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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Rubic   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: US Trump $1 is real
Date: 10/06/25 5:36 AM
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<< I remember when, in 1973, gasoline pumps in the US had to be modified
so that they would display prices of more than $9.99 to fill up a tank.>>


That brings back old memories of odd/even days when you were restricted
based on the last digit of your license plate. I guess Russia is going
through something similar now.

A few years ago I was in rural Alabama and stopped at one of the
few remaining gas stations that was still using analog pumps. They
simply posted a sign on the pumps explaining that the actual prices
was "x2" the displayed price.

-Rubic
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