$2.59 per gallon.
If you travel in Oregon, not only do the station attendants fill your tank, they wash your windows, too.
When I was a small child I remember hopping into the car every Sunday morning to drive into town with my dad. We always had two tasks. The first one was to buy the Sunday edition of the Seattle Times. The other one was to fill the gas tank of our little Nash Rambler.
Dad always said, "I'm going to stop at the fillin' station." The attendant would check your oil, tire pressure, and top off the tank with a smile.
There was a station a short distance from our country home, but dad wouldn't stop there and he wouldn't let his kids go there either. We called it "Browns Store." There weren't any convenient stores in those days - but many neighborhoods had the little grocery and filling station combo. I'll have to ask one of my siblings if they know why Dad had feuded with the old guy. For whatever reason, we never bought gas from Mr. Brown.
'Gas Wars' had nothing to do with the middle east or Venezuela. It was a term that was used to describe the dropping of the price per gallon to compete for customers.
Dad was tickled when he filled his tank at 19 cent per gallon.
One unpleasant thing I remember about that ride to town was getting car sick. Looking back I now believe that it was the ink that was used to print the newspaper, which I usually held in my lap. Although, my dads driving may have been suspect.
Earlier this fall the highest price I paid per gallon was $3.19, self-serve. I felt kind of sick and I didn't even have a newspaper in my lap.
Dad always said, "I'm going to stop at the fillin' station." The attendant would check your oil, tire pressure, and top off the tank with a smile.
There was a station a short distance from our country home, but dad wouldn't stop there and he wouldn't let his kids go there either. We called it "Browns Store." There weren't any convenient stores in those days - but many neighborhoods had the little grocery and filling station combo. I'll have to ask one of my siblings if they know why Dad had feuded with the old guy. For whatever reason, we never bought gas from Mr. Brown.
'Gas Wars' had nothing to do with the middle east or Venezuela. It was a term that was used to describe the dropping of the price per gallon to compete for customers.
Dad was tickled when he filled his tank at 19 cent per gallon.
One unpleasant thing I remember about that ride to town was getting car sick. Looking back I now believe that it was the ink that was used to print the newspaper, which I usually held in my lap. Although, my dads driving may have been suspect.
Earlier this fall the highest price I paid per gallon was $3.19, self-serve. I felt kind of sick and I didn't even have a newspaper in my lap.
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Gas prices are horrible... I remember my freshman year of high school, gas was .89 and I could fill my bug for $12-$13 tops. Oh, those were the days.
When we buy a new car, we are thinking about going hybrid. Doing our part, as best we can, to save the earth that provides for my family.
If I go to Chevron (who charges me 10cents more a gallon) I can get my windows washed.
If I go to Arco (who charges me 10cents less a gallon) there isn't any clean windows when I leave.
I'll wash my own damn windows for that price.
On our marathon trip, we paid less that $2 a gallon in Oklahoma. Glad you didn't have to ride with the Hansman...you might have gotten way more than car sick.
Thanks for visiting and your comments I still get service To fill up but not much longer as its getting a new managerso will be a do it yourself I suppose.'Last week we were paying $1.37litre and its now $1.25litre there nearly 4 aussie litres to the Gallon its predicted to be over the$i.50 litre by Christmas.
I will return often as i hope you will well im off to visit Aunt Fern
Birds and Mice. They are DARTY. They move about quickly and you don't know where they will land.
I'm glad to see it's catching on. It's something I must tell when birds or rodents are mentioned.