Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis, I remember back in 1976 when I stayed in Arenys de Mar (Hostal Mayola) just up the road from you in Barcelona for a few weeks, it cost me ?3 a day to live. ?1 for my bed, ?1 for my food, and ?1 for drink :-) That was about 360 pesetas a day at the time and was considerably cheaper than Ireland would have been. I was in Spain as all the banks, including the one I worked for at the time were closed due to a strike. Intended to go back for the fortieth anniversary, but circumstance didn't allow. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "lluisripollphotography" <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: WWII Wannabe > Jim, > > In the 60?s?. about 1967, the Students Menu in cheap restaurants for jung > people was the equivalent of less than 10 cents of Euro?., now the average > Menu everywhere is 10-12 Euro, but 15 years ago, before Europe was in the > Euro, the average Menu was 5 - 6 Euro equivalent and a coffee 0.5/0.6 > cents... > > Lluis > > >> El 14 gen 2017, a les 21:19, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va >> escriure: >> >> Hi Lluis, >> >> I seldom drink coffee away from home, but I suspect our current price is >> about the same as yours. But, I remember when coffee, and soft drinks, >> could be bought for 5 cents. >> >> When I was in Elementary School, in the mid-1930s, I paid 10 cents for my >> school lunch, which consisted of a hamburger and a drink. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 1/14/2017 2:08 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote: >>> Today I?ve watch on the TV an old film directed by Douglas Sirk with >>> Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone and Robert Stack and I?ve remembered you, >>> the planes was very similar to this one. Onther thing I?ve found amazing >>> is that in the movie it was showed a Bar which had an add ?Coffee 5 >>> cents?, I don?t know how much is a coffee in the US now ? here is about >>> 1 Euro. >>> >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> El 10 gen 2017, a les 18:10, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>> va >>>> escriure: >>>> >>>> From my archives, a World War II wannabe. >>>> >>>> Please view LARGE. >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Vintage+WWII-2.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information