mjmooney Posted March 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, Xann said: Pet Clark > Rihanna. Goes without saying. She's still gigging, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Me too. At least you don't have to pay it on your mortgage like I had to. No no no no no no no no no!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 8 hours ago, mjmooney said: Me too. At least you don't have to pay it on your mortgage like I had to. Yeah, but 13.5% on £200 still isn't very much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2018 7 hours ago, The_Rev said: Yeah, but 13.5% on £200 still isn't very much. Haha. Ten times that. Still, a four bedroomed house for twenty grand (admittedly one that needed a lot of work), and no problem getting a 95% mortgage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 50 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Haha. Ten times that. Still, a four bedroomed house for twenty grand (admittedly one that needed a lot of work), and no problem getting a 95% mortgage. £20k for a house? Jeeeeeez, that really is the olden times. I had to pay £29,950 for my first house. Anyway, that's not why I'm here. Potatoes. In the '70's we were always concerned about the price and condition of spuds. A wet winter, potato price rises on the news. A dry summer, potato prices on the news. Potato blight, potato prices on the news. Articles on the news with presenters stood outside chip shops lamenting the latest rise in chippy prices. Potato season changing and we can 'finally' have roasties again. Potato season changing and we can final have baby potatoes with a bit of butter. And it was butter. Not some Poly wotsit nesian chemical extract of onion skins and voles arses that you can't actually cook with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2018 The best food shortage (and concomitant price hike) was the great sugar crisis of 1975. Made me give up taking sugar in tea and coffee - for which I am eternally grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, mjmooney said: The best food shortage (and concomitant price hike) was the great sugar crisis of 1975. Made me give up taking sugar in tea and coffee - for which I am eternally grateful. Never heard of that. How much did it go up as a rough percentage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 3, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Xela said: Never heard of that. How much did it go up as a rough percentage? I remember my mother complaining like hell about the price, gawd knows why, she was a long life staple food hoarder anyway, there were always multiple bags of sugar / flour etc in the house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Xela said: Never heard of that. How much did it go up as a rough percentage? I honestly don't remember, but it was a big controversy. I just remember the empty shelves, followed by people fighting over the rare bags that were being sold at high prices, and thinking "Bloody hell, I'm not paying THAT". Took me about a month to get used to the taste of tea without sugar, but after that I massively preferred it, to the point that I couldn't stand it WITH. Coffee was easier (and I still very occasionally have one with sugar, as a novelty). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 **** hell. You start a thread, ask a few questions... Only one of them get answered and 5 days later the old bastards still won't stop wittering on and on and on... Time to get the care home brochures out Only kidding. I love this thread! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted March 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2018 artex artex everywhere 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 You should have a look at the 1960s income tax rates. **** my hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: artex artex everywhere And bastard woodchip. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Seat68 said: And bastard woodchip. I hate that stuff so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: artex artex everywhere yet I love this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2018 I must have had a foot in each camp. Moved into our first house in 1982, stripped out all the artex. Put up woodchip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 What on earth was it with Artex? Why did people choose to ruin perfectly good smooth plaster with that rubbish? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just now, Risso said: What on earth was it with Artex? Why did people choose to ruin perfectly good smooth plaster with that rubbish? The trick to getting it off was to soften it with a steamer, and then scrape it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 3, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, Risso said: What on earth was it with Artex? Why did people choose to ruin perfectly good smooth plaster with that rubbish? Same reason people wore flares and platform boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Makes me think of this time I had to rip out a bit of false wall from round a Rayburn in this house once. Loads of Ply. Loads of soot n that fell out rather obviously, but after we'd ripped it out we uncovered this amazing curved brick fireplace that the owners had no idea was there. Ended up cleaning it up lovely. Wasn't just lovely plaster they used to cover with crap it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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