I'm so old I Remember when:

[R2elk]

$4,800/year base pay - worked every bit of overtime possible - the Princess was a 'stay at home' mom - rent was $65/monthly - heat and electricity included.

That's about what I was making in the 70s but rent was $50 a month covering utilities because it was working for the G&F and no overtime pay, it was salary and on call 24/7.

 

[Kiki]

Tin foil on the antenna to make it work with rabbit ears.

 

[Nomadicus]

That's about what I was making in the 70s but rent was $50 a month covering utilities because it was working for the G&F and no overtime pay, it was salary and on call 24/7.

Made a $1.75 to start as a tool and die maker in 1965 and worked lots of overtime. One week 43 hours of OT.

I remember when a 58 hour work week was a job benefit advertised in the Detroit Free Press.

 

[CedarLane]

I remember when gas was less than 17¢ a gallon...

And you:

88 cents / gallon

 

[Brooks_]

Made a $1.75 to start as a tool and die maker in 1965 and worked lots of overtime. One week 43 hours of OT.

I remember when a 58 hour work week was a job benefit advertised in the Detroit Free Press.

96 total hours is my record, and, no, I don;t want to do it again,

 

[Nomadicus]

I remember buying a 69 Chevy II with a trade in with no cash and had a $69 payment for 3 years.

 

[Brooks_]

I remember buying a 69 Chevy II with a trade in with no cash and had a $69 payment for 3 years.

Hey @OneHappyDuckie

 

[CedarLane]

Not old enough to remember party lines, but I know what they are!

We had neighbors who didn't want to get off when we needed to make a call... or listened in on our calls...

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I remember when I was happy....

 

[Nomadicus]

We had neighbors who didn't want to get off when we needed to make a call... or listened in on our calls...

My grandmother had a neighbor who was like that until the day she........