The Retirement Thread

[GM]

Morning all. Up at 07.50. Did a bit of tidying up. Now sat in conservatory with a coffee while listening to the rain. A strange sky with big patches of blue but some very dark clouds.
Off to do a bit of shopping soon then our 15 year old grandaughter is calling. Her 20 year old brother called last night. He is really good company. I tolf him that when I left school in 1962 I earned £4.50
He asked "was that per hour or per day". He was amazed when I said "no, that was per week".

Wow, you were rich then, I remember my first weeks wages in 1964 was £3.16.10p

 

[Dave7]

Wow, you were rich then, I remember my first weeks wages in 1964 was £3.16.10p

I had the choice of office boy at Royal Liver Insurance @ £4. 10sh or aprentice plumber were my Dad worked @ £3.10sh. I stupidly chose office boy.

 

[welsh dragon]

1971 i started working for the grand sum of £5.00. Massive.

 

[Dirk]

1971 i started working for the grand sum of £5.00. Massive.

First pay packet in September 1971 was £6.05p as a Trainee Technician Apprentice with GPO Telephones. Paid in cash, of course.

 

[GM]

Mine was an apprentice Fitter & Turner. After giving my mum half, I still managed to save up for a Lambretta.

 

[numbnuts]

Apprentice Blacksmith £4/4s/7p 1968

 

[Deleted member 1258]

1967 shop assistant £5 a week.

 

[Drago]

Doorman at the bar of the local football club. Age 16, 1985, I was already 6'3" and 230lbs, well know locally for playing rugby for Olney a couple of years ahead of time, so strutted about the place like King D**k and no one was really daft enough to mess with me. I got to manhandled a few drunks out the door, which was good fun, and watched a few young ladies cat fighting and pulling each other's clothes off. A fiver an hour, plus drinks, which was A good craic.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all, busy start today, washed up, put washing on and did the ironing. of shopping in a bit then the housework to do.

 

[welsh dragon]

Doorman at the bar of the local football club. Age 16, 1985, I was already 6'3" and 230lbs, well know locally for playing rugby for Olney a couple of years ahead of time, so strutted about the place like King D**k and no one was really daft enough to mess with me. I got to manhandled a few drunks out the door, which was good fun, and watched a few young ladies cat fighting and pulling each other's clothes off. A fiver an hour, plus drinks, which was A good craic.

My youngest grandsons are 16 and 6' 3". They don't weigh that much though.

 

[The Jogger]

1974 N Ireland Civil Service ,Clerical Assistant £12. Odd in those days it still had a few old dears that were spinsters because previously if they married they had to leave.
I had to google it to make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me.

• The Marriage Bar prevented many women from staying at work after marriage. The civil service did not allow women to work after marriage.

 

[welsh dragon]

1974 N Ireland Civil Service ,Clerical Assistant £12. Odd in those days it still had a few old dears that were spinsters because previously if they married they had to leave.
I had to google it to make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me.

• The Marriage Bar prevented many women from staying at work after marriage. The civil service did not allow women to work after marriage.

How things have changed.

 

[The Jogger]

How things have changed.

Thank God or whoever

 

[Dirk]

Doggie walked on beach.
Renewed house number on bungalow; they only last a couple of years due to sandblasting.
Changed switched fused spur in garage for a socket outlet.
Quick coffee then off for a walk into the village for a couple of jars* and F&C *.

* @BobP - pints of beer and Fish & Chips

 

[Dave7]

Apprentice Blacksmith £4/4s/7p 1968

You are one of those Johny come lately whipper snappers......I got married in 1968