Remember my first portable, a “Zenith” with the flip up lid…“Zenette”, 4g800, 1948 era…it too used miniature tubes and as you mentioned Walt…strange sized batteries. Believe it or not, I still have it some place here at home in a box…I remember it’s cost was $29.00, not cheap for that era but really not real expensive either.
Now, one more…that we’re into such subjects. My family opened a new Esso Service Station in 1938…{Pennsylvania}, and I remember first signs displayed: 6 gal. for $1.00…!! 16.6 cents / gal incl. tax.
The cheapest gas I saw would have been in the later 50’s - we were over 20 cents a gallon here in NE and when we drove to Kansas - the gas was 17.9. Can’t tell you much about the trip except the amazement of my girlfriend’s father when he kept saying over and over - gas is only 17.9!!!
I haven’t been in Hicksville in a long time. I hadn’t really thought about a hill in Hicksville, but now I remember seeing a picture of the original B&O depot that sat below track level. A later station was built at track level after the land was raised. Where is a good place to see the action there? When I come to NW Ohio I generally stop by Fostoria, Deshler, and Bryan to see what is happening, then go to SE Michigan to visit my brother. I hope to see you & Matt sometime. I expect to be in your area October 5th.
John, welcome to the forums and to the DD/CS! We’re always glad to see new people come in! Hope you enjoy yourself, and come in often!
Got the “all clear” from my GP this morning, for my surgery. All the tests came back good, so everything is “A GO” for my knee surgery. And am I looking forward to getting it over and done with! So, Sunday, Sept. 16th will be my last day here for awhile.
I’ve got all the fish, fries, hushpuppies, corn on the cob, baked beans, on the warmer bar, and on the cool end, we have cole slaw, and the usual pies and chocolate cake for dessert.
For those of who will be leaving after work today, and not back until Monday, have a safe, happy weekend!
My Dad used to always buy gas by the “dollar’s worth”, usually just once a week.
When I got my Driver’s License Mom or Dad used to hand me the keys to the car and tell me to “get out and go someplace” to get me out of my room and to stop playing with batteries and light-bulbs. Sometimes, Dad would give me a dollar and tell me to buy gas on the way home.
Near where we lived, there were two gas stations across the street from each other on East 10th St., near Hamilton St. (Indianapolis, Indiana) and they would regularly engage in a “Gas War!”… alternately lowering their price per gallon trying to outdo the other. They would have to have a Policeman in the street to direct traffic.
The usual price for gasoline at the time varied from 22.9 to 28.9 cents per gallon, but unlike today, the price would only change by a couple of cents per gallon maybe once a week at the most. Not like today where I have seen it change twice in one day.
Anyway, one Friday night, I went out, but Dad didn’t give me money for gas. On the way home I came down East 10th. I noticed the big long lines of cars as I approached Hamilton and knew what was happening. I didn’t really want to get into it, but traffic was such that I couldn’t avoid it. I knew that if you wanted to get past it, you tried to drive near the middle of the road and the police would wave you through.
Just as I got to the intersection, the station attendant on the North came out and re-chalked his board to 10.9-cents per gallon. I got stuck as the police re-arranged the lines of cars to that station. The person next in line at the South station blew his horn and demanded to get in the other line. The Policeman wanted to be accomodating to the guy, but I was in the way.
I backed up a bit to allow the guy past and just as I was putting the car in drive again, the station on the South re-chalked their board to 9.9-cents p
Evening all, not sure how well this will work out, the IdleAire screen cuts off the left inch or so of the screen…
Am in Knoxville, TN tonight, on my way to New York with a load of empty beer bottles for Budweiser. Decided to try out the internet capabilities of IdleAire, works pretty nice. Did another Menards run to the Chicago area, then ran a load for Office Depot down to Buford, Georgia, then came back to our terminal in Cartersville for the glass load.
Cannonball, glad to hear from you, been doing fine, got to experience the Monteagle hill on I-24 for the first time yesterday, not too bad, but it wasn’t raining or snowing, and I had a light load.
