il Duce McTarkin Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, ri Alban said: And probably she paid out double to you both, all week. Never received a penny in cash from my old dear after starting work at 11 years old delivering papers in the mornings, afternoons, Sundays, and working 2 evenings a week washing dishes in the local restaurant that my mum also worked in. 2 quid an hour I got for working in the kitchen, so 16 quid a week for my two shifts. Wouldn't be allowed nowadays, obviously. It was basically child labour, but the work ethic and appreciation of money that it gave me has been good for me over the years. The tenner a week I paid in digs was well worth it for bed and board, though, and at a third of my YTS weekly wage it drilled in to me that life doesnae come on the cheap. A good deal and a great lesson all round. Thanks mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, jonesy said: Getaway driver for a bank heist? Post offices mate, less security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Maple Leaf said: Me too, except it was bus fare from Gilmerton. And a match day program. A program??? Rub it in rich kid🤣🤣😎👍😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, jonesy said: You don't suffer from Tinnitus, do you, by any chance? Bizarrely I do, badly. When I say that film the bit where he takes out his earphones my missus went “aw I get it now”. As I stared at the telly wondering what I was supposed to be hearing. She had to explain it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel eyes Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Never mentioned my pay it was £46! £10 to ma then woolies for my vinyl local pub pints were 98p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Records from Bruce’s in Rose Street. I worked just along the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 As far as I can remember my first week's wage in 1970 was £5 odds. I probably gave my old man £1 or £1.50 dig money and the rest was mine. Somehow I ended up playing 3 card brag and pontoon with some guys I vaguely knew and lost the lot. A valuable lesson was learned that day and I haven't gambled since. The week after, I bought a new fishing reel. It was great to be able to go and buy something without having to save up or get it for Xmas. Just for comparison, in these days you could go out with £1 and have 4 or 5 pints and get a fish supper on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theAlvasection Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 19 hours ago, ri Alban said: Ah one of the the carryout staples of my youth,Preferred QC myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Dirk McTarkin said: Never received a penny in cash from my old dear after starting work at 11 years old delivering papers in the mornings, afternoons, Sundays, and working 2 evenings a week washing dishes in the local restaurant that my mum also worked in. 2 quid an hour I got for working in the kitchen, so 16 quid a week for my two shifts. Wouldn't be allowed nowadays, obviously. It was basically child labour, but the work ethic and appreciation of money that it gave me has been good for me over the years. The tenner a week I paid in digs was well worth it for bed and board, though, and at a third of my YTS weekly wage it drilled in to me that life doesnae come on the cheap. A good deal and a great lesson all round. Thanks mum. My ma' took a tenner from my YTS for digs too. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, the posh bit said: My ma' took a tenner from my YTS for digs too. 😁 Not a bad deal in hindsight. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dirk McTarkin said: Not a bad deal in hindsight. 🤔 She did my ironing. It was the best of times. ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, the posh bit said: She did my ironing. It was the best of times. ❤️ I feel short-changed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Dirk McTarkin said: I feel short-changed now. She also found and binned an excellent collection of scudmags so swings and roundabouts I guess. 💔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, 1953 said: As far as I can remember my first week's wage in 1970 was £5 odds. I probably gave my old man £1 or £1.50 dig money and the rest was mine. Somehow I ended up playing 3 card brag and pontoon with some guys I vaguely knew and lost the lot. A valuable lesson was learned that day and I haven't gambled since. The week after, I bought a new fishing reel. It was great to be able to go and buy something without having to save up or get it for Xmas. Just for comparison, in these days you could go out with £1 and have 4 or 5 pints and get a fish supper on the way home. Happy days! My first pint, in 1972, cost me 16p. I can still remember the furore when the price of a pint hit £1. Almost torches and pitchforks. First job gave me £16 a week wages to spend on lunches and bus fares to Edinburgh, with a wee bit left over for going to see Hearts and a Saturday night in the local pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) How do people remember these things? I remember having to give my mum and dad 50 quid a week digs, that's for sure. 😂 Edited December 30, 2022 by Greedy Jambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 10 hours ago, henrysmithsgloves said: A program??? Rub it in rich kid🤣🤣😎👍😉 Oh yeah! At two quid a week I was rolling in it. I even had a Pac-a mac. Do you remember them? A coat made of very thin plastic that was folded up and carried in your coat pocket. When the inevitable rain started, out came the Pac-a-mac and it stopped you getting a drookin'. No Shed in those days. Fun times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Think it was 50p a pint when I first went to clubs / pubs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Maple Leaf said: Oh yeah! At two quid a week I was rolling in it. I even had a Pac-a mac. Do you remember them? A coat made of very thin plastic that was folded up and carried in your coat pocket. When the inevitable rain started, out came the Pac-a-mac and it stopped you getting a drookin'. No Shed in those days. Fun times. Indeed I do,soaking legs where the pac a Mac stopped and soggy feet😳🥺😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Think it was 50p a pint when I first went to clubs / pubs . Jeez I remember paying that in the ex. Polish servicemen's club in Falkirk 😅 could never remember how I got home though,only stayed about 50 yards and a spiral staircase with no lights ,to my then flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 10 regal were about 70p when I left school. 