Poll: Anyone else remember Regular Leaded Gasoline?!
Question: Poll: Anyone else remember Regular Leaded Gasoline!?
Answers:
My last gas purchase for my '68 Chrysler 300 was for leaded Hi-test!.!.!.at 32!.9 cents a gallon!. The service station also checked the oil and windshield fluid and topped them off as needed!.!.!.for FREE! Find that today!!!
My next car didn't accept leaded gas, because the nozzle was too big!
The timing of this question coincides with an e-mail I received!.!.!.hope you enjoy it!
The price of Gas versus Printer Ink
All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are!.!.!.!.
You will be really shocked by the last one!
(At least, I was!.!.!.)
Compared with Gasoline!.!.!.!.!.!.
Think a gallon of gas is expensive!?
This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective!.
Diet Snapple 16 oz $1!.29 !.!.!. $10!.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1!.19 !.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.$9!.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1!.59 !.!.!.!.!. $10!.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1!.25 !. $10!.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3!.15 !. $33!.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8!.35 !. $178!.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3!.85 !.!. $123!.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1!.39 !.!.!.!.!.!.!. !. $25!.42 per gallon
Scope 1!.5 oz $0!.99 !.!.!.!.!.$84!.48 per gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER!.!.!.
Evian water 9 oz $1!.49!.!.$21!.19 per gallon! $21!.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source (Evian spelled backwards is Naive!.)
Ever wonder why printers are so cheap!?
So they have you hooked for the ink!.
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.
(you won't believe it!.!.!.!.but it is true!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.)
$5,200 a gal!. (five thousand two hundred dollars)
So, the next time you're at the pump,be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!
Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
My next car didn't accept leaded gas, because the nozzle was too big!
The timing of this question coincides with an e-mail I received!.!.!.hope you enjoy it!
The price of Gas versus Printer Ink
All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are!.!.!.!.
You will be really shocked by the last one!
(At least, I was!.!.!.)
Compared with Gasoline!.!.!.!.!.!.
Think a gallon of gas is expensive!?
This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective!.
Diet Snapple 16 oz $1!.29 !.!.!. $10!.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1!.19 !.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.$9!.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1!.59 !.!.!.!.!. $10!.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1!.25 !. $10!.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3!.15 !. $33!.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8!.35 !. $178!.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3!.85 !.!. $123!.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1!.39 !.!.!.!.!.!.!. !. $25!.42 per gallon
Scope 1!.5 oz $0!.99 !.!.!.!.!.$84!.48 per gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER!.!.!.
Evian water 9 oz $1!.49!.!.$21!.19 per gallon! $21!.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source (Evian spelled backwards is Naive!.)
Ever wonder why printers are so cheap!?
So they have you hooked for the ink!.
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.
(you won't believe it!.!.!.!.but it is true!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.)
$5,200 a gal!. (five thousand two hundred dollars)
So, the next time you're at the pump,be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!
Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
nope not I sorryWww@Enter-QA@Com
Sure can!. In 1971 I could fill my Celica for $5!.00Www@Enter-QA@Com
I do, I also remember ethyl and premium and when there was no unleaded gas!.
I remember when gas was less than 25 cents a gallon too!.
I'm 50Www@Enter-QA@Com
I remember when gas was less than 25 cents a gallon too!.
I'm 50Www@Enter-QA@Com
yes!.!. my first job was a gas jerky, when I had to pump gas, clean windows and God forbid I better make sure of the oil and give them trading stamps!.!.!. *shutters* wow seems like yesterday!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I do--it has been a long time ago now, hasn't it!?!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Yes,i aint sure when they stopped it,now in order to take my 69 out i have to put high octane in it,and ad octane to that or it'll run like sh!t!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
YEP !!!! When ,!.!.!.!.funny,!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. I started to drive, gas was 50 cents a gallon and cigarettes where 50 cents too that was a long time ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Yes!.
you had to get the outlawed adopter to fill your
unleaded car the the cheaper regular gasoline!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
you had to get the outlawed adopter to fill your
unleaded car the the cheaper regular gasoline!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Yes, leaded gas smells better too : )Www@Enter-QA@Com
Yep!. I sure do!. Makes me feel kinda old!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I do!.
I also remember paying $8 to fill up the tank on my first car!.
(Thanks for reminding me how old I am!!)Www@Enter-QA@Com
I also remember paying $8 to fill up the tank on my first car!.
(Thanks for reminding me how old I am!!)Www@Enter-QA@Com
Sure do dalin!.!.!.and I remember when they pumped it for you!.!.!.cleaned your windows and checked your oil!.!.!.!.!.the lowest I remember paying for a gallon was !.50 cents a gallon and as an adult freaking out when it went over 1!.00!.!.!.ah yes the good ol days!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Yes, going to buy gas, you actually had to specify!.Leaded or unleaded!. Ahhh, memories!.Www@Enter-QA@Com