the good ole days?

RustyRatRod said
People who say these are the good old days now haven't a clue what they're talking about. Talk about living in a fantasy world.

I remember when gas was 39 cents a gallon. A gallon of milk was under a dollar fifty. You could get into a picture show for ten bottle caps or a six pack of bottles. You left your doors unlocked all the time. When neighbors actually knew each and cared about each other.

The good old days weren't JUST all about cars. It was a whole different ball game back then. If you haven't lived it, you just don't know what the hell you're talking about.

And when you adjust your numbers for inflation that .32 gallon of gas was actually almost the same as a gallon of gas today or even more. The median price for a gallon of gas since 1918 is $2.68 hitting it's lowest price in 1998. http://inflationdata.com/articles/inflation-adjusted-prices/inflation-adjusted-gasoline-prices/

A $1.50 gallon of milk in 1971 adjusted for inflation today is a whopping $8.92. US Inflation Calculator

I know my neighbors and we help each other out all of the time. We still have freezer food from neighbors from when a family member passed in February. I have a growing stack of old brake rotors in the garage from helping my elderly neighbor and single mom with a disabled kid neighbor. Perhaps the main thing that has really changing is how much time the modern older generation is spending it's time viewing the world through the lens of internet and 24hr news.