People find these on old VHS tapes, buying lots of old industrial newsreel content with their own money from other people that put it up for sale without any care of knowledge of whats on them, and digitizing it.
I worked at a station, pumping gas for $1.85 an hour. I believe a gallon of gas jumped up to about 0.58 cents per gallon and people were pissed off, stressed out, ''Á''-holes. Still, I kept the job because the money was good. The Regional Manager got busted for manipulating the pumps, giving 9/10ths of a gallon and showing a full gallon. Those were "The Days"! The fellas and I would pitch in 2-3 dollars for gas, and get our 15 cent ice cream cone, then go to the drive-in movies for a dollar per person. I miss those guys.
i remember the 1st one i was on line when the gas attendant asked if he could put a sign on my rear bumper saying last car for gas i said ok thinking at least ill get some three cars ahead of me they stopped pumping man was i mad i told the other drivers to block the station until we got our gas we did all of a sudden the gas appeared.everytime you got a full tank you were the king of the road.
@@budblankenship4686 It's predictable. Once the underground tanks start leaking - it's curtains. That's the end of it. It costs a mil or more to excavate and replace the tanks and clean up the ground soil and rebuild it all, and for a private owner, they can't do that. So the tanks are pumped dry, left to sit, and then it goes up for sale and the new owner's problem to remediate the property at their expense, but nobody will, so it sits....and sits....and sits.
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Apparently, some in Washington DC are making the same mistakes that were made by depending on foreign oil (OPEC).
How so? SUVs are selling better than ever, so are Challengers Camaros and Mustangs. America has always had enough energy without importing it. Fact is, there never should have been any "gas shortages" because there is enough oil in the ground for the next several hundred years. "Peak Oil" and other so called shortages are just scams to screw over America. The 70s OPEC oil embargo was caused by Nixon taking US off the gold standard. US govt is ALWAYS the root cause of these so called crises. Dont believe the leftist lies about "oil is bad, oil is running out, oil is harming the world" its all bullshit to cover up the errors of big govt policies.
@@xbone5262 Well By 1973 The muscle car world was fading and that years Arab oil embargo didn't help already with strict Emission controls and insurance headaches.
Our family had a 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham with a 460 V8. A real gas hog we never had an issue of getting a fill up. We knew the owner of our local Shell station and would come in after they closed at night for a fill up.
Uploading good quality archival footage for non-commercial use is rare these days. Many thanks!
People find these on old VHS tapes, buying lots of old industrial newsreel content with their own money from other people that put it up for sale without any care of knowledge of whats on them, and digitizing it.
Who is watching this in 2022?
I worked at a station, pumping gas for $1.85 an hour. I believe a gallon of gas jumped up to about 0.58 cents per gallon and people were pissed off, stressed out, ''Á''-holes. Still, I kept the job because the money was good. The Regional Manager got busted for manipulating the pumps, giving 9/10ths of a gallon and showing a full gallon. Those were "The Days"! The fellas and I would pitch in 2-3 dollars for gas, and get our 15 cent ice cream cone, then go to the drive-in movies for a dollar per person. I miss those guys.
i love this comment too bad i grew up in the wrong generation
@@bradenmccreery769 Same thing, buddy.
i remember the 1st one i was on line when the gas attendant asked if he could put a sign on my rear bumper saying last car for gas i said ok thinking at least ill get some three cars ahead of me they stopped pumping man was i mad i told the other drivers to block the station until we got our gas we did all of a sudden the gas appeared.everytime you got a full tank you were the king of the road.
5:51 He predicted exactly right.
All of those gas stations and most of those cars are probably all gone by now.
Unfortunately.
@@budblankenship4686 It's predictable. Once the underground tanks start leaking - it's curtains. That's the end of it. It costs a mil or more to excavate and replace the tanks and clean up the ground soil and rebuild it all, and for a private owner, they can't do that. So the tanks are pumped dry, left to sit, and then it goes up for sale and the new owner's problem to remediate the property at their expense, but nobody will, so it sits....and sits....and sits.
Ugh brings back nightmarish memories.
At this time someone invented the locking gas cap. People would find their tank empty in the morning from theft from syphoning of gas.
I remember the energy crisis. only crisis in canada was high prices, no lineups.
I miss the big boats.
Such an uncalled for and pathetic time in US history.
The guy from Maryland sounds very southern very rarely hear that anymore
High gasoline prices in 2022 nearly 50 years later nothings changed
Can you reach out to me we owned buds Texaco in the 70s
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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Apparently, some in Washington DC are making the same mistakes that were made by depending on foreign oil (OPEC).
This doomed muscle cars or other gas guzzling engines.
How so? SUVs are selling better than ever, so are Challengers Camaros and Mustangs. America has always had enough energy without importing it. Fact is, there never should have been any "gas shortages" because there is enough oil in the ground for the next several hundred years. "Peak Oil" and other so called shortages are just scams to screw over America. The 70s OPEC oil embargo was caused by Nixon taking US off the gold standard. US govt is ALWAYS the root cause of these so called crises. Dont believe the leftist lies about "oil is bad, oil is running out, oil is harming the world" its all bullshit to cover up the errors of big govt policies.
@@xbone5262 Well By 1973 The muscle car world was fading and that years Arab oil embargo didn't help already with strict Emission controls and insurance headaches.
And Japanese imports started to flood the market.
@@xbone5262 it’s costing us a fortune to fill up a Dodge Challenger with premium at over $4.50 a gallon now.
"Slow down or walk tomorrow" ... that's what they used to say in the 70's.
We ran buds Texaco
5 gallons per car
Got our pumps unlocked and car’s lined up the grapevine
Our family had a 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham with a 460 V8. A real gas hog we never had an issue of getting a fill up. We knew the owner of our local Shell station and would come in after they closed at night for a fill up.
they dont even have a car just like toliet paper for covid
Merlind
Gas on verge of 99 ¢ so big cars could come back
And two years later the dems have us right back here. Well done.
I miss mean tweets.