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<DIV>In a message dated 8/15/2005 12:11:50 PM Central Daylight Time,
randy10926@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
<DIV>Being older than dirt I remember when I first started driving in the early
fifties when regular was 7 cents and no-nox was 8 cents a gallon.I had a charge
account at the corner station and had to save to pay my $3.00 monthly bill.
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<DIV>Buddy </DIV>
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<DIV>I remember 15.6 cents a gallon for regular leaded about that time
frame. I could fill up my car (austin heally sprite) for $2.00;
maybe $2.50 in-between price wars.</DIV>
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<DIV>Randy</DIV>
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Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> The last gas war that I
remember(1969 or 70??) buying gas at had premium at <BR>> 19 cents a
gallon and regular was 23 cents. Gas was about 35 cents a gallon <BR>> at
home. It paid for us to drive to the next town to get gas, go back home
<BR>> and cruise all night, then go back and fill up before turning the
keys back <BR>> over to Pa. <BR>> <BR>> Wayne Galligan <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Ken
Thompson" <MRANDMRST@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:02 PM <BR>> Subject: Re: Quincy
contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > We have $ 2.55 to
2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was having a gas <BR>> > war so
some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a little better <BR>>
on <BR>> > Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!! <BR>> > <BR>>
> Ken <BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Ron
Van Putte" <VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> > To:
<DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM
<BR>> > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> >
<BR>> > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22
PM, Ken Thompson wrote: <BR>> > > <BR>> > >> About 20
min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could fit in my <BR>> >
>> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a great
<BR>> deal. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > I went to the Tangerine
Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony Stillman. <BR>> We <BR>> >
> paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was $2.39/gallon
<BR>> in <BR>> > > Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back.
<BR>> > > <BR>> > > BTW, we had a good time at the
contest. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > They had one Sportsman pilot,
one Intermediate pilot, two Advanced <BR>> pilots, <BR>> > >
four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can imagine this: Jason
<BR>> > > Shulman was there AND he competed with his World
Championship airplane! <BR>> > > Not only that, he let his brother,
David, borrow his airplane so he <BR>> could <BR>> > > compete.
I asked that at the pilots' meeting that Jason and David be <BR>> >
> allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane wouldn't be at risk, and
<BR>> > > that's the way it went until the fourth round, when my
airplane was <BR>> > > airborne, and Jason took off. Can you
imagine how conscious I was of <BR>> > > where Jason's airplane was
during that flight? Can you believe that it <BR>> > > was my
highest scoring flight? I was amazed! <BR>> > > <BR>> > >
Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! <BR>> > > <BR>>
> > Ron Van Putte <BR>> > > <BR>> > >
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