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Mostly you will find, here, transcribed entries from the secret diary that I used to keep as a teenager between 1970 and 1975. I try to be honest with my transcriptions, but, just occasionally I do edit, to protect myself or others from embarrassment or some other emotion.
Also, though, I like to do a brief review of the books I have been reading, so these are interspersed throughout. I reserve the right to write blog entries, also, about other random things.
Why do I keep this blog? I don't know. I am an academic and one of my research interests is around how people construct their own identities. The diary transcriptions, and what I write about my books, are very much about revealing something of my identity.

Saturday, 13 February 2010

My diary 1971 February

Feb 9 - 15
On Feb 15 Britain will change their money system to decimals. Very complicated and difficult. The old money system goes like this - one pound is split up into 20 shillings. 1 shilling is split up into 12 pennies - thus 240 pennies in a pound. Awkward number, yes? Agreed? Right. The new system goes like this. One pound is split into 100 pence. A pence can be split in half. As simple as that. So 1 pound = a pound. 10 shillings = 50p. 5 shillings = 25p. 2/6 = 12and a half p. 1 shilling = 5p. 2 shillings = 10p. D-Day is Feb 15th. Big step for Britain towards Common Market.
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2 comments:

  1. Carol Stott13 February 2010 at 14:36

    I remember rehearsing this like mad so I could casually go into Guiney's newsagents, buy a paper and a Mars Bar and look clever by giving Mr Guiney exactly the right money.

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  2. Jackie T15 February 2010 at 06:54

    and did you?

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