The year WAS 1955. I thought this would make you all think. Plus stop talking about the hurricane too, for today.

THE YEAR WAS 1955... Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter?           If they raise the minimum wage   to $1.00, Nobody will be able to     hire outside help at the store.               When I first started driving, who   would have thought Gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon?  Guess we'd be better off leaving     the car in the garage.               Did you see where some baseball   player just signed a contract for     $50,000 a year just to play ball?  It wouldn't surprise me if someday  they'll be making more than the President.               I never thought I'd see the day   all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They're even making electric typewriters now.       It's too bad things are so tough   nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to   work to make ends meet.       It won't be long before young     couples are going to have to hire    someone to watch their kids so they can both work.                                                                                                        I'm afraid the Volkswagen car     is going to open the door to a   whole lot of foreign business.       Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the government    takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are    electing the best people to    government.        The fast food restaurant is     convenient for a quick meal,       but I seriously doubt they   will ever catch on.       There is no sense going on short trips any more for a weekend. It   costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay   in a hotel.       No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in   the hospital, it's too rich for    my blood.               If they think I'll pay 30 cents  for a haircut, forget it.        Know any friends     who would get a     kick out of these,       pass this on!     Be     sure and send it to your kids and grandkids, too!    The year was 1955