07-19-18 07:16 joe mackey wrote to Daryl Stout about Spending and stuff (was:
Howdy! Joe,

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 jm>   My first car, a four door 1953 Chevy Bel Air, I bought in 1968, had
 jm> been owned by a little old lady, literally.
 jm>   That was a great car, like new.  And had all the extra's for 1953:
 jm> PS, PB, automatic transmission (with R below L and no P).  It also has
 jm> fender skirts (which were a pain to put back after changing a flat).
 jm>   Speaking of Green Acres I swiped the line Lisa used regarding PRNDL
 jm> and call it "prindle".  :)

I remember the story about the Plymouth automobile that had a Push-Button
Automatic Transmission.

A man had just drove his new Plymouth out of the Plymouth Dealer's Lot and
was waiting at a Traffic Light when another driver alongside hollered
"do You want to Drag?".

The Plymouth driver pressed the "L" button (for LEAP), and when the light
changed to Green both cars started down the road.

The other driver was slightly ahead of the Plymouth so the "D" button
(for DRAG) was pressed.

The Plymouth got ahead of the other car for awhile, but the other car was
getting closer to the Plymouth, so the "R" button (for RACE) got pressed.

It was a long time before the driver of the Plymouth awoke and he started
wondering what had happened.
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 jm>    My father, who grew up poor, believed money was to spend and he
 jm> spent it all the time.  As soon as he made it he spent it.  On the
 jm> family, himself, others.
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 jm>    When the Polaroid camera came out he brought one.  He had an option
 jm> to buy stock, $1 a share, and didn't, saying it was a fad.

My Dad bought a Polaroid camera (in 1953?).

 jm>    When a neighbour bought the first tv in town, he had to have one to
 jm> and we had the second set in town, 1948.  Never mind there was no
 jm> television here at the time, that was still months in the future.

The first TV Station in Louisville, Kentucky [WAVE-TV] began transmitting
programs on Thanksgiving Day, 1948.

I was in the 2nd Grade of Elementary School when I saw a TV Show.
The TV Set was at a Beer Joint, the owner had mounted the TV Set near the
ceiling, in a corner of the Bar.

From about 6 P.M. to 9 P.M.(?) People all around my neighborhood came to
watch TV Shows there.

A Year or so later another Kid told me there was a TV Set in a nearby home.
We walked up to the house and looked through the window and saw the TV Set
(which wasn't ON) had a very small screen compared to the one at the Bar.

When a Friend told me his family got a TV, Me and My Brothers and some other
Kids were at that house every evening watching the TV.

 jm> Neighbours were over all the time to stare the Indian head test
 jm> pattern.

Our first TV Set was a B&W Philco with a 12" Tube in it.

And I remember coming home from School after 2 P.M. and seeing the Indian
Head Test Pattern on the screen, but near the bottom of that picture WAVE-TV
had the News printed on Ticker Tape scroling from Right to Left until they
started playing the Shows.

I remember watching "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" and "Captain Video".
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 JM>> .. I also always carry some hidden cash in my wallet.

Hmmm, when I read that in Your original message, I thought:
"he shouldn't ought to write that."

But who am I to tell OUR MODERATOR anything such as that?
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