Do you remember how much things like gasoline, stamps, and food costs? During what years were these prices valid?
Candy bars cast 10 to 15 cents. Gum and lifesavers were 5 cents each. A movie coast fifty cents with candy succors for 5 cents but there was a catch too. If you got the succor with a star inside the label you got get a free one. Gasoline cost around 35 cents a gallon. I remember in Texas in 1971 when we would drive a mission car and gas up every other week for 19 cents a gallon and it was over a dollar a gallon by the time came home in 1974. There was a reason that a lot of candy was called penny candy and that was because it only cost a penny. It was fun to get a small allowance because it didn't take much to get candy and treats. The cost of a First Class US postage stamp in 1960 was 4 cents. It was raised to 5 cents in 1963. It went up to 6 cents in 1968.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Feb 16, 2011
What were some of the best experiences in your early years?
I would consider the relationship that my parents had with each other as some of the best experiences in my youth. There was never any abuse by him to her. They loved each other and showed us that they did. Dad always respected her and they worked together to raise us.
I had some very wonderful siblings to play with which we did a lot of too. From games outside to games inside and games with friends and neighbors. There were a lot of those special experiences. We did a lot of work together as well which also made them special.
Then there were many other experiences as well. I had great experiences with my Uncle Mont at the ranch in Indian canyon. I still remember riding a horse from the ranch in Indian Canyon to Duchesne seven miles down the canyon. We were herding sheep down to town where we would put them into a corral there. Mont was always very funny and fun. He loved to eat a raw egg just to get a reaction from you when eating breakfast. he always called me Kentucky Pete.
I had special cousins and was actually around the age of their children. Lori and Chris Poulson were a couple of my childhood playmates since they lived next to grandma Poulson. We loved to go to Grandma's and play between the two homes. We also spent quite a lot of time playing in grandma's shed. It was like a playhouse to us.
I had special scout leaders in cub and boy scouts. Sisters Wimmer and Hansen did a lot of hard work to give us great experiences in cub scouting. Then Brothers Hansen, Hooper and several others that worked hard to give us great scouting experiences. I went on several camping trips into the Granddaddy Basin lakes. They were always there to give us support in whatever we needed to do to earn merit badges and rank advancements.
I am writing my history in story form and will have more specifics about these experiences.
I would consider the relationship that my parents had with each other as some of the best experiences in my youth. There was never any abuse by him to her. They loved each other and showed us that they did. Dad always respected her and they worked together to raise us.
I had some very wonderful siblings to play with which we did a lot of too. From games outside to games inside and games with friends and neighbors. There were a lot of those special experiences. We did a lot of work together as well which also made them special.
Then there were many other experiences as well. I had great experiences with my Uncle Mont at the ranch in Indian canyon. I still remember riding a horse from the ranch in Indian Canyon to Duchesne seven miles down the canyon. We were herding sheep down to town where we would put them into a corral there. Mont was always very funny and fun. He loved to eat a raw egg just to get a reaction from you when eating breakfast. he always called me Kentucky Pete.
I had special cousins and was actually around the age of their children. Lori and Chris Poulson were a couple of my childhood playmates since they lived next to grandma Poulson. We loved to go to Grandma's and play between the two homes. We also spent quite a lot of time playing in grandma's shed. It was like a playhouse to us.
I had special scout leaders in cub and boy scouts. Sisters Wimmer and Hansen did a lot of hard work to give us great experiences in cub scouting. Then Brothers Hansen, Hooper and several others that worked hard to give us great scouting experiences. I went on several camping trips into the Granddaddy Basin lakes. They were always there to give us support in whatever we needed to do to earn merit badges and rank advancements.
I am writing my history in story form and will have more specifics about these experiences.
Feb 15, 2011
Have you ever been hospitalized or had surgery? What for?
Yes. When around 8 years old. I was bleeding when i urinated. I went to the hospital in Roosevelt for 1 week and the went home for one night and out to ST Mark's hospital the next day. Dad and mom took me in our car.
