For his birthday, little Patrick asked for a 10-speed bicycle. His father said, "Son, we'd give you one, but the mortgage on this house is $80,000 & your mother just lost her job. There's no way we can afford it."
The next day the father saw little Patrick heading out the front door with a suitcase. So he asked, "Son, where are you going?" Little Patrick told him, "I was walking past your room last night I heard you telling mom you were pulling out. Then I heard her tell you to wait because she was coming too. And I'll be damned if I'm staying here by myself with an $80,000 mortgage & no bike!"
Here is proof of inflation and the adage "the difference between the men and the boys is the price of their toys".
True story.
Two days ago I pulled down from the overhead of my garage a 1966 Murray banana bike that I got new for Christmas when I was 7. (Only toy I didn't destroy, I call it my antique.) Cleaned it up and pumped up the tires so that I could ride it in front of the house with my 4-year old daughter on her bike.
The bike cost about $30.00 new in 1966.
Right before putting it away, my wife saw me sitting on it next to our new $30,000.00 boat and made the statement about the price of the toys.
Big difference between man and boy.
BTW, the bike is still in good shape.