Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1
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"Whachu talkin' 'bout Willis?" Hell, I learned cursive in the 3rd grade (mid 60's) (Noble method as opposed to Palmer). And the degree and length of time to/with which we had to practice it made it seem a lot like it was a "relevant superpower." Granted, I rarely use it now as I don't hand write stuff anymore (not even personal letters... they'd not be able to read them), but I will say it did help me create my primary "signature" when I was like 12-13 (i.e. for signing documents, checks, etc. etc.). Of course, I made modifications to it.... it wasn't the straight letters from the Noble book, but it's based on that.
"Eschew Obfuscation, eh?"
BTW, here's a video on some kids trying to learn cursive in 2021.
Forgot all about this...pumping leaded gas, no less.
Does anyone remember the tiger tails hanging out off the same spot and what that was about without searching it?
Who remembers gas at 1.30/gallon?
I remember $0.26 cents/gallon
More specifically, "Esso" (Standard Oil of NJ) had the "tiger" as their spokesperson (i.e. Put a "Tiger in your tank."). Hence the tails attached to the gas cap. They even brought the tiger back from retirement when Esso changed its name to "Exxon."
Trivia Quiz: Who knows all the division of "Standard Oil" and what they became after the anti-trust break up?
1) Std. Oil of NJ (became "Esso" after acquiring Humble Oil and Refining Co in Humble Texas) but also had "Enco" in portions of the South and "EnJay" in other portions of the Midwest (Detroit). in 1973 the whole thing became "Exxon." Esso also owned some of the satellite companies before they split off (Ohio Oil Co. --> Marathon, Continental Oil Co --> CONOCO, Atlantic Oil Co --> Atlantic, then Atlantic RIchfield, then ARCO).
2) Std. Oil of NY (became "Mobil" ) and, of course, merged with Exxon later on to become "Exxon/Mobil."
3) Std. Oil of Ohio (became SOHIO in Ohio but had a sister division "BORON" in PA).
4) Std. Oil of Indiana (beccame the "American Oil Company" or AMOCO).
5) Std. Oil of California (Became Chevron). But did business as "Standard Oil" for a while in the South and west.
There were other satellite companies etc. but these were the ones that had "Standard Oil of..." in the title.
I remember $0.26 cents/gallon
I remember in the 1970's when they had Odd/Even rationing. And to prevent people from just "topping off," they imposed a $5.00 minimum charge, no matter how much you bought. You quickly learned which gas stations would forgo that minimum to gain customer loyalty after it was over. This was also the era which caused Nixon to do a national speed limit of 55, not for safety reasons but fuel economy.
I was at my local Mobil station and the guy was giving me $hit about odd/even. He would not sell to me. He did not realize that the PRNJ had given up Odd/even that morning. While waiting and deciding what to do, I had turned up the car radio so I could hear it on the outside. When the news guy came on and said, "NJ Has already given up odd/even," it scared the living daylights out of that station owner. Still, he refused, saying the word had to come from his HQ office.
$0.23.......I remember $0.26 cents/gallon
You're probably younger than me, so you've got that going for you.
Hell, I remember when ski lift tickets to high end resorts were $4.25 per day.
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