Life in 1955 the Year I was Born!

LIFE IN 1955

That’s only 55 years ago! 
Comments made in the 
Year 1955!

‘I’ll tell you one thing, if things 
Keep going the way they are, 
it’s going to be impossible to 
Buy a week’s groceries for 
$10.00.  (Say statements just different $ amounts) LOL!

‘Have you seen the new cars 
Coming out next year? It won’t 
Be long before $1,000.00 will 
Only buy a used one.  (I wished) LOL!

‘If cigarettes keep going up in 
Price, I’m going to quit. 20 cents 
A pack is ridiculous.  (Yeah I think I said that at $5 per pack, when I started they were 50 cents per pack)

‘Did you hear the post office is 
Thinking about charging 7 cents 
Just to mail a letter (OMG!)

‘If they raise the minimum wage 
To $1.00, nobody will be able to 
Hire outside help at the store.  (My first job was at KFC minimum wage was $1.65 per hour)

‘When I first started driving, who 
Would have thought gas would 
Someday cost 25 cents a gallon. 
Guess we’d be better off leaving 
The car in the garage. (35 cents per gallon for me in the 70’s)  LMAO!

‘I’m afraid to send my kids to the 
Movies any more Ever since they 
Let Clark Gable get by with saying 
DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, 
It seems every new movie has 
Either HELL or DAMN in it. (Ok love the movie but the word DAMN, well, I was not a parent just newly born)!

‘I read the other day where some 
Scientist thinks it’s possible to put 
A man on the moon by the end of 
The century. They even have some 
Fellows they call astronauts 
Preparing for it down in Texas.  (I remember the first landing on the moon!  The space shuttles became a family event to watch when I was a kid) .

‘Did you see where some baseball 
Player just signed a contract for 
$50,000 a year just to play ball? 
It wouldn’t surprise me if someday 
They’ll be making more than the 
President.  (ROFLMAO)!!!

‘I never thought I’d see the day 
All our kitchen appliances would 
Be electric. They are even making 
Electric typewriters now. (I remember correcting IBM Selectrics were the bomb) WOW!

‘It’s too bad things are so tough 
Nowadays. I see where a few 
Married women are having to 
Work to make ends meet. (And that became the norm :(

‘It won’t be long before young 
Couples are going to have to hire 
Someone to watch their kids so 
They can both work.  (HOLLY DAY CARE COW)!

‘I’m afraid the Volkswagen car 
Is going to open the door to a 
Whole lot of foreign business.  (HA HA HA HA HA HA )!

‘Thank goodness I won’t live to 
See the day when the Government 
Takes half our income in taxes. I 
Sometimes wonder if we are 
Electing the best people to 
Government. (Still a big DUH in this day and age)

‘The drive-in restaurant is 
Convenient in nice weather, 
But I seriously doubt they 
Will ever catch on.  (OH they caught on and ruined our health)!

‘There is no sense going on short 
Trips anymore for a weekend, it 
Costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay 
In a hotel.  (WHAT!!!  I want to go back in time, NOW)!!!

‘No one can afford to be sick 
Anymore, at $15.00 a day in 
The hospital, it’s too rich for 
My blood.’ ($15 per day at a hotel would be awesome let alone at the hospital)  GEEEZZZZ!

‘If they think I’ll pay 30 cents
For a hair cut, forget it.(Was that 30 cents a half of second)

WOW!  I want to live in the past and complain!  LOL!