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Re: Car Hops, Burgers and Shakes
Posted By: Capt D In Response To: Re: Car Hops, Burgers and Shakes (jimmyc)
Date: Sunday, 8-8-21, at 3:45 p.m.
Gas was 26.9 cents a gallon and along w/ the gas got check under the hood, windshield washed, a hand puppet, piece of candy and a piece of dishware.
Draft beer...10 cents.
Cigarettes...quarter into machine and pack came out w/ 3 pennies under the cellophane... so 22 cents.
First class stamp = 3 cents.
Log Cabin syrup came in small red cabin made of metal...you poured thru the chimney.
Off brand candy bars 3 cents, Hershey's 5 cents.
"Red Man" chewing tobacco had paper trading cards inside of, of course, famous Indians.
Dad sold from a bowl w/ sign = "Boneless Chicken Dinners" in the bar for 5 cents...hard boiled eggs.
Graves dug by hand back then and the diggers would save night crawlers in a can and bring for this Capt when they came to the bar for lunch.
Hot last few days on North Coast...low 90's. Rain those days = (3) 3 minute gully washers.
Turkeys walkin sidewalks w/ chicks trailin behind, minks around too.
Still no time to fish. Not the best time of year...inland ponds, lakes, water temp like bath water.
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