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To: cripplecreek

I remember digging in the couch and chair for lost change to buy a gallon of gas for my mini bike back in the early 70’s. Price back then was .25 a gallon.


5 posted on 12/30/2014 2:27:33 PM PST by NH Red
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To: NH Red
I used to save the sump drain fuel from my flight school assigned plane to pour into my Yamaha 250 Enduro back in 1978. I flew mostly at night. Very few people would notice. Sometimes the line fuel truck driver would top me off if he was feeling generous.

When I was done flying I would steal fruit and avocados from trees on my way home so I could eat. Spent the day sleeping on the beach.

Life was better with less.

28 posted on 12/30/2014 3:22:39 PM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: NH Red

I remember everyone chipping in a quarter (5 of us girls) and having enough to put 5 gallons of gas in the tank when we borrowed our dads’ car. This was late 60’s early 70’s.


33 posted on 12/30/2014 3:29:37 PM PST by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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