towerman
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Post by towerman on Jul 22, 2005 20:11:03 GMT
When I first passed out as a car examiner in '68 my wages were:early turn+rostered o/t Saturday night £17:10s,nights Sunday-Thursday £17:10s,early turn+rostered o/t Saturday night £17:10s,nights Sunday-Friday £19:10s a whole £2 for a Fiday night shift!!!Even though I had to pay my Mum housekeeping and was in the pub most nights,I still seemed to have more spare cash in my pocket by the end of the week than I do now at the end of the month.
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Post by Dmitri on Jul 22, 2005 21:31:16 GMT
early turn+rostered o/t Saturday night £17:10s Does £17:10s mean "17 pounds and 10 shillings"? Sorry, I'm not very good in the old British currency... |
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Post by Admin Team on Jul 22, 2005 21:35:26 GMT
early turn+rostered o/t Saturday night £17:10s Does £17:10s mean "17 pounds and 10 shillings"? Sorry, I'm not very good in the old British currency... Yes, quite right - now the equivalent to £17.50 in 'new' money. We converted in 1971, and my mum still converts everything to old money - mind, she's now 82! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2005 21:48:45 GMT
Im just trying to think what to spend the certainly unexpected and extra 8p I was awarded with my wages on Wednesday... Maybe I'll upgrade the odd letter from 2nd clas to FIRST CLASS!!! ;D Now, what else can I do with 8p?  |
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Post by solidbond on Jul 22, 2005 21:52:06 GMT
Yes, quite right - now the equivalent to £17.50 in 'new' money. We converted in 1971, and my mum still converts everything to old money - mind, she's now 82! Wow - she must have been very young when she had you then  ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2005 0:32:01 GMT
Wow - she must have been very young when she had you then ;D ;D ;D ROFLMAO! ;D ;D I've just choked on a chocolate chip cookie reading that, SB! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2005 0:43:36 GMT
;D Im just trying to think what to spend the certainly unexpected and extra 8p I was awarded with my wages on Wednesday... Maybe I'll upgrade the odd letter from 2nd clas to FIRST CLASS!!! ;D Now, what else can I do with 8p? Bad news - after the price hike in April a first class letter now costs 9p more than second class ;D |
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Post by q8 on Jul 23, 2005 1:45:33 GMT
Now, what else can I do with 8p? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well you COULD go down to town to the public convenience and spend eight pennies!  |
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Post by q8 on Jul 23, 2005 1:49:28 GMT
We converted in 1971, and my mum still converts everything to old money - mind, she's now 82![/quote] Wow - she must have been very young when she had you then ;D ;D ;D ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ah, now now. Wicked wicked  I would say that DD came rather late in that good lady's life really. I'm pushing 61 and my mum's still going strong at 84. So young Dave must have been a bonus.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2005 9:11:33 GMT
Im just trying to think what to spend the certainly unexpected and extra 8p I was awarded with my wages on Wednesday... Maybe I'll upgrade the odd letter from 2nd clas to FIRST CLASS!!! ;D Now, what else can I do with 8p? Sounds like a good idea, they've got to afford my £11 p/w pay rise somehow ;D |
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Post by Dmitri on Jul 23, 2005 17:19:59 GMT
now the equivalent to £17.50 in 'new' money. I think you can buy significantly less for £17.50 today then for £17:10s back in '68... Well, I was way too young to remember ;D. |
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Phil
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Post by Phil on Jul 23, 2005 17:32:08 GMT
The trick is to use the 'minutes to earn a pint of beer' formula. Apparently the price of a pint almost always goes with inflation rate (and the average british wage is considered to be 12 minutes per pint) So if you go back to your youth and work out minutes per pint, then do the same for your current wage you will have a fairly good idea of whether you are better or worse off than before. Of course as we get older and more responsible  our outgoings increase so we often feel worse off. |
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Post by Admin Team on Jul 25, 2005 21:23:26 GMT
Yes, quite right - now the equivalent to £17.50 in 'new' money. We converted in 1971, and my mum still converts everything to old money - mind, she's now 82! Wow - she must have been very young when she had you then ;D ;D ;D No - she was actually very old ... err - I *think* I'm making this worse |
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Post by q8 on Jul 26, 2005 4:11:55 GMT
No - she was actually very old ... err - I *think* I'm making this worse ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YUS!!! Here's me trying to defend your youth and you open yer mouth and put your foot in it. I dunno. The Kids today |
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