Comments made in the year 1955

[Janet]

I'd go back to that time with ya Diana!!! I don't believe the one about gas being 29 cents in 1955. It sure wasn't in Frankfort, Indiana. I remember getting lawn mower gas at the Webb Oil Station with a quarter and I rode my bike to go get it. I was probably around 8 or 9 years old, but we could do that then.

The reason I remember Dad getting upset when it went to 26 cents is because it scared me. I thought if we kept buying it we were going to be poor.

[teri88]

Originally Posted by Janet

I'd go back to that time with ya Diana!!! I don't believe the one about gas being 29 cents in 1955. It sure wasn't in Frankfort, Indiana. I remember getting lawn mower gas at the Webb Oil Station with a quarter and I rode my bike to go get it. I was probably around 8 or 9 years old, but we could do that then.

The reason I remember Dad getting upset when it went to 26 cents is because it scared me. I thought if we kept buying it we were going to be poor.

And 55 years later, that came true!

[Janet]

You are so right...I'm getting ready to pack for the poor house soon!

[Gina]

They were great Tink

Ladies life was less complex back in the day. We have come a long way in modern medicine and technology . Good things have come about . To go back like Terri mentioned and earn todays wages ahhhhhhh life would be grand...

[DianaB]

I can remember riding my bicycle all over town when I was young. Our swimming pool was on the other side of town from where I lived and it was all up hill!! We ended up having to walk our bikes part of the way but going home...........now that was fun!!!! We hardly had to pedal!!!

[Forgivenmom5]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I can remember riding my bicycle all over town when I was young. Our swimming pool was on the other side of town from where I lived and it was all up hill!! We ended up having to walk our bikes part of the way but going home...........now that was fun!!!! We hardly had to pedal!!!

Too bad it is not safe to let our kids do things like that now.

[Tink]

Living in the rural area that I do, many do still let their kids ride bikes around town and such. I'm not sure it's any safer here, we have our wackos and sickos like any place else... the difference is we usually know them.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I can remember riding my bicycle all over town when I was young. Our swimming pool was on the other side of town from where I lived and it was all up hill!! We ended up having to walk our bikes part of the way but going home...........now that was fun!!!! We hardly had to pedal!!!

That is the way it was with us too Diana!!! Only we would walk to the swimming pool (about 3 miles from us) on Tuesday (girls free day) and Wednesday (boy free day). We didn't have a worry in the world...or so we thought.