FUN:- You know when your getting old.........when

[DannyRam]

Old Money

I think I have put this on the Vine before but as you are writing about halfpennies and farthings...............

[Bill HH]

I doubt it to sometimes Bill, then I look at my wages slips for 1971/72 and as a 25 year old fully qualified plumber I came out with less than £20 for 40 hours. Had to work a 41/2 hour Saturday morning to break £20. Then we got a rise to 51p an hour and the boss cut the overtime, that's when I left the stingy bu99er.

My first agricultural wage on leaving school in 1964 was £3 7shillings and 6d, I remember the news that some workers at the Austin motor company were getting £20 a week was recieved with disbelief.
I purchased my first new car in 1965, a mini van it cost £480 you had to pay extra for a passenger seat and a spare wheel though.

[Rocketron]

4.7 and 10 are giving me problems !
Edit: I've now found the pig one.
And the stone
And the other one.

[Potstubsdustbins]

By heck Bill thou were in the money apprentice gas fitter January 1962 19/6d a week.

Folks are funny though. I well remember some of my mates who worked on the line at the likes of Raleigh laughing at me as they went on to a mans wage at the age of 18 and of course they had no day release or night school. Then I turned 21 and got my City & Guilds, that was a big pay rise, then the question was "Why should you get paid so much more than me, we are both working men." My reply developed into something that I could not post here.

[Bill HH]

By heck Bill thou were in the money apprentice gas fitter January 1962 19/6d a week.

Folks are funny though. I well remember some of my mates who worked on the line at the likes of Raleigh laughing at me as they went on to a mans wage at the age of 18 and of course they had no day release or night school. Then I turned 21 and got my City & Guilds, that was a big pay rise, then the question was "Why should you get paid so much more than me, we are both working men." My reply developed into something that I could not post here.

Oh well if your going back to 1962 we farm workers were just thrown a few turnips and had to fight each other for them, and i was the bosses son for goodness sake.

This may sound somewhat strange but my dad always went to the loo at 7:30 am and the farm workers would congregate outside the back door (Next to the toilet window) for their instructions for the day. My dad would shout his orders from his throne! One day Big Roy our foreman said "It looks a bit black today gaffer" and my dad said "Yes, too many liqorice all sorts last night Roy"

[Bigmallly]

4.7 and 10 are giving me problems !
Edit: I've now found the pig one.
And the stone
And the other one.

Is this a language that needs some translation cos it sure as hell ain't English?................

[bearded bloke]

Is this a language that needs some translation cos it sure as hell ain't English?................

See http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1298292 BM

[Bigmallly]

Cheers BB, I thought it was an age thing on my part....................

[Rocketron]

Cheers BB, I thought it was an age thing on my part....................

I hit "reply" instead of "reply with quote".

[noviceveggrower]

4.7 and 10 are giving me problems !
Edit: I've now found the pig one.
And the stone
And the other one.

Go on then. What were the answers. Am stuck myself.

[veggiechicken]

I hit "reply" instead of "reply with quote".

When you do that, you know that you're getting old

[Bigmallly]

I hit "reply" instead of "reply with quote".

A little tip Rock............delete the post & start again................

[Bigmallly]

As the rant thread has been closed, I best post it here.................when a certain person forgets the recipe for a cuppa coffee.............it's 1 coffee, 2 sugars not 2 coffee, 1 sugar.................

[bearded bloke]

^^^^ That's deffo an age thing bud

[Bigmallly]

I don't know if this is an age thing or not but when you close a thread, does it drop your post count?......This morning, I'm sure I was only about 5 posts off 13,000.............