You grew up during the second oil crunch, didn't you?” Sirhan prods. "What was it like then?”
"What was it...? Oh, gas hit fifty bucks a gallon, but we still had plenty for bombers,” she says dismissively. "We knew it would be okay. (Charles Stross)

You grew up during the second oil crunch, didn't you?” Sirhan prods. "What was it like then?” "What was it...? Oh, gas hit fifty bucks a gallon, but we still had plenty for bombers,” she says dismissively. "We knew it would be okay.

Charles Stross

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