RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2023 Had to do a double take in B&M this morning! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted November 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2023 10 minutes ago, big jim said: Had to do a double take in B&M this morning! Holegrain? 😉 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: Shamelessly taken from Facebook . It's long and some minor naughty language , the North American members should recognise the situation . DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER: Moved to North Dakota this fall. We heard that summers are fun and winter is beautiful. We think there is no more beautiful a place in the whole world! ...snip... -Author Unknown That is so old that it has become a glacier! 🙂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2023 5 hours ago, big jim said: Had to do a double take in B&M this morning! The relay tripped; not knowing how many pence in a pound, I thought that it might have dealt with the price! But, as I said, the relay finally tripped! 😉 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2023 8 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: The relay tripped; not knowing how many pence in a pound, I thought that it might have dealt with the price! But, as I said, the relay finally tripped! 😉 For your information, there are 100 pence to a pound note. It has been so, since 15 February 1971! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted November 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2023 9 minutes ago, kevinlms said: pound note Not since 11 March 1988 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Not if you are North of the Border.... Still have £1 notes up there, although it now seems mostly done for tourists and collectors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Bank_of_Scotland_£1_note 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 8 hours ago, kevinlms said: For your information, there are 100 pence to a pound note. It has been so, since 15 February 1971! And that was because 240 pennies to the pound/12 pennies to the shilling plus thruppences/sixpences/shillings/florins/halfcrowns/ten bob notes were confusing and complicated things for overseas tourists! And that was just everyday pocket change*. I've left out farthings, ha'pennies and crowns because they were less common, had been dying out or actually demonetised well before Decimalisation. * Nowadays, holes in pockets are much rarer due to the decrease in both weight and volume of so much slummy... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Hroth said: And that was because 240 pennies to the pound/12 pennies to the shilling plus thruppences/sixpences/shillings/florins/halfcrowns/ten bob notes were confusing and complicated things for overseas tourists! Except in Australia*, where the currency changed on 14 Feb 1966 and so 5 years ahead of the UK! Australia also changed to Dollars and Cents, which of course was completely different to any US version. Probably decimalisation wouldn't have occurred in the UK, if the names of pounds and pence were going to be changed! *I should state that it wasn't until March 1972 that i left the UK and so I do remember the changeover in Britain. Use your old pennies in sixpenny lots! https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/1971-d-day-minus-one-decimals-song/465801841899735/ New Zealand changed in 1967, I believe, so still well ahead of Britain. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 54 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Australia also changed to Dollars and Cents, which of course was completely different to any US version. You could have named the currency to Roos and Joeys. Ideosyncratic, not following any other currency names AND a laugh at forex desks! 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 It was one of the biggest cons ever. Some made a lot of money from decimalisation. It also caused inflation that is still going on today. Look at how often prices went up before 1971 and how often they go up now. Prices had virtually stayed the same for years. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: It was one of the biggest cons ever. . It also caused inflation that is still going on today. I've always considered that the introduction of VAT was a big contributor to inflation. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2023 No, it was the OECD countries (mainly Middle Eastern ones) that artificially created shortages of oil, that have been the biggest contributors to inflation. Because they had only one product to sell (unless you want sand and rock!), and so wanted a better price. Only recently with renewables, is the tide starting to turn away from oil. Took over 50 years and STILL there are plenty of doubters. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, kevinlms said: No, it was the OECD countries (mainly Middle Eastern ones) that artificially created shortages of oil, that have been the biggest contributors to inflation. Because they had only one product to sell (unless you want sand and rock!), and so wanted a better price. Only recently with renewables, is the tide starting to turn away from oil. Took over 50 years and STILL there are plenty of doubters. The biggest problem is the obsession with World prices for oil rather than production cost but then the reverse is true with Steel when foreign manufacturers are accused of undercutting UK manufacturers! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2023 (edited) Ok is this the things that make you smile thread? Edited November 29, 2023 by PaulRhB 5 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 14 hours ago, kevinlms said: Except in Australia*, where the currency changed on 14 Feb 1966 and so 5 years ahead of the UK! Even people born long after decimal currency was introduced know this date! Government advertising is usually quite lame but the jingle is embedded in the national psyche. What a lot of people didn't know until the original film was restored by the National Film and Sound Archive is it was made in colour. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2023 12 hours ago, PaulRhB said: Ok is this the things that make you smile thread? She looks like she has had a few too many herself! 😲 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2023 What the hell was the artist on who designed this combination? 4-8-0 black 5 with extended chimney, VSOE passenger/tender and some double deck or ‘atrium’ stock behind on dual gauge track! https://www.barnstapletowncouncil.gov.uk/council_events/railway-exhibition/ 1 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: What the hell was the artist on who designed this combination? 4-8-0 black 5 with extended chimney, VSOE passenger/tender and some double deck or ‘atrium’ stock behind on dual gauge track! https://www.barnstapletowncouncil.gov.uk/council_events/railway-exhibition/ Not quite sure if that's meant to be 3 rail, or broad gauge / narrow gauge. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, TheQ said: Not quite sure if that's meant to be 3 rail, or broad gauge / narrow gauge. think it’s tillig dual gauge track i suspect the poster image is AI generated Edited November 30, 2023 by big jim 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 19 minutes ago, big jim said: i suspect the poster image is AI generated If that is the future of AI gawd help us all !!!! Brit15 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2023 10 hours ago, DavidB-AU said: Even people born long after decimal currency was introduced know this date! Government advertising is usually quite lame but the jingle is embedded in the national psyche. What a lot of people didn't know until the original film was restored by the National Film and Sound Archive is it was made in colour. From Latin to Bohemian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2023 53 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: What the hell was the artist on who designed this combination? 4-8-0 black 5 with extended chimney, VSOE passenger/tender and some double deck or ‘atrium’ stock behind on dual gauge track! https://www.barnstapletowncouncil.gov.uk/council_events/railway-exhibition/ I think the higher carriages are an AI getting confused between train and station. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2023 33 minutes ago, big jim said: i suspect the poster image is AI generated Artificial insemination? Nah, that's properly f***** that is😉 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2023 2 hours ago, TheQ said: Not quite sure if that's meant to be 3 rail, or broad gauge / narrow gauge. It's Brunel's Atmospheric Railway! Well it may as well be, as there are so many other errors! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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