If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
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Hi Slatten. Hope you're doing well.
The more things change the more they stay the same?
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
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Those days are so long gone.
But it sure is great to have lived in those good old days.
maximus
Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
show quote)
Yes it does! I remember when a stamp went up from .03 cents, but I can't remember what it went up to.
Hello, slatten, good to hear from you. Yep! I remember all of those things. When the stamps went up, my mom told my dad, "Red, we're going to have to stop sending Christmas cards!" There are a lot of memories in those words!
Looking forward to September,
David
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
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Sure does nice to see you back
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
show quote)
I remember well! My 1st job at age 14...I made $5 a day!
Just add one or 2 zeros onto those numbers... will teach you about inflation!
In 1955, I was only four years old, so I remember almost nothing of those times, but I do remember when going to see a movie was only 25ยข and it was a double feature plus a cartoon in between those movies.
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
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Rings a few too many bells.
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
show quote)
It's refreshing to see you back, Slat. I was born in 55' and have been amazed at the changes I've watched. The past 100 years, and the coming 100 seem to be "make it or break it" times for the lot of us...
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
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Yup how times have changed. $503,000,000.00 just to play football. Most have quit smoking and a lot of people have their credit cards maxed out as well. Just saying.
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
show quote)
Thanks for the memories. Remember when a stamp cost 3 cents and an airmail stamp was red colored and cost 6 cents? Had a picture of an airplane on it too. And a penny post card was 1 cent. But of course my mom knew the postman read all those post cards so you didn't dare say much on them. OK to send picture post cards because the message was always, "Wish you were here."
slatten49 wrote:
If you are as old as I am, you either remember these comments from 1955-ish, or just forgot:
"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00."
"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000 will only buy a used one."
"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. Twenty five cents a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging ten cents just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 an hour, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying 'damn' in 'Gone With The Wind', it seems every new movie has either hell or damn."
"I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."
"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."
"I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."
"It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet. It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagon car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I will pay 50 cents for a haircut...forget it!"
Ring any bells?
If you are as old as I am, you either remember the... (
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DING DONG ! That's why we refer to them as the good ole days. I was thirteen in '55 and that year my parents and some friends all went to Belmar N.J. for a week in August. We all stayed at The Arnold House a no frills 'hotel' run by an ex GI and his German war bride. $36 per week for adults and $16 for kids included breakfast and diner all you can eat and everything made fresh. My dad filled up on still warm bread and I got plenty of deserts. I bought my first car in 1960 for $850, it was a '56 Mercury 'Pheaton' 4 dr hardtop and gas was 33 cents. I went to work in '59 earning $1.25 an hr. and had money left over every week. Remember when your credit card company sent your statement with a stamped return envelope and you got to deduct the interest from your income tax? I remember going in for surgery and handing over my insurance card and that was it, never saw a bill after that, now THAT'S insurance !
maximus wrote:
Yes it does! I remember when a stamp went up from .03 cents, but I can't remember what it went up to.
Hello, slatten, good to hear from you. Yep! I remember all of those things. When the stamps went up, my mom told my dad, "Red, we're going to have to stop sending Christmas cards!" There are a lot of memories in those words!
Looking forward to September,
David
A nickel. A blue and white, George Washington's head stamp. Penny stamps were a redish color. That's what I remember.
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