Will take some fish fry, then hop into the sleeper for a good night’s rest (this load doesen’t deliver till Monday am)…
Walt…if you’re curious, you probably can enter that exact number of the little “Zenette” I listed a bit earlier in another post and pull a picture of it up on the “net”…The pic I found there of it was even the exact color of the one I have…Red. Give it a try.
On the “Esso” price sign…I’m afraid it has gone with the wind so to speak…Our station was even moth-balled during WWII and reopened again about 1946.
the grade is separated by about 10 ft west of hicksville.go down the ohio/indiana line road or down dekalb county road 75 and you’ll see what i meen.I was told that on track 1 passenger trains needs pushers to get started to chicago.Glad to be back here in the diner.thanks for saving me some fish CW.Been attending to family matters and everyone is a little tired but things are are ok.Randy and cannonball be careful out there.my nephew in law reported seeing a bad accident between a truck and a jeep on his way hauling a load for gm.Um john i’ll have to catch you some other time.Thats near our anniversary date.
Good Saturday morning, to all. Looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day! Our high to today is supposed to be only around 87, 88 degrees. But we do have a good possibility of rain and thunderstorms rolling in this afternoon.
Coffee is on, and fresh juices, tea and lemonade are also in the fridge.
On the breakfast/warmer bar, you’ll find turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and sausage gravy, along with some apple, blueberry, and strawberry and oat muffins.
Have a good day, everyone, and whatever you do, and wherever you go today, be careful out there!!
Congrats(?) Larry, I guess you all are geting the temps we’ve had for the last two months.
We’ve not cooled down yet. It’s to be cooler today, but…
We’ve broken too many records for heat around here for this year while other people have had record flooding; and we need some rain.
(while you’re at the post office, please get some stamps, seems we’re out around here.)
John, welcome to the Forums and this crazy place.
Randy, Cannonball, is that hill on I-24 that you’re talking about the one outside of Chatanooga? If so, It is a Bear even in a regular automobile, let alone a “Big Rig”!
I’m working on the pizzas for tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST! On tonight’s menu:
Anchovie
Cheese w/extra cheese
Goetta
Chicago Style
Hawaiian
Pepperoni/Mushroom
Pepperoni/Sausage
Supreme
Since we’ve not had very many patrons and guests coming into the Diner lately, I’ve only made two extra large of each of the eight pizzas. Maybe later on in the fall, I’ll go back to making three extra larges on the pizza selections.
We haven’t received any rain yet, but the breeze is picking up a little bit, so maybe we’ll see some rain in a little bit. Sure hope so!!
…And just think, that grade down from Saluda, N C on the NS railroad ran from 4.7 and I believe as high as 5.1 for a short distance.
It is not in service now and hasn’t been for several years but is not abandoned. Believe it is embargoed.
Standing at that grade, and looking down I could hardly convience myself it really was a route that trains traveled on…
Yes, I’ve been on the grade you fellows are talking about {in our passenger car}, and for an interstate it is sure a bit different.
Wonder why they had to resort to such a steep {for interstate}, alignment…The Pennsylvania Turnpike {which crosses} mountain ranges…and constructed 1938 - 40 does not exceed 3% on the orignal 160 mi. segment. {But…roughly, the original survey was for a railroad}.
(Grabs several slices of Supreme topping pizza [dinner] )
CW, you might want to bring out some of your state’s famous bourbon whiskey for University of Michigan fans to drown out their sorrows. Michigan got “smoked” by the University of Oregon 38-9 and the game wasn’t even close. [:O] It’ll be a minor miracle if Michigan coach Lloyd Carr is around even two days from now!
Didn’t watch that game today, but I did get to see (unfortunately) Marshall get beat by WVU.
Can’t bring out the liquor here in the Diner, but we’d have to go to the “store” to get some anyway. (isn’t this the second Michigan loss in a row, or am I thinking about two different Mi. teams?)[%-)]
It’s not raining right this minute (that I can tell) but we have had a nice shower this evening,