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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 15, 2019 22:43:14 GMT
There was no vat on my pint  and when vat was introduced food wasn’t included and beer was claimed to be a food so should be exempt,didn’t work😡 wine was vat exempt too and cider was classed as a wine😁 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2019 23:15:19 GMT
Found 'em. My first and second.   |
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Post by terryc on Dec 15, 2019 23:56:35 GMT
I was saving up for one I was only on £9 a week What - done some badly paid jobs but never that little - no idea how you managed to run a bike on that I was an apprentice plater welder at British Steel £9 a week was my first year pay, in my second year it went up to £ 13 a week. I wish I could have stuck it out but I transferred onto the production in Templeboro bar mill and my wages shot up to £88 a week overnight, I felt like a millionaire . This was in 1972/3/4 petrol was 37p a gallon, beer was 20p a pint and we moaned like buggery when it went up to 21p |
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 16, 2019 19:38:36 GMT
That were a good pay rise Tel no brainer not doing that.Similar situation for me 1990 going to Union Carbide staff status in Bupa and wad increased substantially.
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 16, 2019 19:40:28 GMT
Picture of me Starfire in 1970 my first “proper” bike  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2019 21:58:11 GMT
Nice......250 Star Fire.
Did those have fibreglass fuel tanks?
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Post by ian on Dec 16, 2019 22:04:08 GMT
I copied you Dave, started work on an LD150. I bought it for £15 just before I left school, in preparation. I saved the money from my Saturday job - well Friday night & Saturday morning for 30 bob a week- delivering booze for the local offy on their ancient push bike with stirrup brakes & a giant rack at the front with a wicker basket to carry the bottles. Once I started my apprenticeship on £3 a week, I saved up enough to buy a Tiger Cub for £30. Unfortunatley, no photos of my early bikes, I only have the one of my mate Phil's outfit in my avatar. £80 was a fortune back in the early 70s Tel, I remember changing jobs in '74 & being chuffed 'cos I went from £35 to £40 a week  |
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 16, 2019 22:22:03 GMT
Nice......250 Star Fire. Did those have fibreglass fuel tanks? Pre 1970 models had the smaller fibreglass tank and side panels a better looking bike that started life as the Barracuda,couldn’t get the earlier model so had to settle for the later model |
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 16, 2019 22:28:15 GMT
I copied you Dave, started work on an LD150. I bought it for £15 just before I left school, in preparation. I saved the money from my Saturday job - well Friday night & Saturday morning for 30 bob a week- delivering booze for the local offy on their ancient push bike with stirrup brakes & a giant rack at the front with a wicker basket to carry the bottles. Once I started my apprenticeship on £3 a week, I saved up enough to buy a Tiger Cub for £30. Unfortunatley, no photos of my early bikes, I only have the one of my mate Phil's outfit in my avatar. £80 was a fortune back in the early 70s Tel, I remember changing jobs in '74 & being chuffed 'cos I went from £35 to £40 a week My LD cost £10 and had a broken drive shaft which cost me 17/6d parts AND labour🙀🙀 for a new one.You reminded me that I went back to my old paper round Friday and Saturday evenings for 15/- a week plus tips to supplement my metre wages.I had been delivering fruit and veg on one of those bikes you describe for 17/6d a week hard work peddling 😂😂 |
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Post by BritPete on Dec 17, 2019 12:33:52 GMT
Love this talk of £ s d
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Post by BritPete on Dec 17, 2019 16:37:08 GMT
Had a moped before this but this was my first bike with a clutch together with receipt   Note the tank with similar lines to an SD NB the bike you cant see next to it was my brothers Starfire |
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 17, 2019 18:15:44 GMT
Nice one BP especially with the receipt
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Post by davefirestorm on Dec 17, 2019 18:51:09 GMT
Your brother had good taste 😁 did his grenade explode?😂😂
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2019 21:08:06 GMT
You haven't changed a bit Pete....what's your secret? I reckon it's avoiding household jobs for nigh on 30 years.....you have a nice easy going missus.
Re:BSA.....Yep, can certainly see that tail light just visible is a 68-on Brit.
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and when vat was introduced food wasn’t included and beer was claimed to be a food so should be exempt,didn’t work😡 wine was vat exempt too and cider was classed as a wine😁
