I’m sure they got rid of those books as soon as electronic verification came into play. I think we only had to do it if it was a large purchase. I mean if someone got something for $20 we didn’t use the book, but if it was over $xxx we did. It took forever to go through the book and it held up everyone else in line.
@IT Sauzeech – I don’t know how old you are, but first we did not swipe the card. What we used to do… back in the stone age…. is put the card on a credit card imprinter. Then we’d lay a multi-layer form with carbons across the top of the credit card. Then roll the imprinter across the top of it and get an imprint of the card. Then we’d have to get out a big book (which was out of date the day it was printed!) and look up the credit card number to see whether or not it was a clean card.
In this clip, she said “90s” but obviously she’s a bit on the young side.
My wife told me she’d cut my hair, but she doesn’t because she’s afraid she’ll mess it up. I still have some hair up there! I go to a barber because those “quick cut” places do not use a straight razor!
I used to live in Erie, PA. I had a guy that would plow out my driveway for $10 per plow. He did my driveway and others in the neighborhood. He made serious bank!
We didn’t need to worry about a fridge/freezer in the winter. We just put whatever we wanted to keep frozen into the snow out the back door.
I would on the futon next to my late wife while she processed the laundry. I usually ended up with the clean clothes folded and placed in my lap. I know this sounds weird, but I miss that!
When I was in elementary school (many moons ago!) you could pay a $1 and get an extra slice (or slab… whatever it was) of pizza. Also, on pizza day the line was out the door and took you most of the lunch period just to get to the front of the line!
When I was in the fire dept. there were times we needed a little entertainment between calls. Take a fly, a human hair (string was too heavy), and a square of TP and there ya go!
I’m sure they got rid of those books as soon as electronic verification came into play. I think we only had to do it if it was a large purchase. I mean if someone got something for $20 we didn’t use the book, but if it was over $xxx we did. It took forever to go through the book and it held up everyone else in line.