40 years ago today

**rod1949** · 14th February 2006, 05:39 PM

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**Harry72** · 14th February 2006, 06:17 PM

And I wasnt even thought of!

**Just George** · 14th February 2006, 06:24 PM

Yep, and now apprentices like myself get a tool allowance, that is if the boss pays it that is......

**oges** · 14th February 2006, 07:17 PM

slightly related, when did we change from Imperial to Metric? and why was the change needed? :confused:

**Ian007** · 14th February 2006, 07:25 PM

Oges what part of 40years ago today didnt you get?

We changed on Feb 14th 1966.

And I was 68 days old

**Exador** · 14th February 2006, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ian007

Oges what part of 40years ago today didnt you get?

We changed on Feb 14th 1966.

And I was 68 days old

That was only for the currency; the measurement system didn't change until 1972 and it was needed because it's a much easier and better system to use. It's internally consistent and is easy because it's base 10. It also brought us into line with the civilised world. (America STILL isn't civilised

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**Ian007** · 14th February 2006, 07:43 PM

Woops! left foot removed from mouth

Oges, Mate!

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**kiwigeo** · 14th February 2006, 07:44 PM

Forty years ago...I was eight years old

**oges** · 14th February 2006, 07:46 PM

No worries, I had thought the same till recently someone pointed out it happened later. But they didnt remember when or why.

**Cliff Rogers** · 14th February 2006, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Forty years ago...I was eight years old

Me too, just started grade 3 at Emu Park State School.

**Dust Mite** · 14th February 2006, 09:17 PM

40 years ago I was 9 1/2 years young.

**Richardwoodhead** · 14th February 2006, 09:21 PM

Forty years ago I was real busy surfing and drinking my way through a (soon to be) failed first attempt a graduating from year 12 / high school. 66 was not my best year.

Richard

**Sturdee** · 14th February 2006, 09:49 PM

Forty years ago I was working in a bank raking in the pounds, shillings and pence for returning to the Reserve bank and shovelling out the dollars and cents.

On that day I had about 5 arguments with customers who didn't want the new currency but wanted to be given the old pounds, which we weren't allowed to do.

The good thing about it was that the banks closed early the previous wednesday and did not reopen until monday, which allowed us to do the changeover of all our records ( remember this was all before computers, all records had to be altered and balanced manually ). We were finished by thursday night and had a day of on the friday.

Peter.

**doug the slug** · 14th February 2006, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sturdee

( remember this was all before computers, all records had to be altered and balanced manually ). Peter.

And because it was so much easier to do manually they paid interest, not like now when the computers are so costly to use that they charge fees instead (not an attack on you peter just my sardonic take on the situation)

**mickp** · 14th February 2006, 10:06 PM

all i was doing 40 years ago was eating,drinking, sleeping & crapping in a nappy was all of 6 months old.

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