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Thanks for the replies. Usually, when I post something concerning
celestial navigation or, for that matte,r sextants, there are no
responses. Just wanted to see of anybody was still alive out there. But
Jared, the last time I rode the Staten Island Ferry, the price was still
25-cents.
Henry
On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:24:48 -0400 Jared Sherman
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> Henry, the house my grandfather didn't buy around 1943 for $5000
> would sell for
> over 450,000 today. So all told, I suspect sextants have FALLEN in
> relative
> price.
>
> Depends on your price index, I suppose. Slice of pizza? Bus, subway
> or ferry
> fare? (All a nickel or dime then, $2 now?) Price of a color
> television?<G>
>
