My memory isn't as good as it used to be, but it seems like I could buy .22 LRs for 25 cents a box, and .22 Longs were a nickel cheaper. That extra 5 cents seemed like a real extravagance to a nine-year old. It may have actually been 50/45 cents, hell I dunno. Too long ago.
There was a burger place in my neighborhood that sold burgers for 24 cents, and a milk shake was 24 cents. I think the place was called "Wolfy Burger."
When gasoline actually hit a buck per gallon I felt devastated. It seemed surreal. 1974-ish, it seems? Or was that when it hit 50 cents??
