Decimalisation

Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Used to get 4 black jacks or fruit salads for an old penny and then got 2 for 1p.

And 1/2 a p. What the fuck was that coin all about!
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I can remember that too.

Edit.

I've just realised, I misread your post.

I’m pretty sure I can remember buying Blackjacks and Fruit Salads @four for a new penny.
 
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Vienna_70 said:
Fifty years ago today, the UK's currency finally arrived in the 20th Century, when we changed over from Pounds, Shillings and Pence to a much simpler decimal system.

At 58, I reckon I am in the youngest age bracket that can remember the changeover.

For those, who don’t recall the time, we had weeks of a series of five-minute public information films to inform us of how the new currency would work.

The clips were introduced by this little ditty from The Scaffold, a group that included Mike McGear, Sir Paul McCartney's brother:
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Well as a 57 year old (albeit it for 6 more days) I claim to be in the youngest age bracket ;)
 
I was 7 when we changed so have memories of the old coins.

At school they only taught us in decimal so it was all Metres, Kilogrammes etc. Would have been great if we'd changed everything over.
 
Blue_eyes said:
Same here, if I am measuring something to cut I will choose the easiest to remember, so it could be 37 inches x 400mm.

Currency has definitely improved for decimalisation though, even as a seven year old I could see that.
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I can work with metric if I think about it but still prefer imperial measurements and pounds and ounces.
 
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