Houston 1979 gas rationing 

Not at all, we are getting more and more of our oil from Canada and fracking. Better to buy from Canada than Iraq. Oil won’t be powering our cars in 15 years anyways. And the electric grid is mostly natural gas, nuclear, and renewables. That comes from right here in the US, not the Middle East.

@@Jake-rs9nq Renewables like Wind and Solar are a BS because most Windmill and Solar Panel technology and equipment is manufactured in none other than Communist China! If most of it was made in the USA, it would be legitimate, but instead, this new President is a Beijing Bootlicker making us energy deposits on China because we have to import wind and solar equipment from them.

@@josephruiz7233 And this is why gas will go up in price, this will put the trucking industry or at least the owner operators and small fleet owners out of business, along with strict regulations, ELDS, and self driving trucks. Yeah, it’s not gonna be pretty. As far as jobs, paving, airlines, cruise ships, all use fuel, so the cost of vacations will go up as well, more technology smart cars, and electric cars that most people won’t be able to afford that kinda luxury. So what are we left with? Local transportation? Us regular blue collar workers are going to be worked out of a job, basically.

Hows tgat electric grid doing? Here in Houston they are telling us to conserve beause we are having rolling black outs. They say the wind turbines aren't working because not much wind

This is all playing out exactly as the Democrats planned. Soon enough, you will own nothing and you will be happy. Thank a Democrat.

TV stations didn't save most of their newscast. There used to be a company in Houston that recorded pretty much every newscast since the late 70s and people could buy the news clips. I think it was called Houston News. Unfortunately they went out of business about 20 years ago. If I remember correctly the father passed away and the son ran it for a couple of years. A guy I used to know worked for them. I got to see their library and watched a few random tapes one day. The sons name was Darrin, don't know whatever happened to the library, but they went out of business.

Neither were a lot of other Americans. Then diets changed for the worse.

Thanks McDonalds

Well, most weren't hispanic either.

@@armoredghost6180 Thank Ancel Keys and our "benevolent" central planners in D.C. We get the kind of science conclusions they *want* us to get. They'll only fund/allow narratives they want to perpetuate. That's what they've done with the "climate change science" and why there are actually those who believe we have only 9 or 10 years left here on this planet. And just so you know, you're not allowed to hold any other position on these matters. It's been decided for you. Thank a Democrat.

No way he was 19. More like 33.

@@abathens I was thinking the same thing. He did not seem like nineteen. How does one become a manager that young? It's not believable.

@@DeplorableJaredBrodersen the 70s were a different time

I was 18 and Assistant manager at a Fayetteville, NC Family Dollar Store in 1973.

In 2023, be really honest, how many 19 year olds look like that?

leaded gasoline, bad food, excessive second hand smoking and early smoking does that to you.

The only thing that freaked me out more than the 30 year old looking guy who claims he was 19 was the fact that grown white men used to work pumping gas

It was about 80 cents a gallon in 1979. Which, adjusted for inflation, is about $3.40 a gallon today.

yes

Jimmy Carter thong sniffer!

Well, minimum wage was around $2.65, so that would be about what it is today - June, 2022.

No, why did our govs keep saying it would take too long to up oil production; ten years. Over and over, so we would be in this pickle on purpose. Look at all things everyone owns made from oil; we all are dependent on it.... the powers that be are keeping oil shut off to deepen their pockets and empty ours.

I've been here in Houston/Harris county a long time. Back then everything was spread out. Not everyone was going the same place. We didn't have near the population to justify that either.

​@@RTStx1 Conventional oil production in the US entered terminal decline in 1970. That's what led to the rampant inflation and 2 oil crises during the decade. Nowadays we mine unconventional oil (mainly shale) but this is both expensive, and quickly nearing its peak. Once again, we will enter terminal decline. We had our chance to move beyond oil. Instead, we chose to stick with it. Now we will see our economy desperately try to save itself as oil peaks. The US could still escape this fate by decoupling transportation from oil. But I don't think Americans can comprehend the mess they got themselves into. They deny basic realities. They don't know what truth is. They refuse to innovate or change.

Eh, not really. It's all unconventional. Conventional oil production entered terminal decline in the US after 1970. We ran out. Now we produce a lot of oil, but it's from shale and undersea mining. That is far more expensive than conventional methods, driving up the price. Though the price is still quite low compared to other developed countries. In fact, adjusted for inflation, the price of gas today is essentially unchanged from what it was in 1980.

I was 19 back then and we all tried figuring out ways to get gas and beat the even odd system. We switch plates, we filled gas cans.

I’m still here and waited in line many days

Prophetic....

I wish

@@Jake-rs9nq That was actually a joke. Carter was terrible lol

@@JamesWilson-sb9iq Nope, he was better than what came after. People just hate him because they don't understand how international trade works.

Nope 👎🏽

Biden wants us to buy expensive electric cars.

We need Democrats out of office now.

@@Squee_DowNobody will ever admit it, but Biden and the other "fat cats" in Washington are destroying the lives of everybody, but the rich.

@@Squee_Dow Neither the Republicans nor Democrats will offer an energy solution plan.