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"Ninety-nine per cent of people are very polite when they come up to me and have a conversation."

Eighty-six years ago, when a kiddie fare cost 15 cents, my then-6-year-old grandmother watched the theater blink from sepia to vivid color splendor.

"Twenty-two per cent of the voting age population are disabled," she says.

Statewide, the average cost per gallon was $4.59 as of Friday, up nearly 8 cents from a week ago and a jump of 12 cents from last month, according to the American Automobile Assn.

She says a 500ml bottle of beer was very cheap, costing about 60 cents at the beach, while the souvenir of choice for tourists was North Korean Olympic clothing.