[jimbobiggens]

Right out of high school $20 would get you a tank full of gas and a case of Budweiser and maybe enough left over for a bag of ice.

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by jimbobiggens

Right out of high school $20 would get you a tank full of gas and a case of Budweiser and maybe enough left over for a bag of ice.

For me, right out of high school:

Cost of a new home: $21,500.00
Cost of new Ford Mustang $2,800
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.95

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

I did not. Below was my first phone (came out a few years later). I recall seeing the wife call, thinking "for $1.13 connection fee and 50 cents a minute...this better be a fuckin good reason to call me". Hated those days...

My first cell phone was hardwired in the car with a coiled cord and an antenna on the roof. Flip phone came later.

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[3798j]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

I remember green stamps. Anyone else?

In high school (the sixties), I was a cashier in our neighborhood supermarket. Customers would watch us like a hawk making certain we were counting out the correct number of stamps for the amount of their bill. We were required to neatly fold the stamps...then wrap the receipt around them. I remember often being asked to recount the stamps...we did it so automatically and fast they were unsure we didn't short them.

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[The Choosey begger]

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[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

For me, right out of high school:

Cost of a new home: $21,500.00
Cost of new Ford Mustang $2,800
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.95

Did you also have a pet dinosaur? How long ago were these prices??

Also ~ a $2800 Mustang in 1964 (first year they were released) comes out to $24k today, which is about how much Mustangs go for today. If we kept an index of Mustang for purchase power those prices aren't too far away off from today's prices. Milk has seemingly inflated A LOT since then ($8 per gallon based on 1964)

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by 3798j

In high school (the sixties), I was a cashier in our neighborhood supermarket. Customers would watch us like a hawk making certain we were counting out the correct number of stamps for the amount of their bill. We were required to neatly fold the stamps...then wrap the receipt around them. I remember often being asked to recount the stamps...we did it so automatically and fast they were unsure we didn't short them.

OK, cash registers before bar codes. It amazed me how fast some of the cashiers keyed in the prices. And they knew how to make change. Not today...

I'm copying this and putting in the "You know you're old when" thread.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

Did you also have a pet dinosaur? How long ago were these prices??

Also ~ a $2800 Mustang in 1964 (first year they were released) comes out to $24k today, which is about how much Mustangs go for today. If we kept an index of Mustang for purchase power those prices aren't too far away off from today's prices. Milk has seemingly inflated A LOT since then ($8 per gallon based on 1964)

I've got an old magazine with the picture of the mustang on it.

You open it up....it says "introducing the all new Mustang". The magazine was bought because since I was a small kid, I always collected "Peanuts" memorabilia...."Snoopy". There was a Charles Schultz interview in it.

I had/have 1st edition books, signed artwork, original "cells" from a few of the old animated specials like the Halloween special. I've got toys, watches, ornaments, and even old View Finders.

Most of this in unopened original packaging. I sold about 1/2 my collection when Schultz died.

It almost payed for my daughter's college education!

It's amazing what stuff like that is worth to collectors. Just something I liked as a kid that grew into a hobby.

I even have a 1965 TV guide advertising the first Charlie Brown Christmas Special.

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

Did you also have a pet dinosaur? How long ago were these prices??

Also ~ a $2800 Mustang in 1964 (first year they were released) comes out to $24k today, which is about how much Mustangs go for today. If we kept an index of Mustang for purchase power those prices aren't too far away off from today's prices. Milk has seemingly inflated A LOT since then ($8 per gallon based on 1964)

Those are 1965 prices.

http://www.1960sflashback.com/1965/economy.asp

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[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

For me, right out of high school:

Cost of a new home: $21,500.00
Cost of new Ford Mustang $2,800
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.95

You forgot Cost of Dinosaur Ride.



Muhahahahaha!!!!

[Mason Hatcher]

Originally Posted by Murf993

Faulk I'm old. 8 Track tape. I had an 8 track in one of my early cars.....they were actually pretty good but because of the format the tape would stop mid song and rewind to then complete the song.

8 Tracks didn't rewind. They played on a continuous loop. They had eight "tracks" and stereo took two. Therefore there were 4 tracks for songs. The head that read the tape could move up and down on the tape, playing the track selected. Because they didn't want a bunch of dead air at the end of the tape, the time the songs took didn't divide equally by 4. So some songs would have to overlap between two tracks. The song would fade out, the player would read the signal to change tracks, the head would move down to the next track and the song would continue by fading in.

[3798j]

^...correct. The Band's second album on 8 track had that "skip" on the song "Up on Cripple Creek". Hearing it anytime since, I'm always surprised when there isn't that pause.

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by jimbobiggens

Right out of high school $20 would get you a tank full of gas and a case of Budweiser and maybe enough left over for a bag of ice.

Colors light?

Damn Siri!!

Coors light

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

For me, right out of high school:

Cost of a new home: $21,500.00
Cost of new Ford Mustang $2,800
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53
Cost of a gallon of Milk: $0.95

Never before seen photos of his parents townhouse:


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[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by Captain Blood

Never before seen photos of his parents townhouse:


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Hell yeah, Lincoln Logs!!! Loved those when I was a kid

[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

I've got an old magazine with the picture of the mustang on it.

You open it up....it says "introducing the all new Mustang". The magazine was bought because since I was a small kid, I always collected "Peanuts" memorabilia...."Snoopy". There was a Charles Schultz interview in it.

I had/have 1st edition books, signed artwork, original "cells" from a few of the old animated specials like the Halloween special. I've got toys, watches, ornaments, and even old View Finders.

Most of this in unopened original packaging. I sold about 1/2 my collection when Schultz died.

It almost payed for my daughter's college education!

It's amazing what stuff like that is worth to collectors. Just something I liked as a kid that grew into a hobby.

I even have a 1965 TV guide advertising the first Charlie Brown Christmas Special.

Huh. I always thought you were late 30-early 40. Clearly you're doing better than me in terms of acting younger than your age

Honestly though that's why I bought a bottle of a whiskey that a bar on campus comissioned. I got the 258th out of 300; the bar has been on campus since the 70s so at least 3-4 generations of kids has been there. They moved it (across the street from my apartment so I'm chillin) and this was like their hurrah.

I do want to try the whiskey out - anyone ever had knob creek?

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

I got cable internet in 1998. Was awesome.

[2000cs]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

Huh. I always thought you were late 30-early 40. Clearly you're doing better than me in terms of acting younger than your age

Honestly though that's why I bought a bottle of a whiskey that a bar on campus comissioned. I got the 258th out of 300; the bar has been on campus since the 70s so at least 3-4 generations of kids has been there. They moved it (across the street from my apartment so I'm chillin) and this was like their hurrah.

I do want to try the whiskey out - anyone ever had knob creek?

Knob Creek is very good. Neat. But if that is a special bottle it might have collector value so check into that before you break the seal.

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