Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

tomterm8

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Not a massive amount, though:

In 2010, the relative worth of £0 2s 0d from 1890 is:

£8.58 using the retail price index

£10.50 using the GDP deflator

£41.60 using the average earnings

£61.00 using the per capita GDP

£101.00 using the share of GDP

in 1890, the average farm worker had a salary of 42 pounds a year. Even by 1911 that only went up to 74 pounds. The measuring worth comparison fails to get across how much money a shilling was before the war.

Davesnave

tomterm8 wrote: »

The measuring worth comparison fails to get across how much money a shilling was before the war.

Or after it, if it was your entire week's pocket money!

Davesnave

I like the old feet & inches, but I can work in metric just as well. Quite often, I find myself using both on the same job.

Ah....come to think of it, that might explain a few things.

PasturesNew

Decimal's handy for calculating, but you need feet and inches to measure things so you understand the size of them

I've no idea how tall I am in metric.

vivatifosi

zagubov wrote: »

While we're talking aboout crime do NPs feel TV's sherlock is getting better and better?:D

Didn't enjoy last night as much as previous one: less psychological crime and more sci-fi. I thought you could sense the Doctor Who dna. Loved the "mind palace" scene though.

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Not that there is anything I would do with the time off except not work.

And I can thoroughly recommend it - I'm close to completing 5 years of that now

It's marvellous.

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I noticed on Sunday that my car tax ran out on 31 dec. Has probably been crushed today.

Blame the gf... it's a gf's job to spot these things and sort it out for you or remind (nag) you.

LydiaJ

I know of a man who was a gardener during the war. He got 6 shillings a week, plus a cottage to live in, and free vegetables - that is, his gardening job included growing veg to be eaten by the family who employed him, and provided he grew plenty for everyone (which he did), he and his wife/kids could eat the free veg from the garden too. I believe the package was considered a reasonably good deal - he certainly seems to have happily stayed with the same family a long time.

silvercar

michaels wrote: »

On the petrol week go to the Dome roundabout as the petrol there is much cheaper than at LC where they charge 'off motorway' prices. Check out the specials on hukd or the sains website fitrst and buy those or do what I do - buy an iron or similar costing 40 quid to take you over £60 and return it a week later.

There is a Total station further south on the A41 that is (a) nearer to me and (b) usually cheaper than the Dome roundabout.

I don't think it worth going to sainsbury just to get 12p off fuel, probably worth it for £12 off a £60 spend. Whether its worth going back a week later to return something I doubt and I don't really play those games.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

Blame the gf... it's a gf's job to spot these things and sort it out for you or remind (nag) you.

Think your edging in there, PN.