The Old Curmudgeon - 1-21-16
With the temperature hovering below zero, the Old Curmudgeon has been hovering around the furnace and has not been out gathering observations from other members of society. So, it is story time.
Back in the 1950s, gasoline price wars were a common occurrence. The Old Curmudgeon remembers paying twelve cents a gallon at a Pure Oil Station in Anoka, Minn. It was a pretty good deal for him, as he was getting his regular salary plus eight cents a mile (current rate is 57 cents a mile) using his own car to find, and collect from, delinquent accounts.
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