[SPAM] Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest

[BUDDYonRC at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/15/2005 12:45:10 PM Central Daylight Time,  
l.blair at worldnet.att.net writes:
Lamar I remember when you put a dime in the cigarette machine and there  were 
three pennys change in the package wrapper.
Buddy

I can remember paying $0.11 per gallon at a gas war and  cig's were $0.35 a 
pack .
 
Lamar

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _randy10926 at comcast.net_ (mailto:randy10926 at comcast.net)  
To: _discussion at nsrca.org_ (mailto:discussion at nsrca.org)  
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:33  AM
Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine  Contest


I remember 15.6 cents a gallon for regular leaded about that time  frame.  I 
could fill up my car (austin heally sprite) for $2.00;  maybe $2.50 in-between 
price wars.
 
Randy
 

--------------  Original message -------------- 

> The last gas war that I  remember(1969 or 70??) buying gas at had premium 
at 
> 19 cents a  gallon and regular was 23 cents. Gas was about 35 cents a 
gallon 
>  at home. It paid for us to drive to the next town to get gas, go back home 
 
> and cruise all night, then go back and fill up before turning the  keys 
back 
> over to Pa. 
> 
> Wayne Galligan 
>  
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:  "Ken Thompson" 
> To:  
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:02 PM  
> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> 
>  
> > We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was  having a 
gas 
> > war so some of us patient ones got it for $  2.36, Bob did a little 
better 
> on 
> > Friday, gotta'  love them gas wars!! 
> > 
> > Ken 
> > -----  Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ron Van Putte"  
> > To: 
> >  Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM 
> > Subject: Re: Quincy  contest/Tangerine Contest 
> > 
> > 
> > >  
> > > On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote:  
> > > 
> > >> About 20 min., and you can bet I  squeezed every drop I could fit in 
my 
> > >> tank, too!! I  paid a little more than you did, but still a great 
> deal. 
>  > > 
> > > I went to the Tangerine Contest down in  Apopka, FL with Tony Stillman. 
> We 
> > > paid  $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was $2.39/gallon 
>  in 
> > > Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back. 
>  > > 
> > > BTW, we had a good time at the contest.  
> > > 
> > > They had one Sportsman pilot, one  Intermediate pilot, two Advanced 
> pilots, 
> > > four  Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can imagine this: Jason 
>  > > Shulman was there AND he competed with his World Championship  
airplane! 
> > > Not only that, he let his brother, David,  borrow his airplane so he 
> could 
> > > compete. I  asked that at the pilots' meeting that Jason and David be 
> >  > allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane wouldn't be at risk,  
and 
> > > that's the way it went until the fourth round, when  my airplane was 
> > > airborne, and Jason took off. Can you  imagine how conscious I was of 
> > > where Jason's airplane  was during that flight? Can you believe that it 
> > > was my  highest scoring flight? I was amazed! 
> > > 
> >  > Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! 
> > >  
> > > Ron Van Putte 
> > > 
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