[Nowhere Man]

Yeah, Hussein even makes Carter look good. A bit OT, but at least Carter tried to get our hostages out of Iran, Hussein is not doing a thing with Iran now. Gas, I remember those lines too, in 1979, I turned 13 that summer. I remember the odd/even days here in Pennsylvania. I remember late that summer, I spent a couple of days at grandma's with my cousins form Ohio. They went home but since my mother had to work, single parent, she need to save gas so I ended up staying an extra 3 or 4 days, I came close to missing the first few days of junior high school. BTW, I love disco.

[Oatka]

I remember the odd/even days here in Pennsylvania.

Me too - thought it was a cool way to handle the lines. Of course, there were always the a-holes with the wrong plate trying to get a few qallons. We lived in California then and took our RV back to PA to see family when the crisis hit. Lined up, waiting for gas, people were snarling "Why don't you go back home?" and things started to get nasty when I snarled back, "What the Hell do you think I'm trying to do?" This same mindset is going to be pounding on your door when TSHTF.

Maryland we referred to as "The Planet Maryland". Super provincial and dog-eat-dog. We talked with a Winnebago owner who ran out of gas heading for the state line - no one would sell him gas. State trooper took him to a gas station and ordered the owner to sell the guy enough gas to get across the state line. He did so - at $8.00 a gallon. Been back to PA many times since, but will not spend ONE FRIGGING DIME in Maryland.