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.
My grandpa used to give me two nickels when he hauled corn to the grain elevator in Wheeler, Indiana. He'd stop on the scale while I ran inside for two Orange Nehis from the machine in the office - 5 cents a bottle. The bottles were in the machine sideways. I always thought I had to hurry to pull the bottle out or the machine would time out. Little did I know we had all day. We'd bring the empties back on the next trip. The guy running the scale had a name patch sewed on his shirt - name was Snip. God times I tell you from 60 years ago!
We had a soda machine in the barracks at CGAS San Francisco like that (1978), it had beer in it. A fine idea!
ReplyDeleteThat was standard when I was in the army 1974-1978.
DeleteFrostie, the Root Beer Supreme!
ReplyDeleteAMEN!!! still being made
DeleteDad's was/is my fav. very hard to find now.
DeleteMissing the wood crates stacked on the floor next to the machines where the bottles were to be returned. Orange Pop! (N. AZ, S. Utah, on the rez's)
ReplyDeleteI remember Coke was 6 cents
ReplyDeleteMy buddy turned an old coke machine that didn't work into a gun safe. Pretty good idea. You would never think twice about it by looking at it
ReplyDeleteCan you share his address?
DeleteMy grandpa used to give me two nickels when he hauled corn to the grain elevator in Wheeler, Indiana. He'd stop on the scale while I ran inside for two Orange Nehis from the machine in the office - 5 cents a bottle. The bottles were in the machine sideways. I always thought I had to hurry to pull the bottle out or the machine would time out. Little did I know we had all day. We'd bring the empties back on the next trip. The guy running the scale had a name patch sewed on his shirt - name was Snip. God times I tell you from 60 years ago!
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