Comments on: Friday http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Tue, 22 May 2012 21:51:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29790 Grannymar Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:59:18 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29790 Ramana - You forgot the free hangover! Nelly - That wine might clean around the hidden bend! :D Nancy - We worked with REAL money and when it was gone it was gone, there were no holes in the wall or money trees back then. WWW - I too, made my own clothes and being slight in frame, Hickeys Fabrics bargain bin was my wonderland. Two yards of fabric was enough to make a sleeveless dress! Sometimes the lining & zip cost more than the fabric! Ramana - You forgot the free hangover!

Nelly - That wine might clean around the hidden bend! :D

Nancy - We worked with REAL money and when it was gone it was gone, there were no holes in the wall or money trees back then.

WWW - I too, made my own clothes and being slight in frame, Hickeys Fabrics bargain bin was my wonderland. Two yards of fabric was enough to make a sleeveless dress! Sometimes the lining & zip cost more than the fabric!

]]> By: wisewebwoman http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29786 wisewebwoman Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:26:03 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29786 My first pay was just over 5 pounds for the week. while the men in the exact same job got 9 pounds. Like you, GM, half went to Mum. I never had to save for hols as I had free travel all over Europe. I made nearly all my own clothes and knitted my own sweaters and cardies and went dancing on those nights of the week that didn't involve my theatre group and/or my folk singing or art group. Good times, good times. XO WWW My first pay was just over 5 pounds for the week. while the men in the exact same job got 9 pounds.
Like you, GM, half went to Mum. I never had to save for hols as I had free travel all over Europe.
I made nearly all my own clothes and knitted my own sweaters and cardies and went dancing on those nights of the week that didn’t involve my theatre group and/or my folk singing or art group.
Good times, good times.
XO
WWW

]]> By: Nancy http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29785 Nancy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:16:45 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29785 Grannymar, My first real job was in 1946 and I worked 6 days a week including Saturday and Sunday (Had Wednesday off). We worked from 9 A.M. until 6 P.M. with 30 minutes for lunch. Are you ready for my salary for 54 hours? $19.00.... This was in a Candy Store Chain and we were on our feet all the time selling candy and decorating the windows. When I received my very first pay I was so thrilled with all that money that I bought my Mom a set of dishes and still had enough left over to buy my train ticket for the next week and go to the movies. I was RICH! I remember once walking to the train on my way home and realized that my sole fortune consisted of a return ticket to my station and 22 cents. But, guess what? I was on top of the World! Grannymar,

My first real job was in 1946 and I worked 6 days a week including Saturday and Sunday (Had Wednesday off). We worked from 9 A.M. until 6 P.M. with 30 minutes for lunch. Are you ready for my salary for 54 hours? $19.00…. This was in a Candy Store Chain and we were on our feet all the time selling candy and decorating the windows.

When I received my very first pay I was so thrilled with all that money that I bought my Mom a set of dishes and still had enough left over to buy my train ticket for the next week and go to the movies. I was
RICH!

I remember once walking to the train on my way home and realized that my sole fortune consisted of a return ticket to my station and 22 cents. But, guess what? I was on top of the World!

]]> By: Nelly http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29784 Nelly Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:16:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29784 Two bottles of really cheap booze! or... A pair of Tesco tights and a sandwich. My first paypacket was £40 per month (I was a student nurse and they took some out for board), I gave half of it to my mother and lived it up on the remainder. The year was 1971. Two bottles of really cheap booze!

or…

A pair of Tesco tights and a sandwich.

My first paypacket was £40 per month (I was a student nurse and they took some out for board), I gave half of it to my mother and lived it up on the remainder. The year was 1971.

]]> By: Rummuser http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29783 Rummuser Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:51:59 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29783 A bottle of cheap booze! A bottle of cheap booze!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29782 Grannymar Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:04:25 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29782 Gaelikaa - I actually remember wearing stockings in thise days. The handy thing was if you kept to one colour then you only lost the one leg to the ladders! I was very hard on stockings and tights. Nick - We are talking about the same year. I forgot the wage (my part) covered busfares and I saved for new clothes. No such things as credit cards. Gaelikaa - I actually remember wearing stockings in thise days. The handy thing was if you kept to one colour then you only lost the one leg to the ladders! I was very hard on stockings and tights.

Nick - We are talking about the same year. I forgot the wage (my part) covered busfares and I saved for new clothes. No such things as credit cards.

]]> By: Nick http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29780 Nick Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:34:18 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29780 Mr first pay packet in 1965 was £7.50 before deductions, whatever they amounted to. After I'd paid some board and lodging to my mum, there was still plenty left over, so I seemed quite well-off! Mr first pay packet in 1965 was £7.50 before deductions, whatever they amounted to. After I’d paid some board and lodging to my mum, there was still plenty left over, so I seemed quite well-off!

]]> By: gaelikaa http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/02/19/friday/#comment-29777 gaelikaa Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:23:07 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6609#comment-29777 I'd almost forgotten what a big expenditure tights were. Never wear them now. They used to tear all the time. What would I have done without clear nail polish to check the run? My first pay packet was IRPd 44.50 after deductions. That was in 1982. I’d almost forgotten what a big expenditure tights were. Never wear them now. They used to tear all the time. What would I have done without clear nail polish to check the run?

My first pay packet was IRPd 44.50 after deductions. That was in 1982.

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