregon we're paying about $3.10 for a gallon of gas. Oregon is one of only two states that don't allow self-service, so that's probably $0.05 per gallon markup right there.
Dan Sherman wrote on 11/27/2007, 7:25 PM
Scroll and smile.
Smile and scroll.
Who says nostalgia isn't what it used to be ?
Oh,----and full service!
Remember that?
Check the oil sir?
And the smartly dressed attendent cleaned the wind shield without being asked.
And they are pumps not pump heads.
Chienworks wrote on 11/27/2007, 8:13 PM
New Jersey doesn't allow self service either. However, the full service prices in NJ seem to average about 20 to 50 cents cheaper than self serve prices in NY.

I can remember paying about 28 cents (US) per gallon when i was a little kid. The same gas station down the street from me now charges about $3.40 for the low grade stuff.
epirb wrote on 11/27/2007, 8:19 PM
>I can remember paying about 28 cents (US) per gallon when i was a little kid. <

Damn didnt know they gave out drivers lisc's that early in jersey.....:-)

Just messin Kelly...

remember those too.....them days are looong gone though im afraid...
Grazie wrote on 11/27/2007, 11:09 PM
. .. and with Global Warming we is sure paying for it now - yeah?

Grazie
teaktart wrote on 11/28/2007, 12:00 AM
$3.39 / gal today in Monterey Bay, Calif...

Amount changes every new fuel truck delivery.....
Sign poster is getting a daily workout changing the prices.

I'm reluctant to even look at them but after Grazies' amounts I think I should just shut up and ...... try hard not to blame this too on Bush..!
farss wrote on 11/28/2007, 3:24 AM
"and with Global Warming we is sure paying for it now - yeah?"

Well not as much as some would have us think.
Using hydrocarbons as a fuel isn't as bad as burning coal and I happen to live in one of the worlds largest coal burning and exporting countries. Thanks to a change of government last week we'll finally be signing Kyoto.

Bob.
bw wrote on 11/28/2007, 3:41 AM
Dont want to stir up a political argument Bob but after Kyoto will fuel and energy prices stay the same?
De, Brian
Jay Gladwell wrote on 11/28/2007, 4:33 AM

PLEEEAAASSSEEE, there was nothing political in this post to begin with. It was some pictures of old gas stations that reminded me of pleasant childhood memories. I thought it would do the same for others my age. Let's NOT drag politics into it now.

If you people want to talk politics, start another tread.

Thank you for your cooperation!


craftech wrote on 11/28/2007, 5:41 AM
Let's NOT drag politics into it now.

If you people want to talk politics, start another tread.

Thank you for your cooperation!
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The pictures were great Jay. Thanks and I couldn't agree with you more.

John
Grazie wrote on 11/28/2007, 5:44 AM
Mia Culpa! I apologise. .. and yes the pictures are great!

Grazie
Jay Gladwell wrote on 11/28/2007, 6:40 AM

"Mia Culpa!"

Is that anything like a caffè latte?


jazzmaster wrote on 11/28/2007, 8:31 AM
Am I the only guy here who can remember paying 15-cents for gas! I'm 75.
Burt Wilson
(did you see me on "The War?")
baysidebas wrote on 11/28/2007, 10:41 AM
When I was a teen, gas was 25¢ per gallon and a subway [or bus) ride was 15¢. Today gas is $3.29 and a subway ride $2.00. I see no substantial difference.
baysidebas wrote on 11/28/2007, 10:43 AM
No, Mia Culpa was an italian starlet featured in a rash of mostly forgettable post-modernist films.
riredale wrote on 11/28/2007, 11:05 AM
Chienworks:

Can't compare different states, since they each add their own taxes, and of course transportation costs are different, too.

People here in Oregon pride themselves on being different just for the sake of being different. You can argue logic, statistics, and math to them all day and it just makes them mad.

But there's no disputing that those gas jockeys at the pump are being paid by SOMEONE. That someone is us.