On Apr 9, 11:34*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:47:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> >>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> >>> On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 19:48:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> >>>>There are actually one or two now in CA. *I looked them up recently..
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> >>>>see if I can find the link. *Ooh! *They're in HI now too.
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> >>>>http://farrellsusa.com/locations-and-menus.php
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> >>> Pretty expensive. *Even in high school I could afford to go there on a
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> >>Yeah. *They used to be cheap.
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> > I sure can't remember prices but I was making $2.65 when I started
> > driving. *I could take a date to a movie and Farrels and it didn't
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> I was making $2.30 an hour back then. *And not working a lot of hours. *I
> could still eat there once or twice a month.

I remember the minimum wage going up from $2.30 to $2.65. I was 17
and living on my own on a full time minimum wage job. Soon after
getting the raise to $2.65, I got promoted and got a raise to $3.00.

--Bryan