On Nov 7, 4:37*pm, "Bob Mannix" wrote:
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... The Medway Handyman wrote:
Imagine, 30+ years ago, you told your mates "I've just bought a new
electric
drill, it was made in Japan". *Hoots of laughter & derision.

You carried on "it runs on 12v batteries". *By this time said mates would
be
wetting themselves.

How things move on.....

What else would people have laughed at in the 70s? The money people
spend on renovations I expect.

*And on beer (

1973 out selling University rag mags in Harborne Birmingham - 5 pints mild,
pot of pickled mussels, bag of chips. Change out of a pound. Tell that to
young people today - they won't believe you! Aye, 'appen.

Yes - but the bit they wont believe is that anyone would buy pickled
mussels


NT