Reminds me of the gas lines of the 80's... But this at a Dunkin Donuts, another long line up the street at a Starbucks drive thru....and rarely is the Kirkwood Highway so empty!

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

But this at a Dunkin Donuts, another long line up the street at a Starbucks drive thru....and rarely is the Kirkwood Highway so empty!

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yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Amazing!!

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

I remember gas lines in the 70’s.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

My town still looks fairly normal but, for how long, who knows.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

My town still looks fairly normal but, for how long, who knows.

dasgeiss

Drove to gas up the car this morning (only fill it once a month and it was time) and the traffic was more than I expected for all the people out of work. Quite a crazy and sad time today.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

whatdat wrote:

I remember gas lines in the 70’s.

Yes, first one was in the 70's... I worked at an ARCO station... remember ARCO? Atlantic gas? Regular & HIGH test? ;)

Second one hit in the early eighties, not as bad, but price jumped up.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

whatdat wrote:

I remember gas lines in the 70’s.

Yes, it was the early 70's .... "high test" - also known as "ETHYL"

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

imagemeister wrote:

Yes, it was the early 70's .... "high test" - also known as "ETHYL"

There were two distinct shortages....early 70's and late 70's, almost 1980... I figured it was later in the 80's but it was almost 1980....

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/oil_shock_of_1978_79

I really miss high test at .37 cents per gallon!

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whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

Dngallagher wrote:

Yes, first one was in the 70's... I worked at an ARCO station... remember ARCO? Atlantic gas? Regular & HIGH test? ;)

Second one hit in the early eighties, not as bad, but price jumped up.

Don’t remember Arco here in Texas; but do remember Phillips 66 & Gulf. Haven’t seen a 66 here in years, but have seen a couple of Gulf stations in Austin, Tx (a city of about 1,000,000 population) .

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

whatdat wrote:

Don’t remember Arco here in Texas; but do remember Phillips 66 & Gulf. Haven’t seen a 66 here in years, but have seen a couple of Gulf stations in Austin, Tx (a city of about 1,000,000 population) .

ARCO may have been East Coast only, it started as Atlantic Refining Company and was pretty common around here in the 60's, 70's and 80's.

WAWA seems to be the big player around here now ...

whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

Dngallagher wrote:

There were two distinct shortages....early 70's and late 70's, almost 1980... I figured it was later in the 80's but it was almost 1980....

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/oil_shock_of_1978_79

I really miss high test at .37 cents per gallon!

I remember in about 1960 when I first started driving there were two stations in town that would occasionally get in a price war as low as 17 or 18 cents a gallon. Could drive all week on about $2.00. Those were the days.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

whatdat wrote:

I remember in about 1960 when I first started driving there were two stations in town that would occasionally get in a price war as low as 17 or 18 cents a gallon. Could drive all week on about $2.00. Those were the days.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

whatdat wrote:

I remember in about 1960 when I first started driving there were two stations in town that would occasionally get in a price war as low as 17 or 18 cents a gallon. Could drive all week on about $2.00. Those were the days.

Yea, used to pick up coke bottles along the road for the $.02 deposit for gas money

billmck Loc: Central KY

Dngallagher wrote:

But this at a Dunkin Donuts, another long line up the street at a Starbucks drive thru....and rarely is the Kirkwood Highway so empty!

I hadn’t thought about the gas lines of the 70s in a long time...thanks for the reminder! But you’re right, and I hadn’t thought of the similarities. My wife loves Starbucks cafe mocha, so during this time of staying home, we go thru the drive-thru once a week as a treat. Yesterday the line was so long we left and went to another Starbucks.