When I was a lad 10 bobs worth would get me to work and back all week in my Midget.
Apropos of not much at all - and in the very best tradition of thread drift. When I was 16 to 17 I had a day job at Lyons tearooms in Windsor High Street. I took home about 19/- (less about 2 bob Stamp because it was a 9-hour day) . That was enough to keep my Lambretta in petrol for the week, and entrance fee to the Ricky-Tick with a few pints of beer - easier times
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I really resented the couple of bob that the government took out of the pay, but when my UK pension came through I had a couple of years more than I calculated, which I could only assume was because of that 9-hour day job.
