And a pack of cigarettes cost a dollar. So did a gallon of gas.
I miss the 90s
Although… We have mostly legal genetically engineered weed sold practically everywhere nowadays, so that’s pretty great. However, I don’t think the trade-off is worth it. And for the billions and billions of dollars given to Telco companies, we should all have under $10 a month gigabit symmetrical connections to our house, even if you live way out in the boonies.
I miss democracy. I especially miss accountability.
And for the billions and billions of dollars given to Telco companies, we should all have under $10 a month gigabit symmetrical connections to our house […]
One of the biggest thefts from the American people?
I’m from Australia and remember when gas hit $1/litre in the 90s. The pumps could handle it, but the signs only had space for two digits (cents) so petrol stations (as we call them in Australia) had a hand-painted “1” at the start of the price, until they could upgrade the signs.
I can 100% guarantee that that is not why they closed. Adding an extra decimal point to assign isn’t in trouble. Handling an order of magnitude of change to your pricing structure, however, isn’t.
Is gas stations closed because they sell below the minimum level that their parent corporation found acceptable for a profit versus loss scenario. If you think it came to anything, other than that, I won’t waste a bullet, blowing your brains out, because you already have no brains.
In the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
And a pack of cigarettes cost a dollar. So did a gallon of gas.
I miss the 90s
Although… We have mostly legal genetically engineered weed sold practically everywhere nowadays, so that’s pretty great. However, I don’t think the trade-off is worth it. And for the billions and billions of dollars given to Telco companies, we should all have under $10 a month gigabit symmetrical connections to our house, even if you live way out in the boonies.
I miss democracy. I especially miss accountability.
One of the biggest thefts from the American people?
(Just one of, of course)
I started driving in the 90s. I remember my favorite local gas station closing because their gas pumps could only go up to $0.999
I’m from Australia and remember when gas hit $1/litre in the 90s. The pumps could handle it, but the signs only had space for two digits (cents) so petrol stations (as we call them in Australia) had a hand-painted “1” at the start of the price, until they could upgrade the signs.
I can 100% guarantee that that is not why they closed. Adding an extra decimal point to assign isn’t in trouble. Handling an order of magnitude of change to your pricing structure, however, isn’t.
Is gas stations closed because they sell below the minimum level that their parent corporation found acceptable for a profit versus loss scenario. If you think it came to anything, other than that, I won’t waste a bullet, blowing your brains out, because you already have no brains.
Jesus Christ, take a walk my friend. No need for that toxicity in a shit post community
He had mechanical pumps. It had nothing to do with a sign, the pumps themselves were physically incapable of metering at a rate higher than $0.999.
He was also in his mid-60s and didn’t want to invest in new pumps for the gas station he ran out his front yard.
In the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
$1 gas station, nice!
So the last comment you made had little to do with reality. Sweet.
But Elmer said Cleetus was slack-jawed and pork fat could power a diesel enjun anyhoo, Egbert.
And all that pork fat made their hearts explode by the time they were 38. So much for Elmer and Cletus. The rest of us learned better and moved on.
We really dodged a bullet by completely eliminating pork fat from our diets even though we didn’t.
In 2023, McDonald’s bought more than 230 million pounds of pork from producers that house pregnant sows in groups.
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-purpose-and-impact/esg-approach-and-progress/performance-reports.html