The car
We had to fill the tank this morning. $41 for 12 gallons! A year ago it was less than $30. And let's not think of what it was 20 or 30 years ago. But when it's $114 per barrel of oil how can we expect to fill our tanks cheaply? Of course, everything else will go the same way: UP! Forget flying anywhere. Summer vacation by driving a couple hundred miles? Forget it.When I was a kid only one family in my neighborhood had a car. I don't remember ever being offered a ride in it but my friend and I were allowed to sit in it. It had shades on the back window which we delighted in raising and lowering. I don't remember anything else about the car but that windowshade! Of course, a car was not a vital need anyway. We lived in the city and had trolley cars and the subway to ride so there wasn't anything about having a car that intrigued me, certainly not to go from one place to another. Even our summer holiday in Atlantic City was reachable--by train!!
Ah, me. The good old days.
posted by railtrax @ 1:07 PM
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