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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 11:34 AM
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I was watching "Ulee's Gold" with Peter Fonda, made in 1997
A great movie. Anyway, he was gassing up his truck and I noticed the price was $1.27. Eleven years ago. Wow.
Seems like ancient history now.
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 12:17 PM
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1. and people bitched back then cause
it went over 99¢! but the sheeple seem to have blocked out the clinton years cept for the BJ.
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SteelPenguin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 12:23 PM
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2. same thing for us
We were watching a movie from 2003 and the price was like 1.40 in one scene and we just guffawed. Long five years.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 12:26 PM
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3. I remember when it was 29 cents. And loaded with lead. nt
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 12:29 PM
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4. 19.9..bay-beee
gas wars in Kansas 1967 :) Filled up my full-sized dodge with ashtray change :)
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 05:38 PM
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6. You win! I was around then, but I didn't drive. nt
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Thothmes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 06:33 PM
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7. 19.9 at local mobile station, no gas war, 1964 $2.00 to fill up the tank
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 12:31 PM
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5. Several have asked for a larger copy of my sig pic
Finally figured out how to make it bigger.

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Joe Fields Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-08 07:11 PM
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8. That's nothing. Gas was 88 cents a gal. in Missouri in 1999.
Edited on Thu Aug-14-08 07:12 PM by Joe Fields


But yes, Ulee's gold was a very good movie.
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