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18. We got married in 1979 and married in June , 1979. We drove to Miami from Pittsburgh as I was afraid to fly in a plane.

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:20 PM

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There was another gas shortage in 1979, same thing all the way from Pittsburgh to Miami. It took us almost a week and a half to get there.

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Doubt it Prairie Gates Sunday #1

We ain't seeing that oil to gasoline anytime soon ashredux Sunday #10

That Venezuela oil heist? We ain't seeing a drop or a dime from that. Initech Yesterday #21

That's not going Greg_In_SF Sunday #2

Nah! We have an awesome ally with Canada! usedtobedemgurl Sunday #3

Remember it well. I think you could only buy gas livetohike Sunday #4

Yep. Odd and even days. miyazaki Sunday #6

I'm glad someone else remembers it! There were such long livetohike Sunday #17

Oil is a worldwide market. Domestic production will flow wherever DJ Synikus Makisimus Sunday #5

My "Soros Brand Gas Pass" will get me right past those lines... ret5hd Sunday #8

Near Zero Chance Of That Happening ProfessorGAC Sunday #9

You Mean When Big Oil Conspired To Doom Jimmy Carter? ColoringFool Sunday #11

They started in 1973 before he was elected MichMan Sunday #12

I remember Jimmy Carter (a great man)... gulliver Sunday #14

Perhaps in Russia and China but not here., RubyRose Sunday #15

my dad had an easy solution for those lines Skittles Sunday #19

Less then 10% of the oil the US imports comes from the ME Kaleva Sunday #20

More likely will see more nations... Xolodno Yesterday #22