Its all relative, i,m not complaining about gas prices we pay here, as many people in other countries pay much more. As a gauge of relative income I was working on Santa Fe RR in 1960 getting $3hr and gas was about 30 cents a gallon. I joined the Navy in 62' and got $89 a month, had a 55 Ford mainline, w 272 Y block and Fordomatic,[13mpg] didnt think too much about gas prices back then, but 10 yrs later I sure was concerned about availability.