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by **Hagar** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 10:11 am

Woop-de-doo! Gee, that's all they charge

This was back in 1953 before the bus fares went up. The average wage was about

by **Felix/FFDS** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 10:15 am

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PS. 10 guineas would be 10 pounds 10 shillings (or

by **Hagar** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 10:27 am

Or - a lot of farthings!

Quite so. If I'm not mistaken I make that 10,080 farthings. ::)

by **Cvrt7.62Ghst** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 10:41 am

What? How about dollars?

by **Hagar** » Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:06 am

In those days there were about 2 US dollars to the pound. With inflation & today's exchange rate that 10 guinea fine would be something like $2,500.

by **Scorpiоn** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 5:08 pm

I think who's mad should be re-evaluated. Briatin ordered a man to pay in Guinea Pigs?! That's outrageous!

Dumbest pilot, yet cool.