Well, I know that some of you are as old as I am, and some are younger. A friend sent these to me the other day, and I had to smile as I read them.
These comments were made in the year 1955!
That's only 53 years ago!
"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."
"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. A quarter a pack is ridiculous."
"Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"
"If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."
"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."
"Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls."
"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" in it."
"I read the other day where some a 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."
"Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more. Those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat."
"I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."
"Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress."
"The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."
"There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $15 a night to stay in a hotel."
"No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $35 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."
"If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it."
14 comments:
Well, it is a fine year you picked to highlight! The year of my birth and no, I have not yet reached 53, thank you very much.
Fun post, Beverly.
Ouch....I think I said some of those things or my parents said them I know that's the way we felt though.
I was 14-15 in 1955 and I DO remember 29 cent gasoline! Those were the days!
The one about the boys wearing long hair like girls really hit home. My son is currently growing out his hair so he can thrash it around while he rocks out on his guitar.
:-)
What a JOY it would be to get our family's groceries for $20 a week!!!!
I do remember quite a few of these. When we were first married I could buy a week's worth of groceries for about $15.00!
Have a great time with sweet little Ella!
xo
I was born in 1955, (and have already had my birthday this year). The average wage was about $3300. The average wage is more than 10X that now. So if you multiply all those costs by 10, I really think some things are cheaper now. We do expect to have more things. What family had 2 cars in 1955? The social changes since then have been huge though.
Hi Beverly,
All them sayings was popular back then , that was when I lived on 40th and plum ! 40 miles out in the country - plum back in the woods ?
Blessings and have fun with Ella !
Ron.
Ah, yes. The first time I ever went to a professional hairdresser, it was only for a shampoo and style, in order to look really nice for a wedding, that night. I wasn't in it, just going with my mom, but it was a cousin's wedding. The guy asked me if I wanted a cream rinse, so I said, "Yes, please." Not until my hair was all done did my mom and I realize the cream rinse was extra...$.25 extra!
But that was a significant amount to us, then; it hadn't been that long since my mom had not always had a ten cents to leave, when she went to work, so that my sister and I could both buy milk in the school cafeteria.
Oh, you gave me a laugh today - I do believe we are better off financially, though.
I'm finally getting around to updating my blog roll.
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Oh, yeah, those good old days. I do remember chocolate bars 'way back then came in 2 sizes - the 5 cent size and the 10 cent size. What a treat to be able to affort the bigger one!
That was a fun post! Keep them coming.
BTW - I also added you to my blog roll or list of links.
Hugs,
Wendy
At 54, I can remember that popsicles used to cost a nickel and chocolate bars a dime! AND you got a whole bag of treats for a penny!
What a change in one short generation! The house my parents bought for $25,000 in '61, is now worth $300,000 and they're still in it!
Ah.. the good old days. Have computers been around since 1955.. I had no idea.
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