DJ360 6,721 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Anybody spot the 'deliberate' mistake in #17? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 The apostrophe in 'its'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 That's the other 'deliberate' mistake Margie. The one I am referring to is that I said Mercury is the only element that is liquid at room temperature. Should have said the only metal that is.There is another element that is not a metal and is liquid at room temperature. Answers on a postcard to... Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Bromine (I looked it up!) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Points for initiative Margie! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 In 1945,Nottm City Transport consisted of : 151 trolleybus's- 248 motor buses and between 1944-45 covered almost 10 million miles. 2,252 people were employed and the wage bill was,£534,600 for this period!.... Useless enough?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Ian, that means that people only earned an average annual wage of of £237.39 (and most would have earned less than this as the more senior employees would have probably earned much more) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 True Margie, apparently a man's average annual wage in 1945 was around £100. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 I was on about £340 a year as a 16-year-old when I started work in 1966. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 £343.20 p.a. in my case, or £6.12s per week as a coal board apprentice. As I recall that was a decent apprentice wage back then in 1965. It's debatable whether the information now is more useless than I was then. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,279 Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 £97/10/- yes, ninety seven pounds ten shilling a year for me when I started at the ROF in 1953. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Boots were bad payers..an old browncoat showed me a payslip from 1969...£9.00 a week,my work pal drove for J&H he was on 3or 4 times that in 1969! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 I should have added, as a 16-year-old I was also entitled to Meal Vouchers to the value of 2/6 a day. I used to use mine at Percy Andrew's canteen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Back in 1898 a Nottm tram driver earned 24s a week and conductor got 17/6. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 £2 a week for a tram driver in 1898 ? Not that bad really,considering I got £3 a week in my first job in 1964 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Sorry,can't add up can I ? 24shillings was £1.4shillings ,though still not bad all those years ago. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 On 19/09/2016 at 6:14 PM, DJ360 said: Mercury is the only element which is naturally a liquid at room temperature. But, if you hold a piece of solid metallic Gallium in your hand it will melt as it's melting point is only 30 degrees C. Bromine is also fuming liquid at room temperature. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Notts County's original nickname was the Lambs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Mess said: Notts County's original nickname was the Lambs Going off at a slight tangent on this subject, can anyone pinpoint when people stopped referring to Nottingham Forest as the Foresters? In the drawing of all the local football club nickname characters on the front of the Football Post a forester was still being used for Forest into the 1960s. E.g. as also seen (between the Magpie and the Stag) on the annual football guide: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 2 hours ago, BulwellBrian said: Bromine is also fuming liquid at room temperature. Correct. See pp #26 to #29. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Mess said: Notts County's original nickname was the Lambs That could explain something. Clive also known as Nottm's Lord Sutch, often wore a NC scarf on stage.. I believe he goes to all NC home games. (Or at least did) He renamed his band 'Lambs of the World' sometime late 60s. Maybe that's why. I haven't seen him since about 1970. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 The silence of the lambs eh ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Babs saw suchs band play a couple of years ago Col , will try and remember their name now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Carrington Brookes......been mentioned on here before .... Think he lives Devon ....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 £3/19/6..............FIRST weeks gross wage as a Van-lad Midland station 1960............6 months later £4/2/6........at Marsdens,.......gave Mam £2......still had money still had money in my pocket next pay day..........mind you 3years later was earning £10 per week as relief manager,still only gave Mam £2............living the high life wer'nt i............Locarno,rowing boats on the Embankment,Forest Matches,99 club,Sherwood Rooms,Bodega, me own car and weekends in Skeg..............aahh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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