tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post8593949157806848070..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Yikes I guess I am old!Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59271148913576603712016-10-26T18:11:35.590-07:002016-10-26T18:11:35.590-07:00I remember gas being 19.9 cents a gallon and cigar...I remember gas being 19.9 cents a gallon and cigarettes 5 packs for a dollar. And I was too cheap to buy the cigarettes. lol I can remember going to the movies for a quarter and then going to Krystal and buying two burgers, fries and a drink for a quarter. And I made $96 a month after taxes. Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-5056986540045787852016-10-26T18:08:13.128-07:002016-10-26T18:08:13.128-07:00Muriel, we were born in the same year!Muriel, we were born in the same year!Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-3280846534062236792016-10-26T14:20:44.790-07:002016-10-26T14:20:44.790-07:00Absolutely! We were all scrunched in for .50 a ca...Absolutely! We were all scrunched in for .50 a car!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-30251122012237823552016-10-26T13:51:21.346-07:002016-10-26T13:51:21.346-07:00So right Muriel. Remember piling kids in the trunk...So right Muriel. Remember piling kids in the trunk of the car to go into the drive-in theater?Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-28602442913199733122016-10-26T13:50:18.409-07:002016-10-26T13:50:18.409-07:00My first teaching job paid $4,500. But with a room...My first teaching job paid $4,500. But with a roommate and a modestly priced apartment, I did it.Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-69307218370747188902016-10-26T13:49:18.922-07:002016-10-26T13:49:18.922-07:00The cheapest I remember cigs was .35 cents, and I ...The cheapest I remember cigs was .35 cents, and I would stretch that pack out for a week. Now I'm just glad I quit.Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-60286224473815451712016-10-26T13:48:23.841-07:002016-10-26T13:48:23.841-07:00Fireballs and jawbreakers. Don't know why we s...Fireballs and jawbreakers. Don't know why we still have teeth!Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-41813048682648388872016-10-26T13:47:43.770-07:002016-10-26T13:47:43.770-07:00When I was looking for images of the fifties, all ...When I was looking for images of the fifties, all the lady shoppers were so happy and smiling.Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-23430969315507470992016-10-26T13:46:55.159-07:002016-10-26T13:46:55.159-07:00That's the truth. For twenty-five cents we got...That's the truth. For twenty-five cents we got a double feature!Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-74149500057456824522016-10-26T13:46:17.526-07:002016-10-26T13:46:17.526-07:00Absolutely Janice. We're only as old as we fee...Absolutely Janice. We're only as old as we feel.Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-47339577868931584742016-10-26T13:45:32.786-07:002016-10-26T13:45:32.786-07:00Thank you BFF! Wait til you see me in person.Thank you BFF! Wait til you see me in person.Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-476040086743359232016-10-26T13:44:55.363-07:002016-10-26T13:44:55.363-07:00So funny, Liz. My mother used to ask how they were...So funny, Liz. My mother used to ask how they were going to afford my "10,000 brain" the total cost of four years at Ohio Northern U.Cynthia Thomasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414354278027689042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-45289426548988467232016-10-26T09:46:54.328-07:002016-10-26T09:46:54.328-07:00I was born in 1945, so I remember Hershey bars for...I was born in 1945, so I remember Hershey bars for 5 cents, ice cream fudge bars for 5 cents, putting gum on the end of a stick so we could probe the street grates for change to buy candy or ice cream. Movies at The Strand in New Bedford were .07, my PF Flyers that I wore all summer were $3.50. In high school, we pooled our money to collect a dollar to buy gas to go to the drive-in. A hot dog Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-77066049423126880672016-10-26T08:16:20.639-07:002016-10-26T08:16:20.639-07:00Ah, memories! My first job paid minimum wage, whi...Ah, memories! My first job paid minimum wage, which was $1.25 an hour. My first teaching job paid less than $5,000 a year, but even with that, I was able to buy a new car. I remember how much cheaper groceries were, too. And those .10 candy bars were bigger than the ones that cost more than a dollar now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-82052052481769997802016-10-26T07:24:52.545-07:002016-10-26T07:24:52.545-07:00This blog brings back so many memories. I remember...This blog brings back so many memories. I remember my mother borrowing a nickle from me so she'd have the 20 cents she needed to buy a pack of cigarettes. For my first job, working as a salesgirl, I was supposed to get 90 cents an hour. Oh, what a pleasant surprise I had when my salary went up to $1.00. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315768696035218659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32782734944274613392016-10-26T07:20:59.155-07:002016-10-26T07:20:59.155-07:00I loved this, Cynthia! This brought back memories ...I loved this, Cynthia! This brought back memories of going with my father on Saturdays to the Barber shop. There was a Ben Franklin store next door where my sister and I would buy penny candy. I loved the fireballs! I also remember going to Woolworth with my grandmother. She loved their desserts. :) Thanks for the memories!Jill Weatherholthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935341991222337363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-64276988860120466452016-10-26T07:13:23.258-07:002016-10-26T07:13:23.258-07:00I'm sure I'm older than you Cynthia. My fi...I'm sure I'm older than you Cynthia. My first full-time job I made $97.00 a month. That paid, food, apartment rent, and transportation by bus to and from work. Movies were a quarter, but still sometimes out of reach by the end of a month. I remember when butter, sugar and gas was all rationed. And after the war ended and you could get those items again---everyone thought they were on easyrozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-43633946647844865342016-10-26T06:03:04.142-07:002016-10-26T06:03:04.142-07:00This post made me chuckle. I remember going to th...This post made me chuckle. I remember going to the movies for fifteen cents. And I remember buying a whole month's supply of groceries for under a hundred dollars. Now I barely fill a bag for that. LOLSandra Leesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911169281960710923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-71717666329759272972016-10-26T05:41:53.754-07:002016-10-26T05:41:53.754-07:00Loved your post Cynthia because I could totally re...Loved your post Cynthia because I could totally relate and for the record, I'm positive I'm older than you. I do remember when a milkman and a bread man delivered to our house. As for penny candy....the replicas today just don't cut it with me! I too tell myself that little white lie though find photos disconcertingly honest! But I did sell my first Heartwarming a week before I Janice Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199889861936957390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-26233388523314183422016-10-26T05:19:18.950-07:002016-10-26T05:19:18.950-07:00I'm not sure what it says about my age, but I ...I'm not sure what it says about my age, but I think I remember 35 cents for a loaf of bread. My husband is sceptical when I say this, but I would have loved to have lived in pioneer days!<br /><br />As for you being old, Cynthia, I've seen pictures of you, and you look wonderful! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-48475355798085080572016-10-26T04:11:31.587-07:002016-10-26T04:11:31.587-07:00I remember penny candy being a penny, gas being 29...I remember penny candy being a penny, gas being 29.9 cents, and my dad's carton of cigarettes costing $2.35. When I graduated from high school, a year at Indiana University was $2300 and I didn't get to go because that may as well have been a million. I remember those 5-cent candy bars, too! :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com