Gas Prices

[LimoJoe]

Not too far from the truth

I went into the 7-11 gas station the other day and asked for five dollars worth of gas. The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.

[Michael-Admin]

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[JHJ]

Does anybody other than Deano and I remember when $5 worth of gas was more than your gas tank would hold? Now it fills your ashtray.

[David Merrill]

I do, I remember as low as $0.229 oer gallon during "Gas Wars".

[JHJ]

Originally posted by David Merrill:
I do, I remember as low as $0.229 oer gallon during "Gas Wars".
When I was in high school we'd put 50 cents worth of gas in the car and drive around all night.

[JHJ]

Anybody who wants to know why gasoline prices vary from starte to state, check out gasoline taxes by state in this chart.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/statistics/gas_taxes_by_state_2002.html

[Wade Randolph]

Originally posted by JHJ:
Does anybody other than Deano and I remember when $5 worth of gas was more than your gas tank would hold? Now it fills your ashtray.

I worked at an Esso station in high school pumping gas and it was $.35 cents per gallon.

[David Merrill]

A gallon of Gas, a Pack of Smokes, a quart of Milk and a Loaf of Bread all use to cost about the same. Remember when a 12 oz Pepsi was just a dime and a candy Bar was a nickle.

[AAA/GOT]

Damn you guys are old!

[gunny]

Originally posted by AAA/GOT:
Damn you guys are old!
--er than dirt!!! http://limos.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[JHJ]

Originally posted by Wade Randolph:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by JHJ:
Does anybody other than Deano and I remember when $5 worth of gas was more than your gas tank would hold? Now it fills your ashtray.

I worked at an Esso station in high school pumping gas and it was $.35 cents per gallon. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The taxes are now twice the price of a gallon of gasoline WITH taxes in about 1960. The cost or living from 1960 to 2005 is determined by a factor of 6.55, so that a $.25 gallon of gasoline should now be $1.63. So the difference is not merely the cost of living.

[JHJ]

Originally posted by David Merrill:
A gallon of Gas, a Pack of Smokes, a quart of Milk and a Loaf of Bread all use to cost about the same. Remember when a 12 oz Pepsi was just a dime and a candy Bar was a nickle.

If you think gasoline has gone up, try this one. In about 1960 when a kid finished law school he might get a yearly salary of about $7,500 from a law firm. Using the same cost of living adjustment, that translates to about $49,125 in 2005. The actual 2005 starting salary for a fresh-out-of-law-school-wet-behind-the-ears-good-for-nothing-brand-new lawyer is between $125K to $130K. The hourly billing rate for a seasoned partner in a law firm at the same time was about $50/hour, which translates to a 2005 billing rate of $327.50. The current actual rate for the same lawyer is closer to $500/hour and some are much higher. Doctors' compensation used to be a lot more than a lawyer, but that was then, this is now.