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Birthdays today:
Don McLean, singer, 79
Sting, singer, 73.
Barry
31 October 1571
Martin Luther nailed his 95 'theses' to the church door at Wittenberg, inadvertently sparking the Reformation which split the Church.
31 October 1795
Poet John Keats was born in London.
31 October 1940
The Battle of Britain ended. The RAF lost 915 aircraft, the Luftwaffe 1,733 during the campaign.
31 October 1941
After 14 years, work was completed on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
31 October 1958
Dr. Ake Senning implanted the first internal heart pacemaker during an operation in Stockholm.
31 October 2011
The UN estimated the world population had reached 7 billion. It now stands at 8.2 billion.
Birthdays:
Johnny Marr, guitarist, 61
Vanilla Ice, rapper, 57.
Barry
1 November 1512
Michelangelo unveiled his painting on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.
1 November 1755
An earthquake reduced most of Lisbon, Portugal to rubble, killing 70,000 people.
1 November 1848
WHSmith opened its first railway bookstall at Euston Station in London.
1 November 1922
Radio licences went on sale for ten shillings (50p).
1 November 1956
ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment) was born as Premium Bonds first went on sale.
1 November 1993
The Maastricht Treaty came into effect, bringing into existence the European Union.
Birthdays:
Anthony Kiedis, rock singer (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), 62
Barry
2 November 1981 - Citizens Band Radio (CB Radio) legally allowed in Britain. So that's a big ten four to Hillman Avengers with giant whippy aerials
1959 - The opening of Watford Gap services, the oldest motorway services in Britain. Watford Gap has long been hailed as the unofficial cut-off point between the two parts of the country, with 'southerners' sometime criticised for not venturing north of it.
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Despite, at one time, frequently driving up and down the M1, I don't think I ever used the Watford Gap.
Last edited by Barry; 02-11-2024 at 16:08.
Barry
As a child I was fascinated by Motorway services, especially the ones with a bridge across the carriageway, and in particular Lancaster services:
In those days there was a restaurant in the tower. Eating there would have been impossibly glamourous.
My father would never stop there as in his words 'I'm not made of money.'
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Looking quite shabby lately, a lot of rust. Shame really, somebody should throw some money at it. Not surprised your dad wouldn't stump up for a meal in the Pennine Tower Martin (that's what it was called), have a look at this menu from the 60s:
https://motorwayservices.uk/download...eTowerMenu.pdf
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No doubt petrol was 4/6 a gallon in those days.
Barry
Yes it was about that, which on the face of it looks really cheap, but in that year average wages were around £15 a week. So your wage might buy you about 65 gallons. Compare that to this year where average wage is reported to be around £690 pw (not round here it ain't), and based on fuel prices working out at a little under £6.50 per gallon, your wage could get you about 105 gallons. We've never had it so good
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