Lived in Linton and worked Babraham. I recall the three day week was rotated and ...

working in the Electronics Dept we were kept involved in ensuring vital expts could run through the down time. I remember petrol rationing books but thought that was for an earlier problem Arab- Israeli war I think.

Posted By: trustsec on April 9th 2013 at 14:29:38

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This is a good article; pretty much echoes my thought. Warning: Beeb link!!!! (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 13:27:16
- in recent days most have glossed over.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 14:13:54
  - Strange, I feel like I'm never going to hear the end of it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Apr 9, 14:32:11
    - not on here you wont...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 14:39:56
      - 78 & 79??? We're talking 70 - 74 (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:41:05
        
        theres a reason (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 14:43:27
        
        I remember 77-79 well Chelts. This country was on its knees. (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 9, 14:47:55
        
        And we are doing so much better now :) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 14:56:18
        
        not really but different set of problems now. banking crisis is global. (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 9, 15:00:36
        
        And absolutely nothing to do with financial deregulation that was (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 15:07:17
        
        Surely Bush was more too blame in that he de-regulated further ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 9, 15:38:28
        
        The conditions for which were sparked off by the casino economics that Thatcher/Reagan (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 15:06:20
        
        trouble is.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:11:42
        
        Interesting digression, selectively put (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 15:20:39
        
        the best thing to happen to this country in the last 205 years... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:29:35
        
        I'd also say its a good thing, but it has also masked some problems (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 15:54:18
        
        but whats the alternative? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 16:18:14
        
        Took my eye off this (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 17:37:29
        
        *20 years - - shitty typo! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:31:18
        
        ^vmt.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 14:52:49
        
        Shame it was all thrown away instead of being reformed and modernised, we might have been (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 15:02:35
        
        slowly but surely.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:06:49
        
        Oh indeed I do and something had to be done. (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:47:22
        
        truth in this.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 14:56:57
        
        Wasn't that that Thatch wanted? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 9, 15:21:34
        
        nope... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:33:32
        
        I thought you'd done a flounce (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 9, 14:47:20
        
        stand by what i said...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:08:57
        
        IGNORANT?? Fuck me, how arrogant can you get. WE KNOW WE WERE FUCKING THERE (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 15:28:30
        
        selective memory then (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 15:36:25
        
        Fuck me, I give up. It's like arguing with your wife (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 15:58:18
        
        so 78/79... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 9, 16:29:18
        
        !!!! (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 16:33:49
        
        ^^VMT. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 9, 15:39:58
- Wow (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 9, 13:44:10
  - around the same time weren?t the tories handing out posters (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 9, 13:50:46
    - It was Labour - Peter Someone in Smethwick I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 9, 14:09:28
      - Peter Griffiths (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 9, 14:10:48
        
        Just to be totally clear, Griffiths was a Tory (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 9, 14:14:27
        
        Yes indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 9, 14:32:14
        
        who was a tory (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 9, 14:13:52
    - I think that was in Handsworth (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:00:50
    - Some bi election in 1960's. As Stewart Lee said "if political corrects taught the tories (General Chat) - pants, Apr 9, 13:52:20
- Another one - a bit closer to my thoughts (Indy link) :) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 13:44:05
  - Yes. "Throwing the baby out with the bathwater" is the phrase that comes to mind (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:06:34
    - Funnily enough it was this period that I got really involved with union nationally (General Chat) - trustsec, Apr 9, 14:35:26
      - Unfortunately Blair was Thatcher Light, rather like Clegg is Callmedave Light (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:37:47
        
        Was just going to say the same (and agree with the "throwing the baby out" comment (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 14:39:01
        
        Shame us mugs didn't see that before voting him in, although there (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:42:06
        
        I thought that in 1979 - my first vote, spoilt my ballot and the rest is history.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 14:53:47
        
        Funnily enough for a supposed raving commie, my first vote was for Ted Heath (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 15:31:59
- Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I suspect it chimes with those who lived the 70s (General Chat) - trustsec, Apr 9, 13:34:37
  - Can you remember ice on the INSIDE of your bedroom window? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:35:54
    - Frozen piss in a potty anyone? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 14:40:24
      - Ooh no, we were middle class, didn't do potties ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:43:07
    - Yes and still can't bear to sleep in a warm bedroom. Window must be open. (n/m) (General Chat) - trustsec, Apr 9, 14:38:44
  - I lived in Newmarket and worked in Cambridge. Loved the 3 day week and power cuts. Seemed (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 13:37:28
    - Lived in a mining area and remember a local milk bottle shortage.. (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Apr 9, 14:43:49
    - Lived in Linton and worked Babraham. I recall the three day week was rotated and ... (General Chat) - trustsec, Apr 9, 14:29:38
      - Yeah it was, 1974 I think. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 9, 14:32:55

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