You can live in the past if you try hard enough
Sept 16, 2021 16:56:03 GMT
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Post by Doghouse6 on Sept 16, 2021 16:56:03 GMT
We haven't bought any new appliances, car, furniture or much of anything else new in 15 years. We don't even have a mobile phone; only a land line. So in a way, we're already living in the past, albeit a fairly recent one.
Trouble is, no matter what past you choose, you're still paying 2021 prices for any of the necessities: utilities; gas; groceries; even a 12-pack of beer (yes, that's a necessity). Given the choice, I'd prefer to live in the present, but with the prices of the past: $.29 for a gallon of gas; $2.90 for a decent meal out; $29 for an outfit (pants, shirt, belt, shoes); $290 for rent; $2900 for a new car; $29,000 for a house, and so on.
Now, if somebody could arrange to figure out how to work that setup, that's the kind of past I can live with.
Trouble is, no matter what past you choose, you're still paying 2021 prices for any of the necessities: utilities; gas; groceries; even a 12-pack of beer (yes, that's a necessity). Given the choice, I'd prefer to live in the present, but with the prices of the past: $.29 for a gallon of gas; $2.90 for a decent meal out; $29 for an outfit (pants, shirt, belt, shoes); $290 for rent; $2900 for a new car; $29,000 for a house, and so on.
Now, if somebody could arrange to figure out how to work that setup, that's the kind of past I can live with.