Episode 1090
May 14, 2010 A New Video of Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
Dick shot a video of his Gadget Warehouse recently with his Creative Vado HD (Episode 994), and you can see the video on Dick’s channel madmaddest on YouTube.
Inflation Calculator
Back in Episode 283, a listener found an inflation calculator from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. David Campbell has found the CPI inflation calculator. His 1974 Texas Instruments handheld 5-function calculator would cost $835 today. The Marantz 5120 would be $1,335 today. Leo’s parents’ $50,000 2-acre house in Santa Cruz in 1972 would cost $250,000 now.
How Leo Became A Trawler Person
Leo takes issue when Dick calls him a “trawler person”. As far as Leo can remember, it was Dick who first suggested that Leo should get a trawler if Leo wanted to see the world on a boat but speed was not an issue for him. For once, Leo got it right. See Episode 231 (22 January 2007), starting at about 7′40″. Anyway, Leo thinks he is a trawler person. He wants a trawler with a figurehead – maybe a TWiT Tug.
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