tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post3246814959285581292..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.667-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Tabloc chainbreakerMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-37106133646172752022016-04-06T20:20:40.856-04:002016-04-06T20:20:40.856-04:00As I recall the 1960s, tools were very costly; bee...As I recall the 1960s, tools were very costly; beer and smokes were cheap. A working man could easily afford to spend his evenings smoking and drinking, but machinery and measuring tools and the like were all but out-of-reach.<br /><br />Nowadays, tools are cheap; beer and smokes are up in the stratosphere. A working man can equip a pretty decent workshop, but he can't afford to sit back with a beer and a smoke afterward to savour the contemplation of it.<br /><br />The pendulum swings, never resting at a happy medium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-31833137338510104002016-04-06T18:45:43.522-04:002016-04-06T18:45:43.522-04:00In the US it was $1.25 per hour in 1966. Jumped a...In the US it was $1.25 per hour in 1966. Jumped all the way to $1.40 in 1967! So, the tool cost almost two hours wages at those rates.The Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482698067925791608noreply@blogger.com