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9. In the 1970s the old gas pumps did not accommodate the $.

Fri May 1, 2026, 05:32 PM

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They sold gas by the litre to accommodate the physical shortcoming of the pumps.

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Would that mean multiple fill-ups for diesel vehicles? no_hypocrisy Friday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author sop Friday #2

Would existing pumps rzemanfl Friday #5

That is what the CNN guest was implying. Diesel is at $7.00+ applegrove Friday #8

I forgot that pumps these days are digital. rzemanfl Friday #12

Ruh roh! Y2K for gas pumps. surfered Friday #6

What They Did Here Was... ProfessorGAC Friday #11

Well, If Guess Gets to $20 per Gallon... ProfessorGAC Friday #14

In the 1970s the old gas pumps did not accommodate the $. Gore1FL Friday #9

? applegrove Friday #10

I don't understand the inquiry. What was unclear? Nt Gore1FL Friday #16

I'm just dense tonight. Ignore me. applegrove Friday #18

Make it per liter, the price will look lower. LOL dem4decades Friday #15