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Topic: do you remember.....
62easygoing Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 4641	Mon 07/14/08 02:30 PM
....gas at 25 to 35 cents a gallon?? or a coke-a-cola at 10 cents a bottle?? or, a doz. of doughnuts 25 cents.?? Someone asks me; why do they still make the penny, when it costs 4 cents to make each one?? Or, do you remember when you could shake hands on a deal?? (no, contracts needed.)Guess, I am getting a little older now. You need more dollars just to get by. ----------------What do you-all say?-----------------

stchguy Joined Fri 06/13/08 Posts: 102	Mon 07/14/08 02:32 PM
i do.i was in 7th grade.

mssilverfox Joined Sat 12/08/07 Posts: 10529	Mon 07/14/08 02:32 PM
I can remember never having to lock our doors to our house

discoafternoon Joined Fri 04/11/08 Posts: 2977	Mon 07/14/08 02:33 PM
no. i don't remember any of that.

adirtygirl Joined Tue 03/11/08 Posts: 4008	Mon 07/14/08 02:33 PM
I remember when we could go Trick-or Treating till midnight. Now you cant stay out past 8

Megan_Smiles Joined Tue 04/08/08 Posts: 526	Mon 07/14/08 02:34 PM
nope...lol can't say that i do

Riding_Dubz Joined Wed 05/21/08 Posts: 22110	Mon 07/14/08 02:39 PM
Nope young buck here,

itry Joined Sat 10/27/07 Posts: 1236	Mon 07/14/08 02:40 PM
30 cent pack of cigarettes ,Glad i've quit 7.50 a pack in N.Y. now

cats219 Joined Wed 08/01/07 Posts: 2663	Mon 07/14/08 02:40 PM
i'm to young to remember that but i do remember gas being $.89

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Mon 07/14/08 02:41 PM
30 cent pack of cigarettes ,Glad i've quit 7.50 a pack in N.Y. now Seriously? $7.50 a pack. Wow.

RJR1 Joined Fri 02/22/08 Posts: 548	Mon 07/14/08 02:45 PM
The lowest I remember gas was .60.

itry Joined Sat 10/27/07 Posts: 1236	Mon 07/14/08 02:46 PM
30 cent pack of cigarettes ,Glad i've quit 7.50 a pack in N.Y. now Seriously? $7.50 a pack. Wow. No joke,recent $1.50 more tax. the quit smoking phone lines can not handle the calls coming in

62easygoing Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 4641	Mon 07/14/08 02:51 PM
.,........or your neighbor say; don't worry, i'll help you rebuild your barn. Or, buy something in your local store; and a clerk says"Oh, don't forget your free gift." or, go into any local store and they greet you; then when leaving they say "You come back now, thank you."am I getting a little older?

62easygoing Joined Thu 12/27/07 Posts: 4641	Tue 07/15/08 08:43 AM
can you remember when most people were kind to each other; even strangers? or, just a little courtesy shown to others?

franshade Joined Tue 07/24/07 Posts: 24704	Tue 07/15/08 08:47 AM
remember taking the train in NYC for $0.35 (used tokens back then) now it's Metro Cards and fare $2.00

wiley Joined Thu 12/13/07 Posts: 19738	Tue 07/15/08 08:50 AM
No. But I remember when a gallon of gas didn't cost you your soul and the blood of your first born child.

No1sLove Joined Wed 04/16/08 Posts: 10342	Tue 07/15/08 09:02 AM
The lowest I remember gas was .60. Seems like it was between 60-75 for a very long time. I remember saying when it hit 85...these are the highest gas prices we will ever see.

Davew42503 Joined Mon 03/31/08 Posts: 274	Tue 07/15/08 09:03 AM
I remember that when you pulled up to the pump a man in uniform ran out to pump it for you. It was .35 per gallon and if you got a fill up you received a six pack of glasses. Plus al lthe children in the car got a piece of candy. You could also go to the saturday movie and watch James Bond for .50..lol

No1sLove Joined Wed 04/16/08 Posts: 10342	Tue 07/15/08 09:04 AM
No. But I remember when a gallon of gas didn't cost you your soul and the blood of your first born child. They are working on a converter now that will double your gas mileage straight from your IV.

Davew42503 Joined Mon 03/31/08 Posts: 274	Tue 07/15/08 09:04 AM
of course back then minimum wage was .75 an hour...