On Wed, 2 Jan 2019 02:47:53 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 3:36:58 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 8:25:12 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
>> > On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:42:03 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > >> On 2018-12-30 8:04 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>> "RichD" > wrote in message
>> > >>> ...
>> > >>>> I'd like to make lemonade and suchlike juice drinks,
>> > >>>> but on a low sugar diet. Lemonade without sugar won't
>> > >>>> go over real big -
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Any suggestions for other sweeteners? Stevia or whatever -
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I won't touch Stevia and am not fond of Splenda. I would just put lemon
>> > >>> juice in water but I like it like that.
>> > >>
>> > >> Please remind us how many diet sodas you drink daily.
>> > >
>> > >One or less. I am transitioning over to only tea and water. Soda has gotten
>> > >too expensive.
>> >
>> > How much is too expensive? This week Coke products are on sale, a 12
>> > pack of 12oz cans is $4 and B2G1... that's 36 cans for $8, or 22.2?
>> > per can. I typically drink 1-2 cans per day, I don't consider that
>> > expensive. Oh, and there's 5? deposit on each can but I bring them
>> > back and my deposit is returned.
>>
>> It was around 1977 that a 6-pack of soda went over $.99. It remember that it felt like a milestone had been broken and things would never be the same again. That's the breaks.
>
>Congratulations. You're officially an old fart.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

In 1950 a bottle of Coke cost 10¢, 8¢ when consummed at the store and
the empty bottle left.... oh, and all straws were paper and didn't
fall apart... who came up with the BS that paper straws dissolve/fall
apart?