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Much higher gas prices expected soon...
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ACE
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You know it's funny how we complain about the cost of gas but that "cost" hasn't gone up that much. I was looking through my memories book from high school and saw a page where you list current prices of things so you could look back at them later. Does anyone remember the price of gas in 1980? It was $1.16 a gal. A movie ticket was $3.50. So in comparison gas prices aren't really that bad. Just a little something to make you go hmmm.
ACE
ACE
Yes, and even at $2.56 per gallon the United States will still have the CHEAPEST gas in the world. I looked it up a year or so ago when prices started climbing up. If I remember right the average world wide prices was close to $4.25 per gallon.
I did that a while back with prices it Disney, there prices really haven't gone up that much over 25 years compared to others things when you look at the percentages.
I did that a while back with prices it Disney, there prices really haven't gone up that much over 25 years compared to others things when you look at the percentages.
I will use 1982 for this since that is when EPCOT Center opened:
Postage Stamp: .20
Loaf of Bread: .60
Gallon of Milk: $1.79
Gallon of Gas: $1.19
Average Car: $5,967.00
Average Income: $11,894.00
Average House: $103,073.00
EDIT:
I will add in 1971 also:
Postage Stamp: .08
Loaf of Bread: .25
Gallon of Milk: $1.32
Gallon of Gas: .44
Average Car: $2,700.00
Average Income: $9,111.00
Average House: $42,500.00
So since 1971 the price of a stamp & bread have gone up nearly 600%, Milk nearly 300%, Gas is at 400%.
The closest I can find at Disney is 1979,
2-Day Unlimited Passport is $18.75 (one park)
3.5 hour guided tour $10.75
Postage Stamp: .20
Loaf of Bread: .60
Gallon of Milk: $1.79
Gallon of Gas: $1.19
Average Car: $5,967.00
Average Income: $11,894.00
Average House: $103,073.00
EDIT:
I will add in 1971 also:
Postage Stamp: .08
Loaf of Bread: .25
Gallon of Milk: $1.32
Gallon of Gas: .44
Average Car: $2,700.00
Average Income: $9,111.00
Average House: $42,500.00
So since 1971 the price of a stamp & bread have gone up nearly 600%, Milk nearly 300%, Gas is at 400%.
The closest I can find at Disney is 1979,
2-Day Unlimited Passport is $18.75 (one park)
3.5 hour guided tour $10.75
xfkirsten
New Member
Only $2.56? Lucky! :lol: Here in San Diego, the average price is already well over $2.20/gal for regular, and they're predicting it to shoot up more than a quarter this week. Supposed to top $3/gal average here in the area before summer's out. So you East Coasters have it easy! :lol:
Robfasto said:
not quite.. Venezuela is 14 cents a gallon... that's right FOURTEEN cents
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/price.html
barnum42
New Member
Similar thing over here. I have no idea how anyone can afford to buy property now.jesserin said:
I earn less than the supposed mean average, but I earn more than most jobs I see advertised. If I had to buy today I would not be able to get a mortgage to cover a studio apartment.
10 min. to wdw
Member
Stoped at the hess gas station by DTD this morn on my way home from work and the reg cheap stuff was 2.12 a gallon, to put that on the street sign they had to make the 2 in 12 a upside down 5. The midgrade was 2.22 with all upside down 5's.
Number_6
Well-Known Member
When I had interned at a radio station, one of the shows that I helped out with was a car car show. The host, Neal Kwort, said one day that he looked at when the gas prices raise and realized exactly what they are doing and how smart it is. When they want to have a price increase on gas, say from $2.15/gallon to $2.30/gallon for example, they will raise the price over time to take it to around $2.60/gallon. The natural reaction of people paying $2.60/gallon is to complain about just how high the price of gas is getting. Then, the companies roll the price back down, but stop when it gets to $2.30, which is a real bargain now since it's .30 cheaper than it had been and people are happy that it is now a "low price" again. I thought that was pretty clever.