> I remember riding in the cab of the old family pickup with my brother
> and I scrunched in between my mother and father. In the summer, we
> would gladly ride in the back. The old saying goes: "Poor
A lot has changed. A lot more cars on the road. A lot more miles driven.
While you may be good enough to avoid causing an accident, the chances are
much higher now that you'll be creamed by someone else.
> Still, the old days of having it "bad" are a fond memory and I often
> wonder what my children will reminisce about. I talk about
> cheap gas,
> and when leaded was "Regular". My children will probably talk about
> when cars actually used gas as a fuel.
Interesting fact is that even with the 'high' prices of gas right now, when
adjusted to constant dollars, it's actually cheaper now than it was in the
1950's.....
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