Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
South Florida Sup gets the boot!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="DS" data-source="post: 613520" data-attributes="member: 556"><p>So true, heres where we were 100 years ago...</p><p> </p><p>Here are the U. S. statistics for 1903....</p><p>></p><p>> The average life expectancy in the US was 47.</p><p>></p><p>> Only 14% of the homes in the US had a BATHTUB.</p><p>></p><p>> Only 8% of the homes had a TELEPHONE.</p><p>></p><p>> A three-minute call from <a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Denver</span></span></span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span></a> to New York City cost $11.</p><p>></p><p>> There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved ROADS.</p><p>></p><p>> The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.</p><p>></p><p>> Alabama, <a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Mississippi</span></span></span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span></a>, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated</p><p>than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, <a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">California</span></span></span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span> </a></p><p><a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b3eae"><img src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></a></p><p><a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"></a><span style="color: #000000">was only the</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">21st most populous state in the Union.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel </span><a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Tower</span></span></span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span></a><span style="color: #000000">.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> The average wage in the US was $0.22/hour.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> The average US worker made between $200-$400/year.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">$2,500/year, a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000/year, and a mechanical</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">engineer about $5,000/year.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> More than 95% of all BIRTHS in the US took place at HOME.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 90% of all US physicians had NO COLLEGE education. Instead, they attended</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and b! y the</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">government as "substandard."</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Sugar cost $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Coffee cost $0.15/pound.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Most women only washed their HAIR once a month and used BORAX or EGG YOLKS</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">for shampoo.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> </span><a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Canada</span></span></span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span></a><span style="color: #000000"> passed a law prohibiting POOR people from entering the country for</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">any reason.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> The five leading causes of death in the US were:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 1. Pneumonia & influenza</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 2. Tuberculosis</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 3. Diarrhea</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 4. Heart disease</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 5. Stroke</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, </span><a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Oklahoma</span></span></span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span></a><span style="color: #000000">, New Mexico, Hawaii and</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> The population of </span><a href="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000c8">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Las </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">[COLOR=#0000c8! important]<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Vegas</span>[/COLOR]</span>[/COLOR][/COLOR]</span></a><span style="color: #000000">, Nevada was 30.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> One in ten US adults couldn't read or write.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Coca Cola contained cocaine.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Marijuana, heroin and morphine were all available over the counter at</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> 18% of households in the US had at least one full-time SERVANT or</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">domestic.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> There were only about 230 reported MURDERS in the entire US.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">> Just think what it w! ill be like in another 100 years.</span></p><p></p><p>osdir.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DS, post: 613520, member: 556"] So true, heres where we were 100 years ago... Here are the U. S. statistics for 1903.... > > The average life expectancy in the US was 47. > > Only 14% of the homes in the US had a BATHTUB. > > Only 8% of the homes had a TELEPHONE. > > A three-minute call from [URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Denver[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL] to New York City cost $11. > > There were only 8,000 CARS in the US and only 144 miles of paved ROADS. > > The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. > > Alabama, [URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Mississippi[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL], Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, [URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]California[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][COLOR=#2b3eae] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#2b3eae][IMG]http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif[/IMG][/COLOR] [/URL][COLOR=#000000]was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. > > The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel [/COLOR][URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Tower[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][COLOR=#000000]. > > The average wage in the US was $0.22/hour. > > The average US worker made between $200-$400/year. > > A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000/year, a dentist $2,500/year, a veterinarian between $1,500-$4,000/year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000/year. > > More than 95% of all BIRTHS in the US took place at HOME. > > 90% of all US physicians had NO COLLEGE education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and b! y the government as "substandard." > > Sugar cost $0.04/pound. Eggs were $0.14/dozen. > Coffee cost $0.15/pound. > > Most women only washed their HAIR once a month and used BORAX or EGG YOLKS for shampoo. > > [/COLOR][URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Canada[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][COLOR=#000000] passed a law prohibiting POOR people from entering the country for any reason. > > The five leading causes of death in the US were: > 1. Pneumonia & influenza > 2. Tuberculosis > 3. Diarrhea > 4. Heart disease > 5. Stroke > > The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, [/COLOR][URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Oklahoma[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][COLOR=#000000], New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. > > The population of [/COLOR][URL="http://osdir.com/ml/technology.sustainable.ecobalance/2003-11/msg00009.html#"][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000c8][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Las [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#0000c8! important][FONT=Arial]Vegas[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][COLOR=#000000], Nevada was 30. > > Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. > > There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day. > > One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. > > Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from HIGH SCHOOL. > > Coca Cola contained cocaine. > > Marijuana, heroin and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." > > 18% of households in the US had at least one full-time SERVANT or domestic. > > There were only about 230 reported MURDERS in the entire US. > > Just think what it w! ill be like in another 100 years.[/COLOR] osdir.com [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
South Florida Sup gets the boot!
Top