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Shut up! Root beer floats! I believe they were called "black cows."Quote:
Originally Posted by pomtzu
I always have a Texas gallon of ice cream in the fridge and a six pack of coke (in bottles only) so that I can make a coke float about every other day.
Root beer floats make me think of my ex-husband. He LOVED those things!
Back in the early 60's when my ex and I were first married, we rented a place that had a kerosene furnace, and paid 18 cents per gallon for the fuel. We were appalled when it climbed to 43 cents. :eek:
I can see this thread lasting forever. LOL
When my first husband and I were married in the mid-60's, we had a Renault Dauphin and seeing that we were living on an airman's pay, we put $.50 into that thing and drove for what seemed like weeks. Our rent was a whopping $75 a month for off base housing and people thought we were uppity! LOL
I was born and raised in New England, and they were just "floats" up there. I think you native southerners called them "cows". :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Willow Oak
Oh man, it scares me to think if prices have inflated this high since you lot were my age, how high will they be another 20-30 years from now? Scary.:eek:
My parents were telling me when they went to buy their first home (some 25+ years ago) it cost them $27,000ish. They were freaking out wondering how they were to afford it. Now, all the houses I look at under $100,000 are run down and need a ton of work, can't get a loan on them, etc.:(
The first new house we loved in -- brand new in a brand new subdivision: $14,000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
Good thoughts?Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
And at the gas station you had two choices: regular or ethyl. All the poor ladies whose names were "Ethyl" really took a beating back then.
I remember the first house I lived in as a kid - it was a bungalow style - 2 bedroom with a full basement - nothing fancy, yet nice - and my parents bought it in the 30's for around $3,000. They sold that and bought a brand new 3 bedroom rancher in the mid 50's, and paid around $11,000 for it. Today, you can't even buy a little travel trailer to take camping for that price.
I'm a sheltered southerner and I don't remember the Black Cow. We had A&W as a chain that was popular back then. They had a great Root Beer float. Maybe it was called a "Black Cow" I can't remember.
Pomtzu, I do have a few fond memories of New England. I loved the grilled Hot Dog that had the flat buns and the "Awful Awful" sold at Newport Creamery. :D
OK, when I was a child, I could make a local phonecall for 0,018 USD - that is if there was a telephone at all! :eek:
And when I was an au-pair in England, I could get a chocolade bar from a machine for 6 pence. :p
We used to have something called a telephone. Now everyone uses a cell phone. I don't even have a land line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
Also, I have noticed that phone booths seemed to have disappeared.
And ..., phones used to ring. You know: Rrrriiiiiiinnnnnggggg!
Oh yeah -- we had party lines. I used to sit and listen to the old ladies gossip about their neighbors.
Okay. I'm done.
Ah yes - Newport Creamery - the hangout after the Friday or Saturday night date!Quote:
Originally Posted by kokopup
I miss Rocky Point and the clam cakes and chowder at the shore dinner hall. I have the original recipe for their clam cakes, and I've made them a few times. They're awesome.
Randi I remember a phone call at a public booth costing 10 cent. You would be hard pressed to find a phone booth today. The Hersey chocolate bar cost 5 cents when I was young.
For those discussing Gas stations, do you remember that they used to pump your gas ,clean the windshield, and checked you oil as a part of the service? Then they went to full service at a premium ,or self service if you wanted the best price. I don't recall seeing a full/self in years. They are all self only now.