In 1970 I was just a kid, but I remember my parents rejoicing over the gas war on a corner in Ames, IA where a gallon of gas went for $.25.
Even at $3.00/gal, that's only 12 times the price... 36 years later.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gone from around 700 in 1970 to over 11,000 today. That's more than 15 times!
15 X $.25/gal is $3.75/gal. I'm not going to complain about the price of gas.