I won the lottery of life, I am English.

[gtopa1]

Prove me wrong on this one, Roy:

The Germans invented Marmite.

Vegemite is YUMMY!!!!!

Marmite is too sweet.

Greg

 

[okfine]

This might have been you, if you did. LOL

No it was the Kawasaki KH 125 trail bike
it cost a fortune £400 if memory serves me correctly, the insurance would have been at least £20. Mind blowing ehh?

That would have been my choice. You should see the price for a bike today.

I remember when the Kawasaki Z900 came out, I was lodging away in Cardiff, I was 17, my hotel was 5 minutes away from the Kawasaki dealership, every night I’d walk round to the fish n chip shop after work and eat my meal drooling over the Z900. It had the Rickman full cowling on in Kawasaki green. The price was over £1,000 i can remember thinking “who the fuck can afford that!”

Well, if you would have bought one and kept it? They fetch big dough these days.

Let me tell you this;
In 1975 I earned 26p an hour
In 1976 I earned 37p an hour
In 1977 I earned 43p an hour
In 1978 I earned 54p an hour
In 1979 I earned 94p an hour
In 1980 I earned over a £pound an hour

So! I put it to you, in 1980 I was earning just over a £ an hour, a working week was usually 45hours after tax and NI I probably was taking home around £35 a week.
How long do you think it would have taken to buy a Kawasaki z900?
Remember my 1 bedroomed flat cost £10 per week, gas and leccy was probably £4 a week
Food shopping for the family.... £10
You have no idea we were poor as buggery back then, everyone was.
I forgot, the wife got £2.40 family allowance each week for my first child.

You went to secondary school, I believe. Were you an intern or apprentice for 5 years?

 

[Leo123]

Nonsense, the Skye entity just wants attention, it’s insecure, a shame you guys have to put up with it but hey ho!

lol. Skye's a goodun; I doubt she would see Corbyn as even human.

There are many excellent threads her so make sure you get out amongst it. I spend most of my time in the Badlands; safer from eviction there.

Greg

Thanks! I’ll take a look

Thanks....I don't get the rhyme though....dense as usual. I looked up 'pom' on Google and I got "Pom Wonderful".....

Oh now I get it; a little self deprecation....gotcha. No; not dense though the East Londoners are quite inventive. A good description of rhyming slang can be found in "To sir With Love".....................the way the Cockneys clip their pronunciation.



Immigrant....................

Pomegran't'

Greg

No, I just didn't know, thanks for explaining.

No worries; glad to oblige.

Greg

So 'Pom' is like the American equivalent of the 'N' word, or Pollock, or ****, or 'Mook', or 'Slope Head', or 'Mick', 'wet back' etc.? It's slang for foreigners...now I get it.Heck, we can't even utter 'illegal alien' which is stated in our immigration law!!! PC in America does not allow us to use these terms because the MSM and the Media along with the Democrats and Hollywood control thought here in the U.S.

Had to add this....While it is true that Americans call foreigners names, it is also true that we all call each other names. Mostly good natured because right-minded folks realize that we ourselves were from foreign countries. Democrats want to seize on this and divide our nation by trying to limit speech as well as classify speech they disagree with as 'conspiracy.' And the MSM parrots them.

No but sorta..... It is actually quite endearing in most applications unless of course one is really meaning to be hurtful. I was at a get together in the UK and there was a group of blokes who wanted to play cricket. I piped up "Poms against the furriners"....and the teams split without any todo. The cricket was of a surprisingly high standard.

But it all comes down to being a bit cheeky. I've never seen a pom take it the wrong way. Of course there was the time on the M25 when a certain Pom nearly ran into me but that was well earned.

Greg

OK that is what I was trying to say too. Except in America today, Democrats have succeeded in calling good-natured racial comments RACIST!!!!

 

[Uncensored2008]

Hello to everyone, I’m here t to make new friends and discuss topical political news.
After a career working for the British government i am a tired civil servant. Living in London I think I have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the U.K.

So you're a Muzzie Beast then?

 

[okfine]

Hello to everyone, I’m here t to make new friends and discuss topical political news.
After a career working for the British government i am a tired civil servant. Living in London I think I have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the U.K.

So you're a Muzzie Beast then?

Don't forget, if you want a response from someone in the UK, it is 8 hours forward from PST. Beddy bye time.

 

[beautress]

Hello to everyone, I’m here t to make new friends and discuss topical political news.
After a career working for the British government i am a tired civil servant. Living in London I think I have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the U.K.

Welcome to USMB, Roy Batty. I hope you enjoy the boards.

 

[Dalia]

Should never have given that car crash of an interview.

Beatrice was involved in setting it up.

By the way, the proper spelling is Neighbour, not how the Americans spell it.
(It gives you away darling)

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

 

[okfine]

Should never have given that car crash of an interview.

Beatrice was involved in setting it up.

By the way, the proper spelling is Neighbour, not how the Americans spell it.
(It gives you away darling)

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

 

[Dalia]

Should never have given that car crash of an interview.

Beatrice was involved in setting it up.

By the way, the proper spelling is Neighbour, not how the Americans spell it.
(It gives you away darling)

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

I do like their fish and chips.

 

[okfine]

By the way, the proper spelling is Neighbour, not how the Americans spell it.
(It gives you away darling)

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

I do like their fish and chips.

No malt vinegar? Oh, wait. There it is up in the corner!

ps: those chips look wimpy

 

[Leo123]

By the way, the proper spelling is Neighbour, not how the Americans spell it.
(It gives you away darling)

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

I do like their fish and chips.

Malt vinegar on the fries....

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

No it was the Kawasaki KH 125 trail bike
it cost a fortune £400 if memory serves me correctly, the insurance would have been at least £20. Mind blowing ehh?

