My Grandfather… “That’s Crazy!”
Good morning my fellow
Rotarians. Found an article the other
day about how much prices have gone up and how things have changed over the
past 50 years. These things reminded me
of my Granfather who would often respond with “that’s crazy.“ So,
here are a few things from 50 years ago that I could hear my grandfather say...
Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 4 cents just to mail a letter?
If
they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to
hire outside help at their store.
Someone told me that gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage because 25 cents a gallon is expensive (and crazy).
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 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.
Some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll make more than the President.
I’ve been hearing about this German car, the Volkswagen, and it might open the door to a whole lot of foreign business in the United States.
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 government.
There is this fast food restaurant called McDonald’s that is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.
No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood.
If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it, I am NOT that crazy!
Someone told me that gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon? Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage because 25 cents a gallon is expensive (and crazy).
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 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.
Some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll make more than the President.
I’ve been hearing about this German car, the Volkswagen, and it might open the door to a whole lot of foreign business in the United States.
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 government.
There is this fast food restaurant called McDonald’s that is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.
No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood.
If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it, I am NOT that crazy!
Thinking of
my crazy grandfather as our bottom of the news for Friday,
May 16, 2014! ###
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