Happened 40-years ago: gas lines

[assari]

In 1979, a new oil crisis struck western countries and motorists had to sit for hours in their cars if they wanted to buy gas.

If somebody thought it was more sensible to order a taxi and use it to travel to work it may not have been a good idea because most taxis couldn't get started because of a gas shortage.



People were v-e-r-y annoyed.

 

[bobjustbob]

I was there for that. Odd and even licence plate numbers on odd and even days. Prices shot from 30 cents per gallon to 75 cents.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

I was there for that. Odd and even licence plate numbers on odd and even days. Prices shot from 30 cents per gallon to 75 cents.

I remember the even/odd license plate days as a kid in California. There was a line around the block to get gas.

 

[assari]

I was there for that. Odd and even licence plate numbers on odd and even days. Prices shot from 30 cents per gallon to 75 cents.

That doesn't seem terribly expensive if you compare it to current gasoline prices!

 

[assari]

I remember the even/odd license plate days as a kid in California. There was a line around the block to get gas.

That big Ford could be your childhood family car.

(Gas line Los Angles 1979)

 

[assari]

TV reporter: "Speak with that lady"


The gas station boss: "I'm not talking with anybody!"

 

[doubleday]

A dollar in 1979 is worth about 3.50 today.

I remember these gas lines.

 

[assari]

A dollar in 1979 is worth about 3.50 today.

I remember these gas lines.

I estimate you were a kid at that time, so I'll ask you a question:



Was your father nervous when he had to wait to get gas in his car or lawn mover?

 

[bobjustbob]

You don't have cars or lawns in Finland.

 

[assari]

You don't have cars or lawns in Finland.

At that time not so many Finns owned a car so the gas lines were short here and the often lawnmowers had no engine.