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I remember gasoline at 15 cents a gallon--AND the gas station attendant pumped the gas for you, checked your oil, tire pressure and washer fluid. I was 21 when it went to self serve and hit a crisis when I was almost out of gas and didn't know how to put the darn gas in my car! I learned really quick.
 

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I remember gasoline at 15 cents a gallon--AND the gas station attendant pumped the gas for you, checked your oil, tire pressure and washer fluid. I was 21 when it went to self serve and hit a crisis when I was almost out of gas and didn't know how to put the darn gas in my car! I learned really quick.
Wow...can't even imagine!
I wish gas was still 15 cents a gallon...
 

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Haha! I’m only 29, so I guess I don’t have as much room to complain about the price increase of items as some do :hide
No but you will see it some more! WAY back when I was a kid, I thought being a doctor was good because they made the big bucks - $20K a year. Which is why all you youngin's should be putting away money for retirement now because everything will be WAY WAY more expensive than they are now.
 

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Wow...can't even imagine!
I wish gas was still 15 cents a gallon...
And minimum wage was $1.60 an hour. My first job at 16 was at J.C. Penny for $1.70 an hour, I thought I hit the big time! I got a nice apartment at 17, it was $135 a month. A loaded out Ford truck was $5500.
 

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And minimum wage was $1.60 an hour. My first job at 16 was at J.C. Penny for $1.70 an hour, I thought I hit the big time! I got a nice apartment at 17, it was $135 a month. A loaded out Ford truck was $5500.
I wish things were still that way...it'd be nice!
I knew a guy who bought a Ford F450 for almost $100,000 and he wouldn't let a speck of dirt get on it...crazy if you ask me. Trucks are made for hard work and getting dirty!
 
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