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G.M.T. Wednesday 15th February 2006
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:50:02 +0000
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MCC...
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Good morning everyone from a decidedly wet and windy Cornwall. Having had a
Anita Carter...
would seem that you are all similarly inflicted. :-)
biggeordie...
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Good morning....and to everyone else....
It is sunshine here but there is some heavy clouds about.
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Rabbit...
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It wasn't as wild and windy here last night as the press made out with their
front page headlines, yes it was a bit windy but not what I call bad. Hardly
any breeze about this morning, the BYT is shining through a mixture of grey,
white and the occasional black. It still feels a bit damp outside but an
improvement on yesterday 'cos at least it's not raining.
Good morning one and all
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Anita Carter...
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Good morning Mike, good morning everybody,
Well, it rained all through the night until about 6.30 am and it was very
windy too.
Now it is a glorious day, blue skies and bright sunshine - still a little
chilly in a not so strong wind.
Hope all are well, and that Russell makes it home in time to give his mother
the boost that she needs,
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Special thoughts this morning for Tyke and his family. Theirs is not good
news.
According to my page-a-day desktop calendar it's 35 years today since
decimal currency was introduced. I dunno about the rest of you but I still
Ali...
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It is indeed! For some reason I don't remember it well, though I've always
been able to quote the date.
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find myself thinking in £.S.D sometimes. I look at the price of something
and convert it into 'old' money and think that the whole thing was a
rip-off :-) Seventeen shillings (85 pence) for a loaf of bread -
Ali...
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35 years of inflation make me think all prices are a rip-off anyway.
I stopped converting when florin and shilling pieces were finally withdrawn.
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Ali...
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It is! I thought 46p (9/2) expensive, so I bought at 12p (2/6).
Half a crown for a loaf of bread! Scandalous!
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scandalous!
Rabbit...
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I stopped converting money a while ago but I can't come to terms with
measurements. I know what a yard and an inch etc looked like and I could
check easy enough with my arm and thumb respectively but I cannot *see* a
metre or cm and I don't know of any handy guides either. I could *feel* the
weight of a pound of something but I still can't *feel* the weight of a
kilo.
Foxy at w**k...
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Couldn't have said it better myself Sandra :-)
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Have a good day.
noreen...
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Morning Mike ,must say it is a long time since thought in £-S-D,hadn't
realised it was so long since
decimal currency. When I did i always felt ripped off, so found it easier to
go on with it.
Thinking of Russell and family, hope he has better news.
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Bill P...
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Mornin Each.
The sun is looking under grey and yellow clouds very strange light this
morn.
Just read Tykes post so sad.
I still can not estimate weight or length in metric.
Bill P
noreen...
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Morning Bill I cannot convert money either, and metric is a no no .
Have a good day my thought's are with Russell.
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jackie...
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Good morning Bill, the sun has just come out here now after all that rain.
I can't work out weight and length in metric either!! I do just know the
weight of a kilo!!
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biggeordie...
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Have a nice day everyone.
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Foxy at w**k...
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Morning Mike and everyone. We have strong gusty winds and rain here, Not
good for the roofers.
Anita Carter...
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You appear to be experiencing the weather we had last night ;)
Foxy at w**k...
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It's calming as I type Anita
Anita Carter...
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It is quite mild out this morning, Jen - really a nice day :)
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Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...
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Bright, shiny, dry mild and very gusty. Got all the washing dried.
Lot's of rain overnight though, so garden is a bit soaked - bet those weeds
are loving it. :)
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I try not to convert Mike it makes me sad
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jackie...
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Good morning Mike, it has been a very wild night, rain and gale force winds
and we could hear the sea crashing on the shore.I think it has died down a
little now.
Decimalisation was certainly a rip-off and I too convert to `old money`.
I also think back to our wages and prices when we were young and the price
of houses now!!!Teds wage as a Postman back in 1954 was £7 a week but we
were able to save a little on that !!!!
noreen...
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Morning Jackie quite a mild day and sunshining so that makes you feel
better, mind you it could be a lot different when you get out side.;-)
My hubby's was about the same Jackie and I had my Son born in 1954 so it was
very hard.
If you convert to old money you will always think you are being ripped off,
I have a friend that does
it all the time ;-)))))
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