20 were a pound odd. The price of cigs now. And the government is skint. Cigs, Bevvy, Fuel, Energy, Food prices and the government is skint. And people still need proof that they are hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, ri Alban said: 10 regal were about 70p when I left school. 20 were a pound odd. The price of cigs now. And the government is skint. Cigs, Bevvy, Fuel, Energy, Food prices and the government is skint. And people still need proof that they are hopeless. Was that the wee regal🧐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, henrysmithsgloves said: Was that the wee regal🧐 KS. Wee regal were a waste of money. It was two bob for a single. Its now about a fiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 18 minutes ago, ri Alban said: It was two bob for a single. Its now about a fiver. Reasonable price for a fish- Mickey Flannigan 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, henrysmithsgloves said: Reasonable price for a fish- Mickey Flannigan 😉 Greg Wallace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Left school 31/5/79. Started work for Bon Accord soft drinks on the 4/6/79 out of their Dryden Street depot. Wage was between £24-£27pw. A tenner went to my mum as dig money. To this day still the best tenner ive ever spent. Left Bon Accord 31/8/79 and joined the Royal Navy on the 4/9/79 at Hms Raleigh, Torpoint Cornwall as a Junior Radio Operator 2nd class(JRO(2)). Getting £30 a fortnight in my hand after having to salute and shout 263X SIR and holding out my left hand for the money to be placed in. You saluted with the right hand. That was over 43 years ago now. I cant remember what I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterion Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 First purchase after first wage - a copy of Shine 5 on CD. A tremendous compilation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) My first ever pay cheque was £37 for the month, much less than my 2 paper runs (that's wage + tips) which amounted to £15+ per week. Probably bought a lump of hash and beer. Edited December 31, 2022 by Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 29/12/2022 at 21:39, Cade said: N64 Goldeneye 4-pack tennent's lager quality purchases brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 9 hours ago, henrysmithsgloves said: Indeed I do,soaking legs where the pac a Mac stopped and soggy feet😳🥺😅 Haha. That's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Haha. That's right. It's turning into one of those threads😅 Edited December 31, 2022 by henrysmithsgloves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNic Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 My very first pay packet was spend on bus fare to Bathgate then as many blues and reds as I could afford and drink at Room at the Top that £30 could buy me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNic Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 *spent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 29/12/2022 at 22:55, Konrad von Carstein said: Aha, my first wage came from there too, 40 years or so ago... The princely sum of £18.50 in 1979. The big strike was still on-going. A few weeks later it went up to £22.50. Cant remember exactly, but at Xmas we got a big back dated pay, over £100. Felt like a millionaire Certainly don't remember what I spent it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swm Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1988, £400 spent on a muddy fox courier mountain bike....still have it today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlvisiting Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Twenty Embassy, the dogs bollocks of tabs. And a Ronson Varaflame which could throw a flame a foot in the air. Joys of being 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 On 31/12/2022 at 09:21, Mysterion said: First purchase after first wage - a copy of Shine 5 on CD. A tremendous compilation. I had every single one of those but lost them during a house move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) On 31/12/2022 at 15:17, henrysmithsgloves said: Boring trivia time. The classic Hovis advert was directed by Ridley Scott. And it wasn’t filmed ‘up north’ as it looks but in Shaftesbury in Dorset Edited January 1, 2023 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 45 minutes ago, Tazio said: Boring trivia time. The classic Hovis advert was directed by Ridley Scott. And it wasn’t filmed ‘up north’ as it looks but in Shaftesbury in Dorset The hills real isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 minute ago, henrysmithsgloves said: The hills real isn't it? Yep. Called Gold Hill I think. I only know this as friend was brought up there. Then she ran off to London as soon as she turned 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Tazio said: Yep. Called Gold Hill I think. I only know this as friend was brought up there. Then she ran off to London as soon as she turned 16. She would have got a good speed start going down that hill😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 First proper job was Scottish Provident in St Andrew Sq, so first pay day was celebrated with a lunchtime Fopp raid in Cockburn Street for a selection of shoegaze/noise vinyl. First overtime pay packet was used to buy a Les Paul, which was sadly sold at a low ebb several years later. Stupid ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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