A bit of history: Stroll thru.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Stroll thru.

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PH CIB

That is Funny and Sad at the same time,,,Great to see and read, Thanks for Posting !!!

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

As I recall, I quit going to the barber when the price of a haircut went up to $2. And I was starting to have a lot less hair. The lowest price I remember was in the '40s, $0.25 for a kid's (me) haircut.

I had a receipt from the hospital for my mother's hysterectomy (around 1952). It included 2-3 days in the hospital, including surgery with anaesthesia. Total $52.

In the late '40s I recall seeing gas at about $0.12/gallon.

I still have a few things in the kitchen that aren't electric.
Been a real long time since I considered spending a weekend in Lincoln or Omaha. Of course I now live in New England.

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

In the early 2000's: "What do I need a cellphone for? We've always gotten along perfectly well without one!"

1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA

DirtFarmer wrote:

As I recall, I quit going to the barber when the p... (show quote)

When "Cleopatra" starring Elisabeth Taylor came out, I said to myself, $3.50 for a ticket? No way- never did see it. I liked the "Cleopatra" with Claudette Colbert. And, Broadway shows are now extremely un-affordable for moderate income people like me. As a youngster, I saw many great stage shows like "Carousel", 'State Farm", "Showboat". Ate at the automat. Parked my car on the street in front of the old "Birdland", "Barnum & Bailey's Circus" at the old venue. Rode the street car/subway for (nickle token?) cheap. Nothing is affordable for low and moderate income people now.

1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA

BlueMorel wrote:

In the early 2000's: "What do I need a cellphone for? We've always gotten along perfectly well without one!"

My son bought a smart phone and year subscription [for my birthday] to replace my flip phone. I transferred my phone number to it and hate it. It beeps all the time even when I try to shut it off. I don't even carry it around most of the time now, whereas I always carried my flip phone. I am going to insult my son and transfer back to my [useful] flip phone. I don't want to be connected to all the internet garbage 24 hours a day.

Edward Booth Loc: Riverview, Florida

Great reading. Thanks for sharing.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

PH CIB wrote:

That is Funny and Sad at the same time,,,Great to see and read, Thanks for Posting !!!

Yes, indeed.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

1Feathercrest wrote:

My son bought a smart phone and year subscription [for my birthday] to replace my flip phone. I transferred my phone number to it and hate it. It beeps all the time even when I try to shut it off. I don't even carry it around most of the time now, whereas I always carried my flip phone. I am going to insult my son and transfer back to my [useful] flip phone. I don't want to be connected to all the internet garbage 24 hours a day.

Try learning how to use it. You can turn off "notifications" and it won't beep. I'm 82 and I know how to use a smart phone.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Interesting. Here’s a thought, though: does anyone want to go back to 1957 wages?

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

Oh the memories!

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

John_F wrote:

Stroll thru.

I noted the comment about electric typewriters. I was an eighth grader in '57/58 and took typing in high school a few years later. I remember that we had only one electric typewriter for the class, all the others being manual. Typing turned out to be probably the most useful class I took in HS.

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

jaymatt wrote:

Interesting. Here’s a thought, though: does anyone want to go back to 1957 wages?

Not a problem if I get to pay 1957 prices for everything.

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

Hell, I was there! The year I graduated from High School, and joined the military. Thanks for posting.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

jackm1943 wrote:

I noted the comment about electric typewriters. I was an eighth grader in '57/58 and took typing in high school a few years later. I remember that we had only one electric typewriter for the class, all the others being manual. Typing turned out to be probably the most useful class I took in HS.

I took a typing class in the summer of '56 I think. There was only one electric typewriter in the class. I had injured my finger, so I got it.

I got my father's old Royal manual typewriter when he passed on. Used it until my wife got an electric in the late '80s.

Around '84, the place I worked had electric typewriters for all the secretaries. One day we had a power failure. I was in big demand because they couldn't use a manual. Hard on their long fingernails. I was the only one in the building who could use a non-electric typewriter. About 2 years later they all got word processors and uninterruptable power supplies.

OTOH, it took me a while to learn to type using only my thumbs once I got a smartphone.