Flash back 1965

[Big Muddy rancher]

Dad was going through some old sales books. He found one where he shipped a load of calves to Iowa, 408lbs at 22cents/lbs.

56 calves brought $5123, just think you could buy a new pick up and have a couple grand left over.

 

[BlackCattleRancher]

Dad was going through some old sales books. He found one where he shipped a load of calves to Iowa, 408lbs at 22cents/lbs.

56 calves brought $5123, just think you could buy a new pick up and have a couple grand left over.

I guess that means we are keeping up with inflation. If those calves could clear $800 today, they'd still buy a new pickup and leave some cash to put in the bank. And a much nicer pickup than what was even available in 1965.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Dad was going through some old sales books. He found one where he shipped a load of calves to Iowa, 408lbs at 22cents/lbs.

56 calves brought $5123, just think you could buy a new pick up and have a couple grand left over.

I guess that means we are keeping up with inflation. If those calves could clear $800 today, they'd still buy a new pickup and leave some cash to put in the bank. And a much nicer pickup than what was even available in 1965.

Barely,In Canada a new dually can run over $60,000

 

[Soapweed]

Dad was going through some old sales books. He found one where he shipped a load of calves to Iowa, 408lbs at 22cents/lbs.

56 calves brought $5123, just think you could buy a new pick up and have a couple grand left over.

I guess that means we are keeping up with inflation. If those calves could clear $800 today, they'd still buy a new pickup and leave some cash to put in the bank. And a much nicer pickup than what was even available in 1965.

Barely,In Canada a new dually can run over $60,000

I don't want anymore dually pickups. They are more expensive to buy; their mileage is less (two more tires for friction); and four tires are expensive enough without buying six. A four-wheeled pickup will take you anywhere a six-wheeled pickup can go. This is just my opinion, of course. :wink:

 

[redrobin]

Cost of Living 1965
How Much things cost in 1965
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.59%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 5.0%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 969 Average Cost of new house $13,600.00 Average Income per year $6,450.00 Gas per Gallon 31 cents Average Cost of a new car $2,650.00 Loaf of bread 21 cents Average Rent per month $118,00
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling
Average House Price 3,660 Gallon of Petrol 5 shillings or 26 new pence E-type Jaguar 1867

 

[Faster horses]

Levi 501's (what we wore then) was $5/pr.
Haven't worn Levi's for years, but I don't know what Wranglers cost
back then...

 

[littlejoe]

Levi 501's (what we wore then) was $5/pr.
Haven't worn Levi's for years, but I don't know what Wranglers cost
back then...

Well, don't shop for them at WalMart!! How they get away with their bull and esp their 'Blu Light Specials" is beyond me!

Here's what happened to me last wed:

I was minding my own business, perusing them big ol' color tv's--just killing time, actually. Had on tennis shoes, as town cement/tile floors kill me.

So--comes ablaring over the loudspeaker "Woman's panties half off in aisle Three!" lights a flashin all over the place!

Since i got lost there last time, I knew exactly where i was--only 5 aisles away. Got my 'jump higher and run faster" spring loaded loafers in action and stampeded over there---toot sweet!

Knowked over a couple carts fulla chinese junk, a really wide fat lady wearing a thong under some kinda transparent beach wrap (she was takin up the whole aisle--!) and a dwarf couple that i evidently (literally!) overlooked.

Anyhow--arrived on alleged scene---it was women's underwear, marked "50% OFF!"

it just dont seem right that they can get away with this---plus, i messed up my combover in the wreck---and just before we'd split up, i'd asked the mrs "does this look real?" You bet, she said---nobody'd pay $$ to buy something that looked like that....

 

[4Diamond]

I guess that means we are keeping up with inflation. If those calves could clear $800 today, they'd still buy a new pickup and leave some cash to put in the bank. And a much nicer pickup than what was even available in 1965.

Barely,In Canada a new dually can run over $60,000

I don't want anymore dually pickups. They are more expensive to buy; their mileage is less (two more tires for friction); and four tires are expensive enough without buying six. A four-wheeled pickup will take you anywhere a six-wheeled pickup can go. This is just my opinion, of course. :wink:

I agree

 

[gcreekrch]

Dad was going through some old sales books. He found one where he shipped a load of calves to Iowa, 408lbs at 22cents/lbs.

56 calves brought $5123, just think you could buy a new pick up and have a couple grand left over.

I guess that means we are keeping up with inflation. If those calves could clear $800 today, they'd still buy a new pickup and leave some cash to put in the bank. And a much nicer pickup than what was even available in 1965.

One you can fix yourself? :lol: