TheMitchells Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 So I found a sheet of newspaper stuffed into the wall while removing layers of wallpaper - its dated April 1978 when mens pure wool suits could be had for £38. Whats the oldest anyone else has found - I'll send a prize to the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 You could get a suit today for 38 squids in Tesco I wear mine every now and then...it's a black one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Wonder how much a big telly was in 78.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 A big telly in 78 would have been 14" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Tennentslager said: You could get a suit today for 38 squids in Tesco Not pure wool you won't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 20 minutes ago, jack said: Not pure wool you won't! You could get a whole sheep for 38 squid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) 4 Star was 17p/litre in 1978, but we bought it is gallons then, so 77p/gallon. Inflation was 10%, (2.5ish% now), bread was 28p (50p for Tesco Toasty now), Milk 11p (22 to 50p now). Sweeny was on telly, fags were 60p a pack, close to a tenner now. I was 3 inches taller and still unable to grow a beard (thankfully). Had a girlfriend called Susan, and a motorbike. Edited July 7, 2016 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) On 07/07/2016 at 09:14, SteamyTea said: I was 3 inches taller and still unable to grow a beard (thankfully). Had a girlfriend called Susan, and a motorbike. Send us a pic of Susan, love to see the fashion of the day? This is 1972 wallpaper and me and my sisters sitting on a radiogram...solid teak it was? brown and beige was in vogue Edited July 23, 2016 by Tennentslager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Not sure if I have a picture of her scanned onto the PC. Or you just after looking at a 1970's 17 year old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 We have a copy of the Dec 4th 1978 Daily Star lining a chest of drawers. There is a small article in it about Jim Callaghan threatening the EU over a problem with agricultural subsidies. It says he will stop short of threatening to pull out of the common market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Temp said: We have a copy of the Dec 4th 1978 Daily Star lining a chest of drawers. There is a small article in it about Jim Callaghan threatening the EU over a problem with agricultural subsidies. It says he will stop short of threatening to pull out of the common market. Seems the Daily Star were spot on in that prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I found the rat eaten shreds of a copy of the Kama Sutra under a loose floorboard in one the downstairs rooms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) I'll have a look in the loft as there loads of papers up there along with things like moody blues tickets from the early 70s. And credit card statements. Surprised by that to be honest. I thought hedonistic consumer credit was eschewed by anyone born before 1980. :rolleyes: but the point of my post, Circa what period are these? Mid 70s? bb Edited July 23, 2016 by daiking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I found 3rd Class rail tickets to Herne Bay under the floor of an old terraced place and the intact packing "egg boxes" for the old brown Bakelite sockets directly above that point. The sparks must have just lifted the floor boards when they channelled out and dumped the rubbish underneath. Also found a bunch of BONES and had CID round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 This morning's excavation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 When I got my first car (a Capri) it was like a dubious treasure trove when I swapped the interior over: Durex wrappers, an earring, loose change and a Dire Straights tape that I've still got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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