Here’s what a litre of gas costs at my neighborhood station this week. That’d work out to be $5.14 per U.S. gallon.
Youngest son worked at this gas station last summer. He was following in both his parents footsteps, because my first job was at a Fas Gas station, too, and that’s where I met my husband, who was my co-worker. I’m almost certain they are completely unrelated companies, even though the Fas Gas company I worked for had a similar green and white logo.
The price in 1973 when I pumped gas? A whopping 39.9¢ per gallon. And it was full service; I washed your windows and checked your oil. But it was the summer of the gas shortage, and 39.9¢ was a shockingly high price. It was also the summer of the big grain export to Russia, and there was a constant stream of grain trucks fueling up as they travelled from North Dakota to the port of Duluth.
What are you paying for gas this week? You can let us know in the comments of this post or, if you prefer, you can post the info on your own blog and send me the link.
rebecca