Plane crashes into Tampa office tower

[MaggieL]

Originally posted by jaguar
smartarseism aside, two clear differnces are, particualry in some cases people haven't been under 18 for a long time, and times do change. Seondly, i doubt kids had the same kind of disposeable incomes kids have today (in some cases) which illustrates the gap perfectly...

So you're saying it's uniquely difficult to be under 18 now? Seems to me I heard that one when I was under 18. :-) It's always something....either the clerk won't take your money as fast as you want him too, or you're subject to being drafted and having your ass shot off in some foriegn war. We had to walk to school in the snow every day, too....uphill....both ways. :-)

I wonder if it's really true that folks under 18 have more disposable income today than they did, say, twenty or thirty years ago, if we adjust for inflation. Of course it's another question if this would entitle them to better treatment in retail establishments. When I worked in retail, I got a lot more hassles from shoppers who were under 18. Of course, *I* was under 18 at the time too.

I fixed the spelling error, probably before nic even saw it.