I Remember When...

Started as an apprentice motor mechanic a Bedgoods Bakery in Paddington QLD in 1969 for $16.90 p/w. Paid weekly board at home and purchased a new Mitsubishi Galant in 1971. Blew all my money on motorsport but had a ball. I could fill the Galant tank for $4 at the bakery bowser and get 44 mpg when I was low on points and sticking near the speed limit.

I remember when Sex was safe and motor cycles were dangerous

(says he who rolled his mobility scooter recently. God I miss my XVZ1300)

Today I had to get a new computer cable, yep I have one, and the young lady behind the counter askes: "would you like to donate to the Smith Family Childrens Back to School Program? " Sure I said hit me for a couple of bucks! Pardon? A couple of bucks! She looks across to a middle aged lady whom replied to her stare, " $2" , oh thank you sir. FFS what is Australia becoming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found a pay slip from my employers Burns, Philp and Company today as I was going through some memories, and I earned $15,800 for the year ending 1982. Man I must have been living the good life with interest rates at 18% and working 2 jobs 7days a week to survive and my wife was doing the same. I am no different from thousands of families in those days but we didn't waste money. Getting old, getting craggy. Good luck you poor bastards that don't know shit from clay!

i couldn't waste money in those days mackka with the interest rate at 18% as i didn't have any to waste

Mackka said:

Today I had to get a new computer cable, yep I have one, and the young lady behind the counter askes: "would you like to donate to the Smith Family Childrens Back to School Program? " Sure I said hit me for a couple of bucks! Pardon? A couple of bucks! She looks across to a middle aged lady whom replied to her stare, " $2" , oh thank you sir. FFS what is Australia becoming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i pay cash no cards
at the supermarket every now and then the checkouts struggle to count your change back to you
there a wile ago the operator had 3 attempts of counting my change back to me and failed at each attempt
i said don't worry about it, you have the right amount there ,but just do one thing for me
operator -what's that
me - just remember this day when you are in charge of me at the old peoples home

Remember when these first hit the market back in the 80's, best investment ever for when away dryblowing. A shower at the end of the day was so welcome to wash away the dirts and sweat. Used to fill it evey morning at nearest windmill and leave it on the bonnet to heat. Still on the market.

For $10 everyone should have at least one.

Been using them for years, there great.

Playing football back in the 60's the team travelled from Geraldton to outlying towns, Mullewa, Dongara, Northampton, Nabawa, on the back of a truck. If you won the "mark of the day" you were awarded a carton of CravenA cigarettes. The below photo shows what did happen.

Nigtjar, that reminds me. I grew up in a family of seven kids and we used to travel in a Vanguard ute. The youngest in the front between Mum and Dad and the other six in the back. It made the trip from Upper Brookfield to our holiday hut on Hope Island a long cold one. We had a tarp and a few old army blankets pulled over us. It was two hours from memory rain hail or shine we always left in the dark to arrive bright and early in the morning.

Nightjar said:

Playing football back in the 60's the team travelled from Geraldton to outlying towns, Mullewa, Dongara, Northampton, Nabawa, on the back of a truck. If you won the "mark of the day" you were awarded a carton of CravenA cigarettes. The below photo shows what did happen.
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Koolan Island up until the late 70's we travelled to work along a gravel road standing up on the back of a truck.
Ironical part about it is, if broke a safety rule eg: Working in the quarry without your hard hat resulted in you and your workmates losing the monthly safety bonus.