Originally Posted by 79S
Originally Posted by Papag
About triple the price in three years. I remember getting Alcan primers for $5.60 back in 1973. Per 1000.

Yeah and gas was .39 cents a gallon back in 1973
And I was making $11K a year teaching h.s. and working three other jobs.
Never worked in a dump but the foundry had to be close.