I usually worked night shift at Putnam City West or Putnam City High (original). That $481 a month didn't go very far even back then.
I usually worked night shift at Putnam City West or Putnam City High (original). That $481 a month didn't go very far even back then.
Night shift? Janitorial work or what?
PCH Class of 87
I remember working in an auto parts store back in 1981 and 82. It was an old style jobber store, more similar to NAPA than AutoZone.
I worked a 6 day week, brought home around $110 - $115 a week.
Never knew I was broke. Everyone around me was broke too.
I worked a 6 day week, brought home around $110 - $115 a week.
Never knew I was broke. Everyone around me was broke too.
You guys are making my feel old. 72 I was in the service doing my duty for the country.
OK I was station in Hawaii on a Coast Guard airbase and when not on duty could go into town, to the beach, etc. It was rough duty but someone had to do it.
OK I was station in Hawaii on a Coast Guard airbase and when not on duty could go into town, to the beach, etc. It was rough duty but someone had to do it.
As for restaurant prices, there used to be trains go through my home town in the Panhandle, on their way to Boise City to turn around and head back towards the east. The train crews always managed to time their supper time for when they got to my home town. Then a walk of about two blocks took them to a dang good restaurant with good prices. They preferred to eat there than in Boise City.
When I was in the Army in 1967, I was TDY to a small base west of Washington, D.C. After the training was over and we were waiting for visas and passports for overseas, I spent a good bit of time in D.C., exploring the sights and museums. When in D.C., by go to place was MacDonald's, primarily because of their 19-cent hamburgers, which is what I could best afford. Ever since then, MacDonald's is not my favorite place to go. I did stop in there once for breakfast when we were in Colorado a few years back, and breakfast was not that great either.
When I was in the Army in 1967, I was TDY to a small base west of Washington, D.C. After the training was over and we were waiting for visas and passports for overseas, I spent a good bit of time in D.C., exploring the sights and museums. When in D.C., by go to place was MacDonald's, primarily because of their 19-cent hamburgers, which is what I could best afford. Ever since then, MacDonald's is not my favorite place to go. I did stop in there once for breakfast when we were in Colorado a few years back, and breakfast was not that great either.
Ha! Yer lucky ya survived...You guys are making my feel old. 72 I was in the service doing my duty for the country.
OK I was station in Hawaii on a Coast Guard airbase and when not on duty could go into town, to the beach, etc. It was rough duty but someone had to do it.
McDonald's is one of those places that you always know what you're gonna get (quality and tastewise). Sometimes when traveling, knowing what you're 'gonna get' is better than chancing the unknown. JMO.
About the only thing I get at Mickey D's is a plain sausage biscuit in the morning ---- maybe 4 a year, maybe.
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You left out the best part...fried cooked in ANIMAL FAT, not this peanut oil bullsqueeze.
Also, keep in mind that $1 in 1977 is "worth" $4.26 today. A mere 326% increase in inflation.
Campus Police Officer. Glorified door shaker. That was back in the day before schools had alarms and video cams so it required someone to walk the halls, parking lots and check all the doors and windows, often. It was pretty boring but it got me into the CLEET academy.
