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Old 31-10-2009, 10:45   #40
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Re: Two More Pubs Close

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Originally Posted by Benipete View Post
In 1970 - £20 would buy you 200 pints.

Today on the minimum wage of £217-70 for a 37 1/2 hr week you would be lucky to get 100.I think
200 pints Beni, to right it would, around that time my local was the White Bull up New Lane Ossy, I can remember going in one night and Ernie the Landlord said beers gone up a penny John, I just shook my head and said, "it won't be long before we can't get 10 pints for a pound
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