tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3684766028513795510..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Happy 50th BirthdayThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29256522430449528452021-02-16T16:13:42.799-08:002021-02-16T16:13:42.799-08:00I , too , have happy memories of Beatties. Someti...I , too , have happy memories of Beatties. Sometimes we would stop in there on the way home from school, one bus to central Wolverhampton and then another out to our suburb ( Penn). Loved walking around the cosmetic section, the hat department and also looking at the clothes. I still own my Pedigree walking doll, a black boy, which was a Christmas gift in 1952. I wanted a black doll as we were just starting to have an influx of folks from Jamaica and Trinidad, they were quite exotic. Sam was the only such doll left and he had to be taken out of the window display when Mum bought him.JanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408602791221401067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88844894614525488352021-02-16T07:06:46.772-08:002021-02-16T07:06:46.772-08:00Ah Beatties in Wolverhampton, lovely childhood mem...Ah Beatties in Wolverhampton, lovely childhood memories from the 70s. I remember the deli counter in the food department downstairs overseen by a polish man,and I used to salivate over the slices of game pie on display. Mom and Dad were not 'Well off' but used to have my winter coat from there and occasionally dresses. Very sad to hear of its demise. Jane xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13182710957977540812021-02-16T05:12:25.666-08:002021-02-16T05:12:25.666-08:00I remember the changeover. Still have two of the c...I remember the changeover. Still have two of the commemorative blue packets with the "new" coins stashed away.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90714684648636947062021-02-16T03:30:20.494-08:002021-02-16T03:30:20.494-08:00Oh I remember it very well.
My Dad headed the a...Oh I remember it very well. <br /><br />My Dad headed the accounts department for a large company and was charged with doing a half day course for the all employees to teach them all about it. He practised it daily with his large flip chart on me and my brother for two weeks in the run up to Decimal Day as it was called. We were answering all the questions correctly after the first week ... but still we had to sit through it. By the time it came around we were absolutely coin perfect and knew the coinage inside out. I can still revert back to pounds shillings and pence from modern money to this day.<br /><br />Everyone seems to be avoiding your question on how to get rid of your stripes ... I guess none of us know the answer. Hopefully when you start a new blog post it will be back to normal, but if it isn't check all your Settings, you may have just touched something by mistake.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52423214987165810362021-02-15T21:53:05.311-08:002021-02-15T21:53:05.311-08:00Like Duta says, you need to go back to editing you...Like Duta says, you need to go back to editing your post if you want to change the colour etc. <br /><br />Never having lived in the UK, and being "only" 52, I can't remember the switch to decimal currency you experienced. But like Bea, I remember the change from German DM to euros very well. Not exactly the same, but still making quite an impact.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81060467560247620732021-02-15T20:32:25.648-08:002021-02-15T20:32:25.648-08:00What an interesting change. I'm only 51 this y...What an interesting change. I'm only 51 this year, so have no recollection of the old monetary system. I recall German DM going to the euro. That was a trip, but I quickly got used to it. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85921853512023197092021-02-15T20:26:34.118-08:002021-02-15T20:26:34.118-08:00The number 12 could be divided by 2, 3, 4, and 6. ...The number 12 could be divided by 2, 3, 4, and 6. The number 10 can only be divided by 2, and 5. I rather liked 12.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78600871066909472262021-02-15T17:02:48.164-08:002021-02-15T17:02:48.164-08:00I remember when you changed to decimal currency.I remember when you changed to decimal currency.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41306922062138828832021-02-15T14:49:27.689-08:002021-02-15T14:49:27.689-08:00It never happened to me, but I suppose you have to...It never happened to me, but I suppose you have to go back to the editor where you have the letter A and a pen near it, for choosing and eliminating background color of text. Good Luck!( I don't know about the red stripes but the green color can probably get eliminated). DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47124464258124171342021-02-15T14:42:56.344-08:002021-02-15T14:42:56.344-08:00
Thanks for the memories of Decimal Day. Sorry ...<br /><br />Thanks for the memories of Decimal Day. Sorry about the colourThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64005747457918453472021-02-15T14:35:37.244-08:002021-02-15T14:35:37.244-08:00Beatties came to Huddersfield when they built our ...Beatties came to Huddersfield when they built our covered shopping centre in the late nineties. They only lasted a few years and were taken over by House of Fraser. My daughter got a part time job there for a while after Uni and they had to call all the staff by their surname Miss/Mrs/Mr So and So. She worked on what she called 'Pen Island' - an island counter selling beautiful fountain pens. She bought me a silver and gold Waterman pen in a box as a gift before she left and it is my favourite pen for writing in my journal so much nicer than using biro.