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I'm so old I remember... Pack of cigarettes 30 cents in the vending machine at the bar.. drop the change and pull on the knob.. pack of cigs and book of safety matches... With Al's Tavern logo on them...
I think a pack was $0.28 at the Air Force BX in 1968 but at a salary of about $300/month for a two striper, I guess that seemed pretty expensive. Actually, I can't remember what my salary was back then but I do remember it was $411/month as a 4-striper when I left in 1972.
I think a pack was $0.28 at the Air Force BX in 1968 but at a salary of about $300/month for a two striper, I guess that seemed pretty expensive. Actually, I can't remember what my salary was back then but I do remember it was $411/month as a 4-striper when I left in 1972.
That sounds about right.. I have also forgotten.. Navy Viet Nam.. I got hazardous pay - sea pay - ?? comp pay... many moons ago.. I think are cigs were .11 cent a pack at sea.. The mail for a letter home was " FREE" while at sea in a combat zone..
I remember when there was no white out, you had those little white sheets you had to back up the typewriter and type over this white paper the same letter that was a mistake to blot it out.
That's called Ko-Rec-Type. When I was a kid, I used to have fun with those by putting them into the typewriter in lieu of paper, then typing directly onto the carriage. When you type on it, it would leave a white letter on the black carriage.
In High School the parking lot was full of muscle cars, they didn't have compact cars then.
Everyone drove a muscle car there were also trucks and a few station wagons.
Even if someone had a muscle car that needed a little fixing up, that was ok. The thing I remember most besides how all these cars were so cool was how awesome these cars sounded, the sound of the engine.
Of course, everyone was always racing everyone, we would do that on our lunch hour.
I always knew which friend was coming over when I heard the sound of the engine driving down the street.
I'm so old I remember... The " BOMB " every kid had to have one.. made of some sort of metal " POT " metal as I remember.. looked like a Bad Mitten Birdy size and shape... the nose unscrewed and you put 6 shooter caps in the nose maybe 6-8 of those dots on a strip folded up.. screw the nose back on and toss it up in the air.. when it hit the pavement it would explode .. really pop 6-8 caps worth.. it impressed me age 6--7
I'm so old I remember... Pack of cigarettes 30 cents in the vending machine at the bar.. drop the change and pull on the knob.. pack of cigs and book of safety matches... With Al's Tavern logo on them...
......"book of matches"..
I also remember teen guys asking a buddy......." got a match " ?
and if he was a smart alec he would say ..........." yes, my ass and your face "
Early this morning I remembered something from many years ago, and then I forgot what it was...
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