Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher for August 03, 2010

Well, we know this is World War II,. The gas rations didn’t appear until the war broke out.

If memory serves me correctly, there was not actually an oil shortage. There was a rubber shortage. Gas was rationed to save the tires. We were still using natural rubber and the government created the artifical rubber producing plants to meet the demand for more tires. After the war, the plants were sold to Goodyear. I used to work in the plant in Houston.

I remember the gas rationing. It drew neighbors together, if only to car pool to the store.

I remember when gas was rationed too…just a few years ago for me…when it went up over $4. a gallon~~

Is saving gas really worth the price of killing off all the Jeffs? Yes, we need mobility, but we need decent comics too – especially nowadays!

Hi Davidf42, I worked for the Armco Steel plant in Houston until it closed down in 1981. I then moved to Arkansas and started my own business in ornamental iron.

Hi Tsali Queyi - Did you grow up in Houston? What part of town did you live in? What High School? I was born and raised there, lived in the Heights, went to Reagan High School, graduated in 66.

Let’s just hope we don’t go back to this any time soon.