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

London trams? They exist today, don't they? :-)

I too am far from old or frail but I remember sugar and sweets being
rationed.

Rationing finally finished in 1954, so in order for you to remember that,
you have to be pushing 70. Take it from me, you're old.

Even older if you remember petrol at 2/6 a gallon. Last time it was that
low was 1949. Went up by 11d in '50.

I do remember getting 5 gallons of commercial petrol - enough to fill an
Austin 7 - for a quid, though. 'Proper' petrol nearer 5 bob a gallon.

'Top brand' fags were 5 bob a packet then. Something like £9 now? So
petrol is actually cheaper, as it were.

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*I started out with nothing... and I still have most of it.

Dave Plowman London SW
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