And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Mom and Dad had a 1969 Ford wagon with the 390CI. That thing could haul a@@ down the road! My 2 brothers and I were stuck in the back and had an entirely different vacation that everyone up front. Good times!
But....the headaches and nausea weren't 'car sickness'. It was carbon monoxide poisoning because dad left the rear window down 2 inches 'for air'. The 70's are overrated.
The 70's were not "overrated" in my book. I got out of the US Marines, finished college, got my first grown up job, got married, had a couple of kids and life was good.
"Wages were 1/10th of what they are today"... Wrong. In '76 and '77 I was a hired driver hauling logs for a man that had 5 trucks. I still have my paycheck stubs. I was paid $5.50 an hour. Adjusted for inflation that's equal to $28 an hour, or a dollar an hour more than Sierra Pacific Industries pays their drivers today.
And 8 mpg went a long ways when gasoline was 25 to 50 cents a gallon, before government started taxing it to death. And the roads were better then.
You seem to be a person who wasn't alive in the '70s.
Carbon monoxide poisoning wasn't a thing in my parents car. Flying down the highway at 90MPH, no seat belts, all the windows down with hands and an occasional head hanging out to get cooled down. It was awesome!
The 70's were a good time. I could ride my bike anywhere I wanted to in town and was never too far away that I didn't know someone. Also, if I or one of my friends got into trouble, our parents would know about it before we got home. That kinda sucked. Neighbors, it was a thing.
The bell bottoms did suck, that is until I joined the Navy, then bell bottoms were bad a@@ on our "Cracker Jack" dress blues.
Ours was a '61 Dodge Dart station wagon with pushbutton trans and power windows. Drove five full laps across country, Every state except New England and AK. Brothers did a top end job on the 318 at 335k miles. Put another 300k on her before brother traded her in for a Tradesman van.
Dad had a military buddy named Jim that used to stop by the house whenever he was in Colorado to visit. Jim worked for Dodge after the war. Jim swore by his slant 6 and wouldn't drive anything that didn't have one.
We had a red 65 Chev Bellaire with a 327 and a 4 speed on the floor. I eventually took the driving test in that beast, and passed. If you can parallel park a station wagon with a stick you can park anything.
Back when they knew how to make road trip vacation machines…..
ReplyDeleteKids in the far back, with all the luggage and snacks in the middle seat….
Yeah, those were some big ass station wagons. I remember them well....
ReplyDeleteWe had the '74 Impala wagon !!
ReplyDeleteI had the exact same car but mine was deep blue.
ReplyDeleteMom and Dad had a 1969 Ford wagon with the 390CI. That thing could haul a@@ down the road! My 2 brothers and I were stuck in the back and had an entirely different vacation that everyone up front. Good times!
ReplyDeleteLooks like me and my sisters in the back of Moms 1974 Impala wagon back in the day!
ReplyDeletePre-1987 WA plates. I wish they'd bring them back.
ReplyDeleteBut....the headaches and nausea weren't 'car sickness'. It was carbon monoxide poisoning because dad left the rear window down 2 inches 'for air'. The 70's are overrated.
ReplyDeleteYeah and today is soooo f-ing perfect.
DeleteGimme the 70's man!!!
The 70's were not "overrated" in my book. I got out of the US Marines, finished college, got my first grown up job, got married, had a couple of kids and life was good.
DeleteAnd while gas was cheap, wages were 1/10 of today’s … and that land whale got 8mpg on the highway.
Delete"Wages were 1/10th of what they are today"...
DeleteWrong.
In '76 and '77 I was a hired driver hauling logs for a man that had 5 trucks. I still have my paycheck stubs. I was paid $5.50 an hour. Adjusted for inflation that's equal to $28 an hour, or a dollar an hour more than Sierra Pacific Industries pays their drivers today.
And 8 mpg went a long ways when gasoline was 25 to 50 cents a gallon, before government started taxing it to death. And the roads were better then.
You seem to be a person who wasn't alive in the '70s.
Carbon monoxide poisoning wasn't a thing in my parents car. Flying down the highway at 90MPH, no seat belts, all the windows down with hands and an occasional head hanging out to get cooled down. It was awesome!
DeleteThe 70's were a good time. I could ride my bike anywhere I wanted to in town and was never too far away that I didn't know someone. Also, if I or one of my friends got into trouble, our parents would know about it before we got home. That kinda sucked. Neighbors, it was a thing.
The bell bottoms did suck, that is until I joined the Navy, then bell bottoms were bad a@@ on our "Cracker Jack" dress blues.
Ours was a '61 Dodge Dart station wagon with pushbutton trans and power windows. Drove five full laps across country, Every state except New England and AK. Brothers did a top end job on the 318 at 335k miles. Put another 300k on her before brother traded her in for a Tradesman van.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom had a Dodge Dart, with the push button transmission and a slant six engine. Thanks for bringing back that memory for me!
DeleteThat was a cute little car.
Dad had a military buddy named Jim that used to stop by the house whenever he was in Colorado to visit. Jim worked for Dodge after the war. Jim swore by his slant 6 and wouldn't drive anything that didn't have one.
DeleteWe had a red 65 Chev Bellaire with a 327 and a 4 speed on the floor. I eventually took the driving test in that beast, and passed. If you can parallel park a station wagon with a stick you can park anything.
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