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In Reply to: RE: The oil shocks...remembah those? posted by John-from Seattle on July 8, 2020 at 11:39:35:
Most states went to odd-even rationing--the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania even sold T-shirts with a representation of a PA license plate that read "I'm Odd," or "I'm Even"--and that solved the issue with long lines.
We got stuck with the double-nickel after the '73 shock. President Nixon ordered gasoline stations to close at night and on weekends.
You wanted to take a trip to see the relatives on Saturday, you better tank up on Friday.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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- Seventy-nine was a picnic compared to '73. - ghost of olddude55 12:05:39 07/08/20 (0)