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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

3 hrs ago

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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