That would have been my choice. You should see the price for a bike today.

I remember when the Kawasaki Z900 came out, I was lodging away in Cardiff, I was 17, my hotel was 5 minutes away from the Kawasaki dealership, every night I’d walk round to the fish n chip shop after work and eat my meal drooling over the Z900. It had the Rickman full cowling on in Kawasaki green. The price was over £1,000 i can remember thinking “who the fuck can afford that!”

Well, if you would have bought one and kept it? They fetch big dough these days.

Let me tell you this;
In 1975 I earned 26p an hour
In 1976 I earned 37p an hour
In 1977 I earned 43p an hour
In 1978 I earned 54p an hour
In 1979 I earned 94p an hour
In 1980 I earned over a £pound an hour

So! I put it to you, in 1980 I was earning just over a £ an hour, a working week was usually 45hours after tax and NI I probably was taking home around £35 a week.
How long do you think it would have taken to buy a Kawasaki z900?
Remember my 1 bedroomed flat cost £10 per week, gas and leccy was probably £4 a week
Food shopping for the family.... £10
You have no idea we were poor as buggery back then, everyone was.
I forgot, the wife got £2.40 family allowance each week for my first child.

You went to secondary school, I believe. Were you an intern or apprentice for 5 years?

A 4 year apprenticeship, otherwise known as indentured slavery.

 

[Leo123]

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

I do like their fish and chips.

No malt vinegar? Oh, wait. There it is up in the corner!

ps: those chips look wimpy

Ha! Ha! Didn't see your post.

 

[Mindful]

Dalia is French, not American.

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

I do like their fish and chips.

No malt vinegar? Oh, wait. There it is up in the corner!

ps: those chips look wimpy

They do. I like those big fat ones.

 

[Dalia]

It's tartar sauce for the fish, , for the fries, I personally prefer only salt no vinegar

 

[Mindful]

Hello to everyone, I’m here t to make new friends and discuss topical political news.
After a career working for the British government i am a tired civil servant. Living in London I think I have a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the U.K.

So you're a Muzzie Beast then?

Don't forget, if you want a response from someone in the UK, it is 8 hours forward from PST. Beddy bye time.

Depends where you are. Sometimes it's six.

 

[okfine]

To the British it is spelled FROG

They call us this way because we eat frog legs but my god i forgot they are specialists in gastronomy

I lived on the chippy diet. After a few pints, of course.

I do like their fish and chips.

No malt vinegar? Oh, wait. There it is up in the corner!

ps: those chips look wimpy

Ha! Ha! Didn't see your post.

It looks good, huh? Yum.

 

[Mindful]

It's tartar sauce for the fish, , for the fries, I personally prefer only salt no vinegar

I like it smothered in malt vinegar.

 

[okfine]

That would have been my choice. You should see the price for a bike today.

I remember when the Kawasaki Z900 came out, I was lodging away in Cardiff, I was 17, my hotel was 5 minutes away from the Kawasaki dealership, every night I’d walk round to the fish n chip shop after work and eat my meal drooling over the Z900. It had the Rickman full cowling on in Kawasaki green. The price was over £1,000 i can remember thinking “who the fuck can afford that!”

Well, if you would have bought one and kept it? They fetch big dough these days.

Let me tell you this;
In 1975 I earned 26p an hour
In 1976 I earned 37p an hour
In 1977 I earned 43p an hour
In 1978 I earned 54p an hour
In 1979 I earned 94p an hour
In 1980 I earned over a £pound an hour

So! I put it to you, in 1980 I was earning just over a £ an hour, a working week was usually 45hours after tax and NI I probably was taking home around £35 a week.
How long do you think it would have taken to buy a Kawasaki z900?
Remember my 1 bedroomed flat cost £10 per week, gas and leccy was probably £4 a week
Food shopping for the family.... £10
You have no idea we were poor as buggery back then, everyone was.
I forgot, the wife got £2.40 family allowance each week for my first child.

You went to secondary school, I believe. Were you an intern or apprentice for 5 years?

A 4 year apprenticeship, otherwise known as indentured slavery.

I figured it was one or the other. And that wasn't a minimum wage, I presume. Apprenticeship wages are not regulated, correct?

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

I remember when the Kawasaki Z900 came out, I was lodging away in Cardiff, I was 17, my hotel was 5 minutes away from the Kawasaki dealership, every night I’d walk round to the fish n chip shop after work and eat my meal drooling over the Z900. It had the Rickman full cowling on in Kawasaki green. The price was over £1,000 i can remember thinking “who the fuck can afford that!”

Well, if you would have bought one and kept it? They fetch big dough these days.

Let me tell you this;
In 1975 I earned 26p an hour
In 1976 I earned 37p an hour
In 1977 I earned 43p an hour
In 1978 I earned 54p an hour
In 1979 I earned 94p an hour
In 1980 I earned over a £pound an hour

So! I put it to you, in 1980 I was earning just over a £ an hour, a working week was usually 45hours after tax and NI I probably was taking home around £35 a week.
How long do you think it would have taken to buy a Kawasaki z900?
Remember my 1 bedroomed flat cost £10 per week, gas and leccy was probably £4 a week
Food shopping for the family.... £10
You have no idea we were poor as buggery back then, everyone was.
I forgot, the wife got £2.40 family allowance each week for my first child.

You went to secondary school, I believe. Were you an intern or apprentice for 5 years?

A 4 year apprenticeship, otherwise known as indentured slavery.

I figured it was one or the other. And that wasn't a minimum wage, I presume. Apprenticeship wages are not regulated, correct?

Yes is it, it was a HVCA industry regulated apprenticeship, in those days hourly pay on average went up 34-40p a year.