2: Grandpa was always going on about the good old days, and the lower cost of living, in particular.

"When I was a kid, my mom could send me to the store, and I'd get a salami, two pints of milk, 6 oranges, 2 loaves
o' bread, a magazine, and some new blue jeans... all for
a dollar!!"

Then Grandpa said sadly, "You can't DO that anymore.....
they got those darn video cameras everywhere you look."