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In 1929 when grandpa bougt that house is was 100 bucks and it was all they had. That is $1,700 or so today. I can still buy a basic shed for about that I guess. Grandma said they often had frost on the beds in the morning and the water pitcher froze so they had to start a fire in the stove to thaw the water. I think about that on occasion when I am sitting in a nice warm house that I can make warmer by hitting a button of the thermostat on the way to the bathroom with a heated floor and then stop at the kitchen and get a beer.
Grandpa went to work at Amour and company when he was 16 and worked there until they closed. He started by loading freight cars with cut up meat and retired as the manager of the credit union. He cut up a lot of cows over the years. Again, I can't imagine that hot building and the smell of butchery all day for 12.5 cents per day and happy to get the time on the job.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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