I suddenly feel old.

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W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1349472 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 16:39:21 UTC - in response to Message 1349463. Half a dollar was 2s-6d (half crown) in the good old days when we got four to the Â£ :-) You got one of them for your birthday, you were rich! Ummmmm, there were 8 half crowns to the pound. Remember Â£1 = 20s. ID: 1349472 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1349481 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 16:48:58 UTC A welcome return to real money, and what it could buy. The half dollar hair cut was one eight of a UKpound, and petrol was offered at 5 gallons (UK gallon @ 4.55litres) per UKpound. So, in those days I ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1349481 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1349486 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 16:54:42 UTC - in response to Message 1349484. Quite right too John, bring back the Tanner! I'd love a white fiver to frame and put on the wall, but not at Â£250. Even the blue ten bob notes are now worth Â£40. But all that was real money, it looked it and felt it. Half the fun of going abroad was collecting all the different currencies and notes, now all we have got is this Euro rubbish. The day this country goes totally metric, they ban the British pint, and drive on the right. I'm emigrating. Not to the US or Canada I'd think, as we all drive on the right, of course there is Australia or Japan, both drive on the left... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1349486 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1349488 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 16:57:28 UTC I'm heading to Oz or New Zealand where they still drive on the correct side (Japan is too mired in it's own lost decade). That way I could ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1349488 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1349497 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 17:21:04 UTC - in response to Message 1349488. I'm heading to Oz or New Zealand where they still drive on the correct side (Japan is too mired in it's own lost decade). That way I could ... So that's how the people of the sunken continental fragment drive(New Zealand), I wasn't sure, thanks. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1349497 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1349509 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 17:43:44 UTC - in response to Message 1349499. Last modified: 22 Mar 2013, 17:44:11 UTC USA drives on the right UK drives on the left Women just drive me nuts! It turns out zealandia ranges as far north as Samoa and the Salomon Islands, some sunken continent and it sort of resembles the UK too, weird. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1349509 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1349523 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 18:10:22 UTC Yep, better watch out for Evel Knievel's ghost(October 17, 1938 â€“ November 30, 2007)... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1349523 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1349553 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 19:02:54 UTC It surprises me he got that old, considering the daredevil he was... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1349553 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1349585 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 19:58:35 UTC - in response to Message 1349489. Any part of the world which was at some time part of the British Empire is left hand and any part colonised by the French is right hand. Them French got a lot of explaining to do :-) LH drive Pakistan? Now I'll have to check <what was the name of the first Bond flick with Timothy Dalton?>. There's a scene where he and the girl are in the Russian equivalent of a Humvee and suddenly come to a road with a sign saying how far it is to Karachi. He says he knows a great restaurant in Karachi and sets off... on the right side if I remember correctly. But he's a Brit (so's the actor, if it was him driving in that shot) and it's a left drive country (which he would know, being James Bond), so he should have driven on the left. Never mind the American movie audience. Anyway, to make another movie reference: Kevin Klein in A Fish called Wanda - @$$hoooolllle! David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1349585 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22189 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1349588 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 20:02:05 UTC In many "third world" countries there are two sides to the road "right" and "wrong" - the "right" has lots of potholes, and the "wrong" has even more potholes... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1349588 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1349590 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 20:03:34 UTC Hmmm...sounds a bit like some roads we have over here... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1349590 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1349603 - Posted: 22 Mar 2013, 20:32:43 UTC - in response to Message 1349553. It surprises me he got that old, considering the daredevil he was... He broke 433 bones in His lifetime, I've only broke one and that just about killed Me... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1349603 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1349625 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 0:03:43 UTC - in response to Message 1349603. It surprises me he got that old, considering the daredevil he was... He broke 433 bones in His lifetime, I've only broke one and that just about killed Me... My one broken bone (right arm just above the wrist) didn't kill me, but the concrete slab I broke it on would have if it had been my head instead. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1349625 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1349647 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 1:09:30 UTC Last modified: 23 Mar 2013, 1:09:58 UTC I've broken a few bones over the years. But my most painful injury was when doing ankle sweeps, in Judo, and catching my big toe on a slight rise in the mat. The toe folds under the foot and I then stand on it. The large toe comes up black, with a tapering blue tinge up to the foot ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1349647 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1349650 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 1:15:16 UTC - in response to Message 1349625. It surprises me he got that old, considering the daredevil he was... He broke 433 bones in His lifetime, I've only broke one and that just about killed Me... My one broken bone (right arm just above the wrist) didn't kill me, but the concrete slab I broke it on would have if it had been my head instead. I only broke My lower left leg and dislocated My right hip joint in 2002, which required 3 titanium screws during a 2 hour surgery, which meant moving and disturbing My left ankle joint, afterwards I got no rehab(a for profit hospital), I haven't been able to walk as far ever since and I gained weight as a result & red rashes, complicating matters is My pre-existing low output thyroid gland, that weight gain lead to problems with My right knee joint when going up and down steps, although I'm able to use that joint again after not climbing or descending steps for a while, it's very stiff now, but not painful at least. I have a few other problems, but their like the thyroid, endemic to Me. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1349650 ·

Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0	Message 1349708 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 7:54:23 UTC - in response to Message 1349489. Any part of the world which was at some time part of the British Empire is left hand and any part colonised by the French is right hand. Them French got a lot of explaining to do :-) LH drive Sorry Chris, but the message in that link has "arranged" history to fit their theory. The original 13 United States were all former British colonies. 3 of the 4 original Canadian provinces were ex-British colonies. The French influence in North America started small, and got smaller with time. It was virtually zero by the time Napoleon started to get uppity. The whole right versus left thing has mostly been accidental in the past, IMHO. Today the majority rules, and things are changing (like in former British colonies like Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone that have all switched from left to right). Just an observation: China drives on the right, India drives on the left. It will be interesting to see who wins out in the long run. ID: 1349708 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1349840 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 17:43:32 UTC - in response to Message 1349603. It surprises me he got that old, considering the daredevil he was... He broke 433 bones in His lifetime, I've only broke one and that just about killed Me... I broke like 5 two years ago and it also practically killed me... Some people really play with their live and those are mostly the ones who live the longest... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1349840 ·

j mercer Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 2422 Credit: 12,323,733 RAC: 1	Message 1349847 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 17:59:37 UTC Nothing ventured nothing gained... To never have to say "I wonder what would have been." Wheee! ... ID: 1349847 ·

The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50	Message 1349851 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 18:25:42 UTC I can't see the UK ever switching to driving on the right. If they try, i'm voting UKIP! Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. ID: 1349851 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1349861 - Posted: 23 Mar 2013, 18:41:35 UTC Na! Last place in the universe to do so ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1349861 ·

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