Blog Prompt: How about we start out this week with a little research by finding the cost of a week's subscription to a newspaper, a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, a pound of chicken or ground beef, a gallon of gasoline, the average cost of a house, the average cost of an automobile and one item of your choosing when you were born, as well as at ages 3, 5, 10 and now.
1959
Newspaper:
Bread:$.20
Gallon of milk:$1.01
Lb. of ground beef:
Gallon of gas: $.25
House: $30,000
Car:$2,132
Postage stamp: $.04
1962
Newspaper:
Bread:$.20
Gallon of Milk:$.49
Lb. of ground beef:$.35
Gallon of gas: $.31
House: $18,200
Car:$2,500
Postal stamp: $.04
1964
Newspaper:
Bread:
Gallon of Milk:$.95
Lb. of ground beef:
Gallon of gas: $.30
House: $20,500
Car:
Postal stamp: $.05
1969
Newspaper:
Bread:
Gallon of Milk: $1.10
Lb. of ground beef:
Gallon of gas: $.35
House:$27,900
Car:
Postal stamp: $.06
2007
Newspaper: $.50
Bread: $2.29
Gallon of Milk: $2.99
Lb. of ground beef: $1. 93
Gallon of gas:$2.71
House: $150,000
Car: $25,000
Postal stamp: $.41
Those were the good old days!
Weekend news: We had a wonderful weekend in the Smokies! We went to see the synchronous fireflies which happens once a year and only 2 places in the US. Then on Friday we did a 10 mile round trip hike up Mt. LeConte (so I could get a new tshirt from the lodge and its only sold there so I have to go up there to get it!). On Saturday we were just lazy and had a cookout by the river and played in the river (aka wash the stink off!). I woke up very early Sunday morning and for an hour sat on a rock in the middle of the river and enjoyed the solitude and beauty of God's wonderful garden.
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5 comments:
Ohhh - I'm jealous about the fireflies... been thinking about it since you mentioned it some months ago - maybe next year I can get there!
Oh my goodness! I can't imagine hiking 10 miles but I have to say it sounds totally wonderful. You know I did't know that fireflies exsisted anymore. How wonderful. I used to see them and catch them when I was little but I haven't seen one in years. Sounds like a GRREAT trip.
my kids have been out this whole week trying to capture enough fireflies to fill a jar so I can photograph them. sounds like a great time you had!
Hey Pat, I thought you'de retired from teaching. What's going on here???
Synchronous fireflies. Wow, I've never heard of them but they sound pretty special. Glad you had such a great weekend.
It's interesting to see how prices have changed. And what a great weekend you had.
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