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27th May 2021, 02:15 PM
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Re: Red Lead Ted
You had to be over 21 though Brian. I remember going into a pub in Vancouver the same 21 drinking age , and I had just passed 21 , had gone ashore with no identity and the saloon man refused to serve me. I mustn’t have looked my age then , wish it was the same today , don’t think they would ask my age today. JS
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27th May 2021, 03:36 PM
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Re: Red Lead Ted
Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
In 1956 you could buy FIVE Glasses of beer for 5r0 cents, [ half dollar]
in the Market Diner facing the Cunard berth in New York. 10 cents a glass
We would go to the Blood Bank, give a pint of Blood for $5 and get 50 glasses of beer for it
saved on the subs.
Cheers
Brian
I have Rhesus 0 Negative blood valued at $7.50 at St Clare's hospital. Straight off the Lizzies gangway, uptown bus, drop an armful, back to the Diner and enjoy my blood money.
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27th May 2021, 03:55 PM
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Re: Red Lead Ted
Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
You had to be over 21 though Brian. I remember going into a pub in Vancouver the same 21 drinking age , and I had just passed 21 , had gone ashore with no identity and the saloon man refused to serve me. I mustn’t have looked my age then , wish it was the same today , don’t think they would ask my age today. JS
try buying some grog from Amazon - they wont hand it over till you show proof of age.
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27th May 2021, 04:02 PM
#24
Re: Red Lead Ted
Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
In 1956 you could buy FIVE Glasses of beer for 5r0 cents, [ half dollar]
in the Market Diner facing the Cunard berth in New York. 10 cents a glass
We would go to the Blood Bank, give a pint of Blood for $5 and get 50 glasses of beer for it
saved on the subs.
Cheers
Brian
in 1978 got a skinfull for $1, waiting for a ship in New York we found this little burger place done out like a pub, $2.50 for a burger with all the trimmings, for an extra $1 - all the beer you can drink - silly fools, didnt bank on a geordie and a yorkshireman with wife (good drinker an all). Three days we went there, actually joined the ship with more money than I arrived with (got bnb at good hotel on Lexington avenue plus $25 subsistence).
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27th May 2021, 05:21 PM
#25
Re: Red Lead Ted
One of our Firemen donated Blood at five stations then collapsed outside one,.
They dragged him in and gave him a full transfusion, cost about $250
a fortune in 1956, Cunard paid up and he had to pay back from his wages.
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27th May 2021, 05:48 PM
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Re: Red Lead Ted
Oh dear flogging your blood for beer money, prostitutes the lot of yeh
They would love to get there hands on mine B3 RH Pos
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27th May 2021, 05:57 PM
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Re: Red Lead Ted
Looked in to find out more from RLT and trust he is OK.
Once again a thread has been taken over and I wonder
if some need to ask the nurse for more meds.
All the best to RLT while I am here but, pointless looking in again.
K.
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27th May 2021, 07:30 PM
#28
Re: Red Lead Ted
Originally Posted by
Keith at Tregenna
I have mailed Victoria,
touch wood she is OK.
K.
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28th May 2021, 04:54 AM
#29
Re: Red Lead Ted
Cape Town, Brandy for 1 Rand a bottle, about $1 dollar in Oz money now.
But with the passing of time it is now more in the region of 20 times that.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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28th May 2021, 05:20 AM
#30
Re: Red Lead Ted
Klippies or better know as Klipdrift Brandy (The best there is South African that is) is now at some 190 Rand a Bottle Premium 750 ml.
Ouch!!
But in our Dollar well its not much at all!
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