Price of fuel...

[V8MoneyPit]

When old money became new money, surely the prices of things was also altered to reflect. Say a loaf of bread cost 50p or 10 bob in old money, that would translate to 20p <> in new money?

No, something costing 10 bob became 50p.

[Saffy]

When old money became new money, surely the prices of things was also altered to reflect. Say a loaf of bread cost 50p or 10 bob in old money, that would translate to 20p <> in new money?

No, something costing 10 bob became 50p.

Except everything was rounded up wasn't it? Remember my Grandad moaning about decimalisation of the currency ripping everyone off.

[Mud_Medic]

I am too young to remember £ s d, I was not even walking when the change happened.

But.... It is not that difficult.

A pound is a pound.

That did not change.

Using your example, a loaf cost 10 bob, or half a pound.

That was 120d, or old pence

Half a pound is 50p or new pence.

A pound is a pound, but an old pence (d) is not a new pence (p)

An old silver sixpence (6d, half a shilling or 1/40 of a pound) is worth 2 1/2p (1/40 of a pound).

Money pit has it right!

[V8MoneyPit]

Except everything was rounded up wasn't it? Remember my Grandad moaning about decimalisation of the currency ripping everyone off.

That wouldn't surprise me!

I am too young to remember £ s d, I was not even walking when the change happened.........


Money pit has it right!

That's because I am old enough.... only just though  :lol:

[dxmedia]

Right, so the goods were the constant not the money  :roll:

Bring on the euro and lets get it done right ;)   :lol: :lol:

[Saffy]

Bring on the euro and lets get it done right ;)   :lol: :lol:

right you're clearly not crisping up enough - bring on the napalm

[dxmedia]

 :lol:

[V8MoneyPit]

After dx's comments on mixed measures..... Am I alone is tending to use mm for small measurements and feet and miles for longer distances?

And have you noticed how we tend to use centigrade for low temps and fahrenheit for high temps?  "Ooo, it's minus 5 degrees" or "It's going to be in the 80's tomorrow"  :lol:

[dxmedia]

After dx's comments on mixed measures..... Am I alone is tending to use mm for small measurements and feet and miles for longer distances?

And have you noticed how we tend to use centigrade for low temps and fahrenheit for high temps?  "Ooo, it's minus 5 degrees" or "It's going to be in the 80's tomorrow"  :lol:

mm then inches, then feet, then meters, then miles.

Pint, Litres then gallons,

Grams, stone, then tonnes


It seems to be metric then imperial then metric and so on...

Just my tuppence ;)

[V8MoneyPit]

Ah, but is it tonnes or tons?  :lol:

But it's true, isn't it? We all tend to use different scales for different circumstances! I guess it will gradually all head over to metric in the next couple of generations. Except in the US, of course! And they have a different pint and gallon to us just to confuse people even more!

[dxmedia]

Tonnes, I've no idea what a ton weights  :lol: :lol:  Something to do with hundredweights ;)

A tonne is a tonne is a tonne, 1 cubic meter of water.

[V8MoneyPit]

As it happens, there's not much in it....

1 tonne = 1.10231131 tons according to Google  converter. My phone app wouldn't do imperial tons!

[tim_aka_tim]

Except in the US, of course! And they have a different pint and gallon to us just to confuse people even more!

The US uses the wine gallon as it's measure and has done since the early 1800s. However, the British
government decided to adopt the ale gallon (or close approximation thereof) in 1824. So we have a different
gallon because YOU changed yours!

[Llanigraham]

Don't work on the railway.....we still use miles and chains!!

(except the Cambrian line that is going over to km's!!)

[Saffy]

Don't work on the railway.....we still use miles and chains!!

(except the Cambrian line that is going over to km's!!)

Don't they still use coal, narrow gauge and a ticket clipper round your parts? :-#

ffestiniog railway just got one of these modern diesel burners

[dxmedia]

Trust them German's to do it bigger !!