20-08-2017, 16:42
Nothing wrong with those good old days.
I too remember counting the sacks of coal being delivered and in our first house we had gas lighting.
A pint of beer was one shilling as were 10 cigarettes. You could buy your ciggies from the local shop one at a time.
The ice cream van would be waiting outside the school and you could buy a 1p cone.
And my first Albion programme was 3d. (About 1.5 pence for you youngsters).
Petrol was, for a long time, only 5 shillings a gallon.
A journey to school by bus from the outskirts of Brum all the way to Navigation Street was just 3d.
Footballers had a wage limit of £20 per week until Jimmy Hill stuck his oar in.
I too remember counting the sacks of coal being delivered and in our first house we had gas lighting.
A pint of beer was one shilling as were 10 cigarettes. You could buy your ciggies from the local shop one at a time.
The ice cream van would be waiting outside the school and you could buy a 1p cone.
And my first Albion programme was 3d. (About 1.5 pence for you youngsters).
Petrol was, for a long time, only 5 shillings a gallon.
A journey to school by bus from the outskirts of Brum all the way to Navigation Street was just 3d.
Footballers had a wage limit of £20 per week until Jimmy Hill stuck his oar in.
Some days I'm top dog, most days I'm just the lamp post.