Subj : Re: Good old days
To : Dale Shipp
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Oct 17 2022 05:49:00
-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DS> Although at our age, we sometimes talk about the old days -- we are
DS> glad that they are in our rear view mirror:-}}
DD> I tell people that the "Best thing about the good-old-days is that
DD> they're gone." Our rear-view mirrors do not often give us a clear
DD> picture of what was. We tend to remember fondly the enjoyable parts
DD> and elide the bummers.
DD> A customer was griping about the price of gasoline yesterday.
DD> Mentioning that when he began driving it was just 25c/gallon.
DS> In the summer of 1963 I had my first real job on the economy. I worked
DS> for a research contractor near the Buffalo airport. My wife, Gail,
DS> worked as a typist for Dun & Bradstreet in Buffalo proper. We rented
DS> an apartment near her work and I commuted the 10+ miles to my job.
DS> That summer there were frequent gas price wars. The price of gas would
DS> creep down from $0.26 per gallon to $0.13 per gallon, and then shoot
DS> back up to $0.26. I noticed that the sudden price jump happened in
DS> Buffalo before it happened at the airport area -- and so I took that as
DS> the signal to fill the tank near the airport.
In this area fuel prices drift downward during the week a penny or two
at a time .... sometimes (not often) in biger increments. Then about
noon on Tuesday they all jump back up by a substantial amount. We've
learned, those of us who pay attention, that Monday evening is usually
the best time to tank-up.
DD> So I asked him, "What were you making per hour back then? And how long
DD> did your car last before it was junk?" Ooooops.
DD> When we were young it was an exceptional car that lasted past 100K
DD> miles. Today I am driving a car that has 235K miles on the odometer
DD> and is still going strong.
DS> Neither of our previous two cars reached 70K miles, but that was
DS> because of low driving mileage and not any problem. They were 20
DS> and 17 years old and still in great shape.
They are still going, though. Just not under your ownership.
DD> The roads, of course, weren't as smooth back then - so they took a
DD> toll on your machinery as well as your nerves.
DS> That was very true when we lived in Pittsburgh. They still had trolley
DS> tracks then and they could do quite a job on the alignment and
DS> suspension.
I've lived in/near cities w/trolley service but the crossings were, for
the most part, fairly smooth. Springfield, currently is crossed by no
less than five railroads. BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Illinois &
Midland, and the now defunct Illinois Terminal.
There is a multi-year, multi billion dollar, railroad relocation effort
nearing completion that will consolidat ALL rail lines into a single
North/South corridor with viaducts or overpasses for nearly all grade
crossings. Former roadbeds will be paved for streets or given over to
"green space" and tree hugging activities. And a major passenger
transport hub is being built which will serve Amtrak, metro bus, and
intercity/state bus customers.
I have yet to learn what will be done with the current Amtrak station
with its Fred Harvey restaurant that has been in place more than 100
years. springfieldrailroad.com/newsite
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Fred Harvey Railroad Coleslaw
Categories: Salads, Greens, Vegetables
Yield: 18 Servings
3 lb Thin shredded cabbage
1 lg Bell pepper; fine diced
2 lg Onions; chopped fine
2 lg Carrots; shredded
1 c Sugar
MMMMM--------------------------DRESSING-------------------------------
1 c Oil
1 c Cider vinegar
2 tb Sugar
1 ts Salt
1 tb Celery seed
Heat to boiling oil, vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt
and celery seed. In large bowl combine cabbage, pepper,
onion, carrots and mix with 1 cup sugar.
Immediately pour hot dressing over vegetables.
Chill overnight.
RECIPE FROM:
http://www.cooks.com
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