by hubert 47 Replies latest jw friends
Ah, the good old days !!!
Now that I'm old and gray, I can't believe the change in prices for this good stuff!
Whole cheese pizza ............ 75 cents !!
Two weiners ...................for a quarter !!
1/2 pint of fried clams .... ......55 cents !!
Gas..........................15 cents a gallon !!
Does this make me old, or what !!
You remember that far back?
Hubert
Sure, I remember four years back!
Ooops!
You remember that far back?
Yes.
Comic books 5 cents
Cherry RC 6 cents
Pack of smokes 35 cents
This could go on and on......Your not old Hubert just well seasoned.
16 ounce bottle of pop, .35 cents. Now it's a 20 ounce bottle and you better have at least $1.00
Drive-in movies....$1.00 a carload.
Yes: 1956: Ice with whipped cream; Hfl.0,25 (the US $ was around 4,60 and the GBPound 12,--)
1962 gas Hfl. 1,25 /litre
2000: Ice with whipped cream Hfl. 2,25 (US $ 1,65 +)
2005; Ice with whipped cream Euro 2,25 (US $ 0,80+)
Gas around Euro 1,37 /litre (= $ 1,71 +)
I remember when candy bars were a dime
Josie
My first tank of gas was $.82/gal. And that was expensive! Of course, that was 14 years ago...
