The good old days! When I first started to drink seriously,in the very early 1970s,a crate of long necks (740ml?) cost $3.51,and we got 30 cents for returning the crate of empties.Things are relative though,as I was being paid the princely sum of $1.58/hr to drive trucks,plus 30 cents/day for dog trailer.Don't know what truckies are now paid,but wonder does it still take just over 2 hours pay to buy a box of beer? And I recall the time when the price of a jug of beer rose from 50 cents to 51 cents.There was almost a riot,because my drivers could no longer buy two jugs for $1.Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 10th of November 2021 06:28:07 PM
Remember those days well Craig. Was paying 25c a jug in the service wet mess, a while later in civvy street I was paying $2.00 a jug and my wallet was weeping :)
Was trying to remember pre decimal days when 15 or so. A 10 shilling note to someone of legal age would get us enough long necks to do the job on 3 or 4 young would be's.
Ah, that reminds me, I have a spare home brew keg with a few bits, it would probably be free to a good home, but obviously need to be a pick up in Lavington NSW.
Supposedly disinfected, ha ha,. Still getting 18-30 cases a day reported for Albury/Lavington and traces in the s... pond, so trying to be a good little stay home. We did buy an ice cream cone at the Hume Weir shop and verry nice it was. Good friendly service also.
