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From: Randolph, NJ
Originally Posted by batguano,Feb 11 2006, 05:01 PM
"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."
After the first gas crisis this station raised it's price to 0.50/9 (I think) and I remember thinking it was a bargain.
Everything is relative.
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Originally Posted by ralper,Feb 13 2006, 01:26 AM
When I started driving gas was something like 0.21/9 a gallon (and a steak knife or drinking glass with 5 gallons or more) but one station in my neighborhood charged 0.25/9. We'd all avoid getting gas there because we thought it was too high in price.
After the first gas crisis this station raised it's price to 0.50/9 (I think) and I remember thinking it was a bargain.
Everything is relative.
After the first gas crisis this station raised it's price to 0.50/9 (I think) and I remember thinking it was a bargain.
Everything is relative.
As far as 55 my only recollection was looking out my parents front window, and having to climb to do it.
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From: Smalltown
Originally Posted by geezer,Feb 13 2006, 10:34 AM
I remember when I bought my first house in 76, a coworker said I was crazy to be paying $340 a month to do it.
As far as 55 my only recollection was looking out my parents front window, and having to climb to do it.
As far as 55 my only recollection was looking out my parents front window, and having to climb to do it.
I remember when we bought our house in '85. We paid around 64K. My father in law was horrified that it had a small yard, and we would not have room to add a garage. While it's not a McMansion by any means of the imagination, our equity has grown nicely
, and because we stayed put and didn't give into temptation to "move up", we should not have to downsize as we get older.Unless you are out there working, buying things, etc. you often don't realize what things really cost at the present time.
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From: Philly (Narberth)
Originally Posted by Legal Bill,Feb 11 2006, 09:47 PM
.... After all, we are the Den Mothers and Fathers of the club
Furthermore, here is a quote from the Ft Collins CO scout history:
Den Leadership. At first, each Cub den was led by a Boy Scout Den Chief with no direct adult involvement in the den (that, by the way, is why he is called the Den CHIEF instead of Den Assistant or some such)! In 1936, the BSA added the optional office of Den Mother (Den Mothers were not required to register until 1948). The handbooks of the late 1930s state that the Den Mother was ready to help when needed "but she leaves the actual running of the Den to the Den Chief." Even after almost 20 years of Cub Scouting, the 1949 handbook still stated that the Den Mother "helps the Den Chief plan Den fun." Not until the mid 1950s did the Den Mother assume full control of the den, with the Den Chief becoming the helper. In 1967, Den Mothers became Den Leaders as men were also allowed to lead dens. And since 1967, a Den Leader Coach has provided guidance and assistance to the Den Leaders.
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Originally Posted by geezer,Feb 13 2006, 08:34 AM
I remember when I bought my first house in 76, a coworker said I was crazy to be paying $340 a month to do it.
As far as 55 my only recollection was looking out my parents front window, and having to climb to do it.
As far as 55 my only recollection was looking out my parents front window, and having to climb to do it.
