Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

Went with my wife and children to a restaurant called “Spicy India “ food was great! Very Spicy Indeed! Lol
After eating we went to the local museum and my wife bought me a pamphlet that takes you back to 1961 when I was born and basically it will show you color advertisements and price index during such time.
I thought it would be nice to share and laugh on how things have change over the years especially when you can compare the cost of living from 1961 to now.
There is about 10 pictures… The picture titled “1961 Cost Of Living “ was really fun to read!

 

I love stuff like this, thanks for sharing. The prices of stuff is such a sticker shock but could you imagine if Kelloggs were to put that ad out today? People wouldn’t know whether to ####, sweat or go blind. “Builds men?!?!! What about the other 64 genders!!!”

 

Man I love old ads. Few things give a glimpse into the life of the past quite like what people were selling back then, and how they went about trying to sell it.

I'm a little younger than you. Was born in 1968. And I once ran across where someone uploaded the toy section from a 1976 Sears Christmas catalog. Hit me square in the nostalgia.

 

We had that exact typewriter, same color and all. Dad hijacked it for his first medical office in 1968. I was born in late 1960.

 

Yeah man! Especially with gas and diesel prices. Gas in Chicagoland was over $5.80 a gallon. Its $4.65 a gallon in Plymouth NC

 

Apparently freight is really slow here in Richmond....at least Ill get layover pay.....

 

The Alabama fell through yesterday,gave me a Dublin,Ga for the morning.

Sitting at the Love's in Dublin,extremely hot here,dash says 102.

 

They called me yesterday on my 34 and asked if I wanted a Hill-Phoenix load to Mayfield Heights, OH. Was only about 470 miles, due tomorrow at 8:00am. Wasn't a super exciting load, but I said "Sure". And now it sounds like I made the right move since all these other loads are falling through.

Currently at the Youngstown TA, an hour away from the receiver, about to go grab a shower. Will leave out of here tomorrow at my usual time of 6:00am and arrive at the receiver an hour early.

 

Another day layover for me.....sucks, been stuck here since friday.....they should have just deadheaded me to Wytheville if any gatorade was available and ate the deadhead miles to get me moving.....