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Bobstandard

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16. And let's not forget the gas shortages

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #11)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:11 AM

19 hrs ago

A whole generation has never had to wait in lines around the block to get gas. Or knows about how you were only permitted to buy gas on even or odd numbered days depending on your license plate number.

How long until the lines are back? Shall we start a pool?

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$8.00 for a pound of ground beef at my local Kroger, $9.00 for ground chuck. bearsfootball516 20 hrs ago #1

My part of the country was worse in the 1980s but that said dsc 20 hrs ago #2

With ya.. I grew up in the 80's and remember Reagenomics all too well.. Imallin4Joe 20 hrs ago #7

Eating out for two at a crappy place is now 30-50 bucks dalton99a 20 hrs ago #3

Brunch for 3 on Sunday was $83. plus tip, $99. mnhtnbb 20 hrs ago #5

Consumer Sentiment index at a record low Strelnikov_ 20 hrs ago #4

And trending down further dalton99a 20 hrs ago #8

If that graph was flying a jet.. Imallin4Joe 19 hrs ago #12

Perhaps you are too young to remember the double digit inflation of the late 70's-early 80's Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #6

Nope, I fully remember high interest rates and inflation.. Imallin4Joe 20 hrs ago #10

The impact on you seems to have faded with the passage of time Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #11

And let's not forget the gas shortages Bobstandard 19 hrs ago #16

Yes, 14% home loans, stagflation, gas lines, thousands of Vietnam vets looking for jobs. CanonRay 19 hrs ago #15

world economies are in a complete mess samsingh 20 hrs ago #9

Developing countries will slide back toward deprivation, poverty, violence, mass migration dalton99a 19 hrs ago #13

Meh. You were around for the late 80's That was plenty ugly, but you Maru Kitteh 19 hrs ago #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 17 hrs ago #22

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Well Timewas 18 hrs ago #18

Not the worst in my 59 years, but a really bad combo JCMach1 18 hrs ago #19

It's a horrible economy. When a right-wing lunatic tells you about how good the DOW Emile 18 hrs ago #20

It's going to get bad, very bad Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #21

The Supreme Court rulled against his tariffs. spanone 17 hrs ago #23