You are not the only one dated. I remeber the gas wars of minus 10 cents per gallon and White Castles being 5 cents each. Of course the average wage was around $2.00 per hour unless you baled hay and then you were paid 3 cents a bail. Later Bill Harrison 65 Coronet 2 dr post --- On Thu, 4/1/10, Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: Speaking of gasoline > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 6:05 PM > > OK, I'm really dating myself here, but I lived in Lawndale, > Cafifornia > in the early 60's and in 1965 there were 2 gas stations on > the corner of > my street in gas wars, and their signs said .099 per > gallon! > mopar383fury@xxxxxxx > wrote: > > > > Gas was .55-.65 a gallon???? When was this > mythical time? I thought it > > was only in legend, myth, and song! Cheapest I > ever remember was .99 in > > 1999 here in California. I miss those days! > > > > Dodge recommends 89 for my 08 Hemi, I use 87 and see > no difference. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Bailey <bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 14:02:18 > > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Speaking o f gasoline > > > > > > > > > > ...I only buy brand (new) name gasoline for my cars > but I will use the > > off brand (second hand) gas in my lawn equipment. Why? > > > > > I put the last 30 years of my working career > employed by a liquid > > petroleum pipeline company as a mechanic > servicing pumps, motors valves > > etc all relating to the safe movement and > handling of liquid petroleum > > products. This, by no means makes me any kind of > authority on fossil > > fuels or the production of gasoline, but over > the years I’ve seen how > > petroleum products are handled in a pipeline and > at storage facilities. > > I found it absolutely fascinating and my hats > off to the people that > > operate these systems. My point of all this is > that all gasoline is > > transported VIA pipeline from refineries to > their respective > > distribution points and then trucked to the > sales stations. These > > pipelines do not only carry gasoline but also > other similar petroleum > > products, home heating oil, diesel, etc (yes, in > the same pipe at the > > same time). These liquids do not mix per say > while in the pipeline > > because they are under constant pressure. > However, there is a small > > amount of what’s known as “transmix” (the > tail end of one batch against > > the head end of the following batch), which > normally does occur in the > > line. This transmix is cut out of the > stream and stored in separate > > tankage. Eventually you end up with a full tank > of “accumulated > > transmix” product, what do you with this > stuff? It gets pumped > > separately to a refractory, which re-refines or > separates the different > > products back to “useable” fuels once again. > Hey, this is a good thing > > right? Well, I agree to a certain extent. I > remember ‘back in the day’ > > when brand name gas sold for say .95 per gallon > while down the road was > > a cheap ‘no name’ station selling gas for > .55 or .65 cents a gal. How > > could they do that? Like I said, I’m no expert > but I’d bet they were > > selling refracted gasoline but at an honest > price. You got what you paid > > for and it worked. Performance didn’t matter > and so what if it smoked a > > little more, it was cheap. So what are these no > name gas stations > > selling today at very nearly the same cost as > branded gas? Well, I can’t > > say for sure but that is my opinion of no name > fuels and why I will only > > buy brand new gas for my cars. I cringe every > time I see a classic > > muscle car filling up at a no name station! > UGH! > > Dave > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and > e-mail from your > > inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 > > > > -- > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car > transactions and > > negotiations as well as other personal messages only > to the intended > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will > > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail > and fine tune the > > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > > Jeff Adams > 64 Polara > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >