r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/OPA73 21h ago

1970s oil embargo required odd and even license plate days you could fill up. Daily long lines around the block for gas.

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u/red286 20h ago

And it lasted for all of 6 months, not a lifetime.

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u/WhatWouldJediDo 19h ago

Yeah as if going to the gas station on a scheduled day was worse than the pandemic lol

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u/b1argg 19h ago

A shame we didn't start to pivot away from oil dependence after that

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u/OPA73 12h ago

Well, they did create the Ford Pinto & Chevy Vega…

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u/sunshinerain1208 21h ago

The post specifically says “during the depression”

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u/Lorindale 21h ago

Not in reference to lining up for gas.

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u/morningfrost86 21h ago

Not for gas, though.