Originally Posted by
Keith Tindell
I must have really been ripped off with the advance notes in London, £5 advance note, we used to get £4. As you say, payment on pay off day was always cash. I can recall in 1961, paying off of a 15month trip with nearly £700, i drew some on pay off, but had to go back to London a couple of days later for the balance . A 2 bedroom cottage could be bought for approx £900 in those days, did i buy said cottage, did i hell, with several weeks leave, make whoopee, young and stupid, but by god did i enjoy it, kt