Now get this, it’s possible that if we actually clean the dirty stuff out of the air the sunlight will finally get through to the ground and that, combined with the high amount of CO2 trapping the reflective heat, will COOK THE FREAKING PLANET!

Oh, by the way about 30 years ago before global warming was discussed much I read an article in Newsweek or Time about the burning of the Amazon forests and I got depressed because I felt that was the end of the world. I still believe it.

Finally just to freak you out have you ever seen the graph where the earth cooled during World War 2? I think that kind of proves how much humankind affects the planet because people couldn’t do shit due to shortages during WW2 so they and the world chilled out. How come nobody ever mentions this?

Prices have really went up, especially during the high inflation days of the Ford and (especially) Carter and early Reagan administrations. My father bought a new Dodge 3/4 ton single-cab truck in late 1979 or early 1980 for $5K. By 1985 a similarly equipped truck was $12K (and the dealers used to just about faint when people paid with a cashier’s check written for the full price for a new vehicle back then, the finance department managers at car dealers used to hate me for that as most of a dealership’s and finance manager’s revenue was and still is loan origination fees and extended warranties). Now it rings up at $40K!

Thought it would be fun to compare 1957 to 1989
New house…..12,220 vs 125,200
Rent……90 vs 420
Annual wages. 4,550 vs 27,450
Gal gas. 24 vs 97 cents
US 1st Class letter postage 3 vs 25 cents

Some other 1957 prices
Jiffy cake mix 10 cents
Ground Beef 3lb for 89 cents
Campbell’s tomato soup 10 cents
Kellogs Shredded Wheat 18 cents
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls 23 cents
Loaf of bread 19 cents

One more interesting tidbit….today’s ECONOMY sizes are smaller than the standard size then for lots of stuff including dish soap. Mike knows what color the 48oz Octogon dish soap was 😉