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Reminiscence ??
« on: September 14, 2024, 05:28:02 pm »
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Re: Reminiscence ??
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2024, 06:51:26 pm »
Blimey, £5.74 for a crash helmet. So that's just an inflation of 100 x in the last 6 decades.

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Re: Reminiscence ??
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2024, 07:21:45 pm »
Blimey, £5.74 for a crash helmet. So that's just an inflation of 100 x in the last 6 decades.

Yeah but the main energy distribution method back then was a hay liner, I believe :D

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Re: Reminiscence ??
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2024, 07:50:33 pm »
 Don't even start me on the price of hay  :)

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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2024, 08:38:01 pm »
Don't even start me on the price of hay  :)

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