Re: Petrol Pumps

dexter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:16:38 +0000 (UTC), "Brimstone"
> <brimstone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>> How much were your wages in 1960, how much was everything else in
>> 1960?
> Lets put it this way in 1960 I could fill up my car go out for a drink
> etc and have a fortnights holiday on my wage now in 2005 I am getting
> near enough 20 times the amount of cash per week I was getting then
> and it don't stretch half has far.

What do you buy now that simply wasn't available in 1960?

> Come on the cost of living in this land of ours is outrageous and the
> sooner we get the Tory's back in power with Ken Clarke has PM the
> better we all shall be .

For the vast majority of the time since 1960 (and the previous hundred
years) the Tories were in power. What makes you think they'll be any better
at running the country if they ever get in power again?


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