$20 PER GALLON OF GASOLINE



By Frosty Wooldridge
September 17, 2009
NewsWithViews.com

Part 1: A book review

At one time, as a kid, I flipped a dime to the cashier to watch Vincent Price scare the heck out of me at a movie. I pulled out a nickel to pay for a Snickers candy bar. I bought a hamburger for 15 cents. I bought a school lunch for 35 cents. When I hit 16 with my ‘57 Chevy, I paid 29 cents a gallon of gas. I gobbled popcorn for a dime while I watched John Wayne in Rio Bravo.

On the wall of my office, I enjoy a picture titled “Boulevard of Broken Dreamsâ€