[haircutter]

My current Maytag frig is 14 years and still running smooth...we had my parents small Hotpoint frig in our garage for just beer and sodas...it was 52 years old...when we said good bye...

aah, how times have changed...remember when gas cost 39 cents a gallon? those good old days were sure nice times...

[AZLiberty]

I remember when gas was 27 cents, just before OPEC screwed things up. There are probably Freepers who remember when it was 12.9 cents, 13.9 for premium.

However, gas is better now (no toxic lead), unless you’re paranoid about ethanol. Cars are way better, too, which explains why all the service stations have long been replaced by drugstores. You can drive many new cars for 100K miles without a tuneup. All they need is gas and (synthetic oil), and maybe 2 sets of tires instead of 5 or 6 from the “good old days”. Not to mention 30+ MPG instead of 8 to 12.

[TexasGator]

"remember when gas cost 39 cents a gallon? those good old days were sure nice times..."

With inflation, gas prices are about the same now as then. But now, my 455 hp air conditioned, electric windowed car with navigation gets 27 mpg on the highway.

Back in the good old days with no ac our V8 got less than 20 on the highway with less than half the hp.

Back then that color TV had to be constantly adjusted and tubes replaced weekly.

These are the 'good old days'.