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Just Looking !

89135 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:37:35 GMT

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tansy — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:50:32 GMT

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mare54 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:59:50 GMT

Can't wait to see where this thread goes! Pass the popcorn please.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:21:35 GMT

Just browsing and reminiscing about the days when could actually afford to buy some.

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yamma024 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:57:08 GMT

Just checked the oil futures, down $15.53. Down to $97.37 a barrel, going in the right direction for now!!!

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Shanus — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:22:35 GMT

I'm intersted to know if filling the car ($$$) has changed your daily activities. I know I try to do my errands on one day and no more going to TJ Maxx just to browse if I don't need anything.... it's an extra trip that's not necessary.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:15:44 GMT

Our monthly dinner klatch has adjusted our destination to stay closer to home. Next month maybe we'll car pool. . .we've done that in the past.

Edit: and I love the car in that pic!!! Is it an old chevy?

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lynnie61 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:34:08 GMT

@Shanus Still try to combine trips on errands, to reduce unnecessary extra trips. But there are some days I don't drive at all.

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occasionalrain — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:36:39 GMT

I buy my gas from a family owned station so I haven't altered my driving. I wouldn't want them to be impacted. It's not their fault.

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lgfan — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:36:28 GMT

The good old days in the early 1970's.

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tansy — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:28:45 GMT

@lgfan wrote:

The good old days in the early 1970's.

Fights actually broke out 😕

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tansy — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:31:23 GMT

@Shanus Several places we like are 20 minutes away, so we've stopped heading off whenever we feel like it.

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mrshckynut — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:30:45 GMT

@We rescue cats wrote:

Edit: and I love the car in that pic!!! Is it an old chevy?

@We rescue cats I showed my husband this and he said it looks like someone's rendering of a 1959 Chevrolet.

mrshckynut

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Estellee — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:00:34 GMT

I wonder what Dad would make of all this if he were still here?

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:04:34 GMT

Was he around in 2022 when gas was a dollar more than it is now?

Also, Feb 2009, it was as high as it is now because one of my kids were being married and we had family and friends driving from quite a ways.

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Blondie59 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:16:17 GMT

Back in 2022 I changed my driving habits. I was still working so I combined most of my stops with my drive home. I've kept the same habit, now that I'm home. I'd love to walk or ride my bike to Target, TJ Maxx or Home Goods; all are less than a mile from me. Traffic and the number of bad drivers out there make it too dangerous.

i remember the first time i saw gas go to $1.00 a gallon...maybe 1977? I thought I would never be able to afford a car.

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skatting44 — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:54:54 GMT

@Blondie59

I remember gas being 36 cents a gallon when I began to drive .

" This 1972 was the final year of relative price stability before the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, which caused prices to rise significantly by 1974. "

Gas reached abt $1.00 gallon between 1979-1980 .

My VW was so economical on gas. I used to just grab some change out of my purse and I could drive all over Washington, Dc metro area from where I lived in the country. Wish I had kept that car .

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foxywoods — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:25:10 GMT

I've always been mindful of fuel efficiency and gas prices. that was Iran too... remember the odd-even days and the lines in 1979. we had a GMC pickup, gallons to the mile. then later on it needed a valve job and my ex took out the engine and it was in pieces in the driveway. but he fixed it!

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Klimt — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:16:54 GMT

@Lucky Charm wrote:
Was he around in 2022 when gas was a dollar more than it is now?

Also, Feb 2009, it was as high as it is now because one of my kids were being married and we had family and friends driving from quite a ways.

The average US price of gas in February of 2009 was $1.92 -$1.97 a gallon.

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shoekitty — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:50:37 GMT

@occasionalrain wrote:
I buy my gas from a family owned station so I haven't altered my driving. I wouldn't want them to be impacted. It's not their fault.

@occasionalrain We do as well. Whatever the price we just pay it, their family has owned the station for 80 years I think. when I came to town they always cashed my check for gas.before ATM's. I don't think their prices are anymore than anyone else.