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grizzly1911 wrote: »We only had one TV (plus the old B&W portable) We now have 4 flat screens (42 plasma, 26 LED, 26 LCD (older) & 19 LCD). We have 3 PCs and 1 laptop (uni).
Admittedly this is for a family not the young but in the "olden days" you may have duplication but not tri and quad. I think the propensity to be first adopters is higher these days.
There is certainly much more temptation to consume now than there was. Whether you do is another matter.
I think many houses now have more TV sets than people, I counted 6 at my sisters the other week for 4 people :eek:'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
ruggedtoast wrote: »
I’ve just read article agree it is probably that age group suffering the most mainly due to lack of good jobs. Noticed it didn’t mention boomers. With regard to amount of dept I would be surprised if younger people didn’t have more debt as older people have had longer to pay debt down. I had much more debt in my 20s that I have now.0 -
The TV repairman had the status of something like a formula 1 driver today
Used to have a friend whose dad was a TV repair man.
They lived in a nice modern 4 bed detached house, in an upmarket area of town and he drove a nice Triumph 2000 estate with overdrive.
For those of you too young to appreciate it that was nice car in its day.
Worked in nice clean conditions at the back of his double garage and never seemed under pressure. The family lived very comfortably."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
vivatifosi wrote: »A friend of mine's dad was a TV repairman. I can remember him going out of business at the point that TVs became too reliable. It was around 1986. I still have a small portable that I use in one of the bedrooms from back then and the bl**dy thing still won't die to enable me to replace it with a LED one. I was gutted when I had to by it a freeview box because the box was worth more than the TV.
Interesting how you get used to things and take size for granted we have a 26" LED in spare bedroom and it surprising to think we used to have a 14" CRT in there."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
ruggedtoast wrote: »I imagine they are going to be quite disappointed then, what with all the youth unemployment, intergenerational inequality, scarcity of housing, and boomer retirements they have to fund.
It's the taxpayer, including many pensioners, that 'fund' youth unemployment by way of the associated welfare benefits. Regarding the problem of intergenerational inequality, I agree -- just look at how the NHS writes off older people by witholding treatment and care that is routinely provided for the young. Scarcity of housing occurs because there are too many people chasing too few houses -- remedy - have fewer children, and stop voting Labour who always encourage unfettered immigration to the UK. Boomer retirements are funded by the taxpayer in the public sector, but private pensions are funded from past wage/salary deductions and employer contributions. This government is trying to do something about over-generous public sector pensions, whereas Labout never did, and never will.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
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GeorgeHowell wrote: »It's the taxpayer, including many pensioners, that 'fund' youth unemployment by way of the associated welfare benefits. Regarding the problem of intergenerational inequality, I agree -- just look at how the NHS writes off older people by witholding treatment and care that is routinely provided for the young. Scarcity of housing occurs because there are too many people chasing too few houses -- remedy - have fewer children, and stop voting Labour who always encourage unfettered immigration to the UK. Boomer retirements are funded by the taxpayer in the public sector, but private pensions are funded from past wage/salary deductions and employer contributions. This government is trying to do something about over-generous public sector pensions, whereas Labout never did, and never will.
Yes, alongside the state pensions, the winter fuel allowances, the free bus passes and everything else you lot get that has to be funded by current workers who won't get them when they retire.
Have fewer children, I wish the generation before yours had.0 -
We rented a VCR in 1988 until 1990 but beggered if I can remember how much it was to rent.
When we moved into our flat in 1988, now ex hubby but at the time, fiance, had a portable telly, he had had it at his parent's house, again not a scoobie how much he paid for it. I do remember buying him a CD player for £199 around 1989 or something (could have been Christmas 1988 even)...that was a lot of money back then.
Our holidays were cheap though, £1 a night for camping in Dorset, so our two week holiday was £14...but that was very cheap even back then.
I don't think we ever rented a telly, can't remember when we bought a proper sized one but I have a sneaky feeling it was a second hand one..it could even have been the one which was ex rental purchased when James was small (so around 1994 ish)...hmm, no idea to be honest, can't remember playing Tetris while pregnant on a 14 inch portable, so must have got a bigger sized one before then.
Grr, this is annoying me now, I can remember silly things from back then but main stream electricals are evading me!
Washing machine? Had 2nd hand ones until purchasing a new one around 1990 after our one flooded the flat below...but by then I was being paid 3 times more than what minimum wage is now!We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
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Quarterly phone and line rental was £8.25 in 1976 (£33/year). That excluded VAT so would be £35.64 including VAT. (LINK)
In 1976 the average wage was about £72/week (link) so a phone (excluding calls) would take you 2.5 days work per year to earn (gross).
Now the average wage is about £26,000/year or £500/week. Let's assume a smartphone will last you 2 years (mine is almost 3 years old and still going strong-ish). An iPhone 4s is £500 or 2.5 days wages per year! (link).
Surely owning an iPhone doesn't take away the need for a landline.
Even wireless will need a line to the house as standard at the moment.:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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