On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember the ration books that limited meat, butter, shoes, tires, > gasoline, etc., that could be purchased each week/month. (3 gallons of gas a > week if you had an "A" sticker, 5 gallons if you had a "B" sticker, 7 gallons > if you had a "C" sticker.)
Roger...you forgot the sugar......<g g gg> ....gregy PS...I remember when our big barrel ran out. It was September 21, 1945. My mother sent me out to get a measuring cup full, she was baking me and my sister a birthday cake. There was just barely enough left for that cake. PPS...and our little Studebaker Champion, 4-cyl, with overdrive, could get a lot of miles on 3 galons....<g g g>.....but, then, most people walked or rode a bike. And most people seemed to me to be more healthy, then...(but maybe this is just one of those idilic childrens' memories)......<g g g> -- This mail was sent by a user of Arachne - The Ultimate Internet Client
