On 31/03/2015 20:24, charles wrote:
In article ,
newshound wrote:
On 30/03/2015 22:44, Nightjar "cpb"@ wrote:
On 30/03/2015 21:38, wrote:
On Monday, 30 March 2015 17:03:53 UTC+1, Capitol wrote:
Almost nothing. Most on here are too old/frail to do any diy nowadays,

Well really. I'll have you know I only just remember pre-decimal
currency, punched cards, and petrol going over £1 a gallon.


I remember London trams, the farthing and petrol at 2/6d a gallon, but
I'm not yet old or frail.


Don't suppose you actually bought any at that price though. It was about
4/8d when I started riding motorcycles.

4/10 when I got my first car.

I remember trams and the farthing too; you didn't mention the free dried
milk and concentrated orange juice for babies. I don't quite remember
food rationing though.

I do - or at least I remember when sweets came off the ration.


The Croydon tramlink has always been packed to the rafters when I've
used it, and not everybody gets off at the Ikea stop.
I remember trolley buses forever needing to be hooked back on the
overhead cables at Tooting Broadway. Each bus must have carried a rather
long pole