Life’s Like That

Ah, the ’70s – when long-haired men and gainfully employed women were relative oddities. This letter from April 1976 would have been funnier 41 years ago. Today it’s simply revealing.

A parcel service delivered my son’s hairdryer, which had been sent away for repairs. As I signed the receipt, I told the driver how anxious my son was to get the dryer back. I had hardly finished the sentence when the driver began a mini-lecture on how times had changed, using as examples the current styles in men’s clothing and hair requiring the use of a dryer.

“Times certainly have changed,” I agreed, as the driver put the receipt in her shirt and climbed aboard her truck.