On Thrift

Many many years ago (50+/-) I joined my father for lunch at a Chock Full 'o Nuts (I loved the nutted cheese sandwich) near Columbus Circle. When we were walking back to his office he asked me if I had noticed anything about the other men in the restaurant. I answered, "Yes, they were all wearing good suits." My father replied, "Every man sitting at that counter was worth at least 40 million dollars. Yes, their wives would not let them out of the house badly dressed but unless they are having lunch with a client they eat at Chock Full 'o Nuts." Half a century ago 40 million was a lot of money.