Congratulations on coming so far in your journeys, and may the road ahead be smooth and easy.
What made me happy today?
- Thread starter big soft moose
- Start date
Stuart Dren
Active Member
You must be full on demolishing carafes of coffee, but oddly I don't recall you mentioning the bean.
I looked it up. Google tells me:
"A 1958 quarter had a purchasing power equivalent to roughly $2.80 to $3.00 in 2026 dollars. In 1958, this 25-cent silver coin could typically buy a half-gallon of milk, two loaves of bread, a pound of ground beef, or a hamburger and fries at a fast-food restaurant.
In 1958, one quarter could get you:
1. A half-gallon of milk (approx. 25-30 cents);
2. A pound of white bread;
3. almost a pound of ground beef;
4. A hamburger and fries at some restaurants;
5. 5 candy bars (usually a nickel each);
OR
6. 2-3 bottles of Coca-Cola."
I would cry in inflation, but I wouldn't want to go back to 1958. For one, back in 1958, doctors still prescribed Benzedrine.
Stuart Dren
Active Member
I could probably go for some right now.I would cry in inflation, but I wouldn't want to go back to 1958. For one, back in 1958, doctors still prescribed Benzedrine.
GrahamLewis
Active Member
I on the other hand would love to go back, at least for a visit.I looked it up. Google tells me:
"A 1958 quarter had a purchasing power equivalent to roughly $2.80 to $3.00 in 2026 dollars. In 1958, this 25-cent silver coin could typically buy a half-gallon of milk, two loaves of bread, a pound of ground beef, or a hamburger and fries at a fast-food restaurant.
In 1958, one quarter could get you:
1. A half-gallon of milk (approx. 25-30 cents);
2. A pound of white bread;
3. almost a pound of ground beef;
4. A hamburger and fries at some restaurants;
5. 5 candy bars (usually a nickel each);
OR
6. 2-3 bottles of Coca-Cola."
I would cry in inflation, but I wouldn't want to go back to 1958. For one, back in 1958, doctors still prescribed Benzedrine.
Well ... a visit is one thing, but would it be better to live in 1958 than now?
A time when women couldn't have her own bank account, buy a house, or get equal wages for equal work?
I'll pass the visit, thanks.
I'll pass the visit, thanks.
Seeing this news story tonight pleased me greatly. Unfortunately the "author" probably still made more than a few grand.
www.nytimes.com
Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use
Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to “original creative expression and storytelling.”
Noice! Got a mortgage? I've only got 24 years left!
GrahamLewis
Active Member
I mean if you're just visiting, not working or opening a bank account or anything like that. . . . Just stopping by as a tourist.
Brandon S. Pilcher
Active Member
IMO, the only people who would miss 1958 all that much are affluent, able-bodied, White Anglo-American Boomer dudes. It wasn't exactly great for everyone else.
There are outdoor areas I'd like to see in 1958 condition, but the social aspects aren't attractive.
I'd buy an ass ton of property than warp back to the present! That might not work with all the taxes and subdivisions and stuff. Hmm. I'd get my grandfather to buy an ass ton of property and leave it to me, then!
I'd definitely have a great time in 1958, provided I was able to avoid military service. Cars, a house with a yard, a pension, the prospect of actually retiring. Also, I bet it'd be super easy for me to publish several novels, though doing everything on a typewriter would probably be a pain in the ass.
Not sure if you were around in the late 90s, but before email everything had to be physically printed, posted, and mailed with the dreaded S.A.S.E. to get your rejection mailed back to you.
Can I take a sports almanac back with me?
You can do whatever you want. It’s your thought experiment.
Schrodingers sports almanac.
