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LogDog75

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6. I remember in the late 60s and early 70s when gas was $0.25 - $0.30 a gallon

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 01:12 AM

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I'd drive to the local junior college and pass by four gas stations at one corner and they would have price wars. It wasn't unusual to see gas for a quarter a gallon.

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