NCST8GUY
Frozen H20 Guy
10/19/1987
It was also a Monday.
Black Monday (though it started on the previous Friday). I was in the 8th grade. We didn't have innernet, or readily available computers, but even our teachers towards the end of the day were saying "the stock market is crashing, worse than in 1929".
When I got home I could tell my folks were affected by this. I guess when you are 1 generation away from the Great Depression, some instances can cause a primal fear. I remember my mother telling me that night that she knew 2 people whom were taking PTO the next day, to buy stocks (that's how one had to do it back then if they weren't already in the game and had to call in their order) instilling confidence in me that everything will be alright.
I remember the "stocks" section of EVERY local paper showing the prior day's movements measured in 1/8ths LOL.
It was compared to 1929, and yet, we overcame.
It was also a Monday.
Black Monday (though it started on the previous Friday). I was in the 8th grade. We didn't have innernet, or readily available computers, but even our teachers towards the end of the day were saying "the stock market is crashing, worse than in 1929".
When I got home I could tell my folks were affected by this. I guess when you are 1 generation away from the Great Depression, some instances can cause a primal fear. I remember my mother telling me that night that she knew 2 people whom were taking PTO the next day, to buy stocks (that's how one had to do it back then if they weren't already in the game and had to call in their order) instilling confidence in me that everything will be alright.
I remember the "stocks" section of EVERY local paper showing the prior day's movements measured in 1/8ths LOL.
It was compared to 1929, and yet, we overcame.