I learned that I hated Pepsi just before I left the hospital in Roosevelt. Actually mom had taught us never to drink it and so I had asked for 7 Up every time they brought a drink to me that week. Finally the last nurse felt that I had been having enough 7 Up and brought me some Pepsi. I got sick and threw up all night and have never had it since except when given it to me wrong but I only take one taste and recognize the mistake and can't finish it.
I remember counting over a hundred and fifty cars coming out of Salt Lake city headed for the deer hunt. It was the friday before the deer hunt. I was then put in a room with three other empty beds. By the evening of the next day I had three roommates that were all hurt during the deer hunt. I went into exploratory surgery the following monday. They came in and gave me something to put me out. I remember the room spinning around pretty fast before I finally went under. I woke up and was watching Zorro. I also remember my confusion at wondering why a show I always saw in the afternoon showing at 7:30 in the morning in Salt Lake City. Well it wasn't and I had been out the entire day. It also really hurt to urinate but they still never found any problem. I have never had a problem since then.
Yes. When around 8 years old. I was bleeding when i urinated. I went to the hospital in Roosevelt for 1 week and the went home for one night and out to ST Mark's hospital the next day. Dad and mom took me in our car.
I learned that I hated Pepsi just before I left the hospital in Roosevelt. Actually mom had taught us never to drink it and so I had asked for 7 Up every time they brought a drink to me that week. Finally the last nurse felt that I had been having enough 7 Up and brought me some Pepsi. I got sick and threw up all night and have never had it since except when given it to me wrong but I only take one taste and recognize the mistake and can't finish it.
I remember counting over a hundred and fifty cars coming out of Salt Lake city headed for the deer hunt. It was the friday before the deer hunt. I was then put in a room with three other empty beds. By the evening of the next day I had three roommates that were all hurt during the deer hunt. I went into exploratory surgery the following monday. They came in and gave me something to put me out. I remember the room spinning around pretty fast before I finally went under. I woke up and was watching Zorro. I also remember my confusion at wondering why a show I always saw in the afternoon showing at 7:30 in the morning in Salt Lake City. Well it wasn't and I had been out the entire day. It also really hurt to urinate but they still never found any problem. I have never had a problem since then.
Feb 14, 2011
Did you have any childhood diseases or health problems? Any stitches or broken bones?
When I was three I had a disease the same as Clair had when he was younger.
Here is the description as given on the internet.
Perthes disease is when the ball of the thighbone in the hip doesn't get enough blood, causing the bone to die. Symptoms: The first symptom is often limping, which is usually painless.
I had to have a brace that connected to my hip and foot on my right leg. The brace kept my leg straight and pressure off of my joints. I remember trying to climb the stairs. If you want to know what it was like then the next time that you get to a set of stairs hold your leg straight and swing it up on the next step then lift yourself up onto the step in whatever method you can use. I usually leaned against the wall to help.
Other than that I had the usual diseases for the time but don't remember them.
There was a side effect to the perthes disease however. My feet were turned out and I would wear shoes out on the side. So I had to wear corrective shoes specially made by a person in Provo. I wore them until I was 19 and left for my mission.
When I was three I had a disease the same as Clair had when he was younger.
Here is the description as given on the internet.
Perthes disease is when the ball of the thighbone in the hip doesn't get enough blood, causing the bone to die. Symptoms: The first symptom is often limping, which is usually painless.
I had to have a brace that connected to my hip and foot on my right leg. The brace kept my leg straight and pressure off of my joints. I remember trying to climb the stairs. If you want to know what it was like then the next time that you get to a set of stairs hold your leg straight and swing it up on the next step then lift yourself up onto the step in whatever method you can use. I usually leaned against the wall to help.
Other than that I had the usual diseases for the time but don't remember them.
There was a side effect to the perthes disease however. My feet were turned out and I would wear shoes out on the side. So I had to wear corrective shoes specially made by a person in Provo. I wore them until I was 19 and left for my mission.
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