<br />I remember the first item I bought with the decimal currency was a bag of plain flour from our local convenience store.wherethejourneytakesme2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01331935561823130257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86778309437495085112021-02-15T14:33:02.917-08:002021-02-15T14:33:02.917-08:00My wife left the UK in 1953. She is still in shill...My wife left the UK in 1953. She is still in shillings and pence!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71719269782072700442021-02-15T13:48:40.163-08:002021-02-15T13:48:40.163-08:00When I lived in Canterbury in 1971, a pair of very...When I lived in Canterbury in 1971, a pair of very old ladies ran a small bakery. They could not cope with decimal currency. Sometimes you won, sometimes you lost, but no locals ever caused a fuss.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90026001721470205872021-02-15T12:04:50.463-08:002021-02-15T12:04:50.463-08:00Your green and red blog looks rather good! Don'...Your green and red blog looks rather good! Don't worry about it.<br />I was 11 on 'D' day, but remember it well, and the way prices shot up afterwards, with prices in old pennies suddenly becoming new ones.CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8470809957719475212021-02-15T11:42:15.735-08:002021-02-15T11:42:15.735-08:00Hello Pat,
We had certainly recalled that 1971 wa...Hello Pat,<br /><br />We had certainly recalled that 1971 was the year of the introduction of decimal currency but had forgotten the precise date. It does seem incredible that a half century has passed since then.Only a few days ago we were talking about this very event. <br /><br />We were recalling how and when certain items came into our possession igniting many memories of people and places. Upon turning a china elephant upside down [as one does], stamped on its foot was 'Foreign' and 11/3d. Good value? An heirloom? Only time can tell.<br /><br />We are near luddites when it comes to the inner workings of computers so we cannot be of assistance with the coloured stripes. We did think them to be very effective, drawing a distinction between 'writing' and 'telephoning' ....rather like the real and imaginary worlds in which we live these days. <br />Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51419807968448198722021-02-15T11:29:35.068-08:002021-02-15T11:29:35.068-08:00I can remember the day well, and the fact that due...I can remember the day well, and the fact that due to the new reckoning everything seemed to have risen in price!<br />I am sorry I can't help with the problem of the stripes, but they do look quite festive. Perhaps celebrating the 50th anniversary of decimalisation?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74943912629917826502021-02-15T11:25:25.486-08:002021-02-15T11:25:25.486-08:00This has brought back a couple of memories. I was ...This has brought back a couple of memories. I was 10 at the time and recall a jingle that was used which went " decimalisation; decimalise" - quite jaunty and has been an earworm all day! Also - if memory serves me well... wasn't a very young William Hague used to explain it all? I'm fairly sure he was on the Today Programme at the time doing his stuff.<br /><br />(off course all of this could be completely erroneous memory syndrome!!)Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50028469900352120962021-02-15T10:55:53.015-08:002021-02-15T10:55:53.015-08:00Beatties has long gone and they are now trying to ...Beatties has long gone and they are now trying to turn it into posh apartments. From looking at the drawings in the local paper, they are going to knock it down. Did you use to have a Beatties store card. My Mum did and was very proud of it.Gillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1216517522108646682021-02-15T10:41:09.908-08:002021-02-15T10:41:09.908-08:00The colour on my post is quite accidental - I don&...The colour on my post is quite accidental - I don't know how it got there and if anhone can tell me how to get rid of it please do.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46691483849511781762021-02-15T10:25:07.626-08:002021-02-15T10:25:07.626-08:00By the way, it actually happened on a Monday. I a...By the way, it actually happened on a Monday. I also remember that because I wouldn't normally have gone into the bank on a Monday.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10798345148261119142021-02-15T10:17:58.156-08:002021-02-15T10:17:58.156-08:00Very pretty but unusual post appearance. I was a S...Very pretty but unusual post appearance. I was a Saturday girl in a posh cake shop when it happened and remember it well.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78212847950771001802021-02-15T10:16:25.795-08:002021-02-15T10:16:25.795-08:00At last, you’ve turned green, wonderful, welcome t...At last, you’ve turned green, wonderful, welcome to the environmental battle against capitalism and Tory shitbags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54504176547950704142021-02-15T09:20:33.439-08:002021-02-15T09:20:33.439-08:00I worked in a bank on Decimal day. Needless to sa...<br />I worked in a bank on Decimal day. Needless to say we clerks hadn't had the most thorough training. I remember one landlady came in with her paying in slip half in £.s.d and half in decimal currency. It was a challenging day, as we were supposed to understand the new currency, but quite a humorous day, all told.<br /><br />Frances SW<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76722297812902444062021-02-15T08:48:48.080-08:002021-02-15T08:48:48.080-08:00I was still a Saturday girl in Boots, and we had s...I was still a Saturday girl in Boots, and we had some training from the manager, but we managed to keep ahead of the customers! Prices went up considerably, for weeks on end, it seemed. Red-green part-post on my desk-top too!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77561237438547265722021-02-15T08:44:20.863-08:002021-02-15T08:44:20.863-08:00Is your post supposed to be green and red coloured...Is your post supposed to be green and red coloured.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com