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ValcoOscar
post May 21 2022, 04:01 PM
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Minor face lift to my rear garage.

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post May 21 2022, 04:23 PM
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My dad sold Sinclair, Flying A, then Mobil gas at his station when I was a kid. I spent a summer in the early '70's during the gas crisis selling a max of 10 gallons to a customer. Regular was $0.369 per gallon, premium was $0.399.

As regular is going for about $5 a gallon these days around here, that represents an increase of 1,255%. As that was 50 years ago, if you calculate the annual rate of return, it's only 5.35% annually, so gas wouldn't have made that good an investment. You should have bought Intel instead.
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post May 21 2022, 05:19 PM
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I can recall in the early '70's filing my '63 bug (10 gallon tank) and it costing me $3.00. I freaked, wrote my congressman, several oil companies, ....

True, that was a 1/2 century ago

What is your pump price these days?

If we knew then what we know now
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post May 21 2022, 05:41 PM
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Nice Oscar. A trip down memory lane. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post May 21 2022, 06:09 PM
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QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ May 21 2022, 03:01 PM) *

Minor face lift to my rear garage.

Check out address

Oscar



That's Great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) The pump I stared at today was $5.78/9. 8.7 gallons for $50.00. It's going to be a lean year. Time to fix more and buy less.
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post May 21 2022, 06:33 PM
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Too dam cool! Love the “fillin’ station” (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)


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post May 21 2022, 07:18 PM
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Very cool! Nicely done, I’m just going to swing by and and fill up… (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post May 21 2022, 07:20 PM
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Amazing Oscar! Tell me we can still pump some ethyl………gas you know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Haha
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post May 21 2022, 07:31 PM
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Oscar, you have some cool things. Memory Lane-I worked at a Chevron Station and Douglas Gas (San Diego area) my High School days 1965-66 gas was $.25 Gallon-White pump was a little more.

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post May 21 2022, 07:33 PM
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Nice sir Oscar! Finally done and ready for your daughter’s graduation celebration then for 914 guys fellowship! 914world local members should also see 2 guest rooms with Porsche interior design!
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post May 22 2022, 09:49 AM
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Nice job ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/309.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tiphat2.gif)
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post May 22 2022, 11:50 AM
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Looks great!
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post May 22 2022, 02:39 PM
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post May 22 2022, 03:39 PM
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post May 23 2022, 02:47 PM
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Very, very cool Oscar!!
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post May 23 2022, 03:08 PM
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very very beautiful!!!!!



QUOTE(ValcoOscar @ May 21 2022, 03:01 PM) *

Minor face lift to my rear garage.

Check out address

Oscar

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post May 23 2022, 04:09 PM
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post May 24 2022, 04:24 AM
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I love it Oscar, but now I want to see pictures of the inside. Mark
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