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10-01-2011, 22:06 | #1 |
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keep fuel under £1 ltr petition
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10-01-2011, 22:08 | #2 |
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Mine is from my boss
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10-01-2011, 22:27 | #3 |
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10-01-2011, 22:31 | #4 |
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10-01-2011, 22:33 | #5 |
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i remember when fuel was less than £1 a gallon
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10-01-2011, 22:38 | #6 |
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I do too!
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10-01-2011, 22:40 | #7 |
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well done, in answer to Briggie's reply I remember when petrol was 2 shillings and 6 pence a gallon and a transport cafe meal was the same or maybe 2 and 9, for those that don't that will be 12.5 p current, oh and a packet of 20 fags was the same, Rick showing my age now yea,
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10-01-2011, 22:47 | #8 |
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Boy Oh boy, I remember when I was very young, my father filled the tank up, 4 gallons, he gave a £1 note and got some change....
A Heartbeat moment. My first car it was 67p per gallon.
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10-01-2011, 22:58 | #9 |
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i remember when i used to race motorbikes .. i had a go at speedway racing ( bad idea lol ) .....at the time most of the guys ran on methanol ..... horrendously expensive from what i remember ( dangerous too ) ..... wonder how much it is now ? ...... not that im young and foolish anymore lol
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10-01-2011, 23:02 | #10 |
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so by my reconing average wage in 1963 £20 pw = 160 gallons of fuel, today whats the average wage £600 pw = about 106 gallons, big difference, price of a transport cafe meal 1963 160 meals today 120, fags dont know what they cost today, Rick
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10-01-2011, 23:14 | #11 |
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i wonder what would happen if you run a t2 on methanol ?
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