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[MaxV6]

lets face, it we're all much worse off than we were in the early 70's ..

[Admin]

My god you are a beacon of hapiness and hope today Max!  

[markey mark]

lets face, it we're all much worse off than we were in the early 70's ..

wouldnt know max wasnt born till 72  

[FRE07962128]

lets face, it we're all much worse off than we were in the early 70's ..

Max please don't remind me of that cxxp decade!  Everything was naff, including my marriage!   I am much happier in 2008, even though my disposable income is not (pro-rata) as good.

[Big Fra]

Born in 79, errr, prob not the best person to comment.

[Entwood]

lets face, it we're all much worse off than we were in the early 70's ..

Must disagree .. in the 70's I was driving a banger, living in rented accomodation, and always wondering how I could afford to do anything - holidays ?? no chance ...

Now I own my house, I have just bought another Omega - out of choice - I holiday in France for 3 weeks every year and spend over half my weekends away in the 'van in UK. I indulge my hobbies of photography, computing, gardening without major worries and there is always a beer in the fridge and a few ( ) bottles of malt on the shelf.

I retire (aged 57) in 3 months and my pension will probably be more than I dreamed of earning in the 70's.



If you use the "hours worked to buy it" principle .. we are all far BETTER off then in the 70's IMHO

[MaxV6]

I'm in my Mid 40s ....   a was around and remember it, i just didn;t have to put my hand in my pocket to pay for it....



no, my point was more like this.

Miggy equivalent...  in late 72 approx £2k new.
House 8K

yamaha electone organ, top of the range.  £10K

2002  
Miggy £30K
House £350K


Yamaha electone top of the range organ...   £8K

.


now you do the maths

[waspy]

It depends on which way you look at it:- How many people had tv's & other electrical goods back then, clothes are more affordable (i know it's because it's all made in the East) More people have cars now. I bought my first VCR back in the early 80's & it was nearly £300.00. You can buy a home cinema package for that now.
It seemed like your money went further, but i still recall my mum moaning at an increase in fuel cost, because it went up to 46p a gallon  
In certain ways you're right though  

[bertiecbx550]

aaahh the 70`s red arrows lollies,the bionic man,action man with eagle eye,tonka toys and warm hot summers playing footie till the sun went down corona pop(10p bottle return) sitting outside the railway club cause the old biddies moaned you made too much noise during the bingo....kerplunk,buckaroo,swapping footie stickers with ya mates and getting chased by the bigger lads cause you caught em snogging... ha ha ha ha i wanna go back.....

[Markie]

My god you are a beacon of hapiness and hope today Max!  

 

Got to admit though its pretty grim - nearly everything is going up in price...apart from used cars  

[Mr Skrunts]

My god you are a beacon of hapiness and hope today Max!  

 

Got to admit though its pretty grim - nearly everything is going up in price...apart from used cars  

Was just chatting with some one the other day commenting on fruit and veg prices of all things.

AND whats the reason for the cost of everthing going up.



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[Mr Skrunts]

The whole transportation of goods relies on it

[jereboam]

I was skint in the 1970s.





Mind you, I was skint in the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1980s, the 1990s and I'm skint now.

[waspy]

I was skint in the 1970s.





Mind you, I was skint in the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1980s, the 1990s and I'm skint now.

That's because you have to keep buying new door mats, because you your cat pees on them

[Pitchfork]

You could still get hold of components to build valve amps then, today the parts are like hen's teeth and very expensive
Still I now have a couple of solid state Guitar Amps from the 80's which is were designed to emulate a Mesa-Boogie and weigh in at a fraction of their weight so my back suffers less!
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