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[Penny]

Hubby was doing some comparing this morning and came up with this interesting fact.
2011

petrol. 1.30 litre. £5.72 gallon

beer. 3.30 pint £26.4 gallon

1938.

Petrol. 1 shilling a gallon

beer 14p a gallon

doesn't bear thinking about.
cheers Penny

[Victors Mate]

Was beer really 14p (ie 2 shillings and eightpence old money) per Gallon?

[Penny]

No, perhaps I should have put 14 pence old money or 1 shilling and 2 pence cheers Penny

[Victors Mate]

Penny is the per Gallon correct or should that be per pint?

[george 45]

No, perhaps I should have put 14 pence old money or 1 shilling and 2 pence cheers Penny

That's less that 1d per pint....can't be right !

[Penny]

Gallon of course. Just re= checked his writing. He has corrected to just under 2p a pint x 8 to almost 14 p per gallon.. Will get him to be clearer when he awakes from his siesta. cheers Penny

[george 45]

After a little googling here are my findings.

Petrol 2s per gallon in 1938 = 10p decimal

Beer 8d per pint in 1938 = 3.5p x 8 = 26p per gallon decimal.

I hope my maths conversions are correct.

[Penny]

I expect so, I just copied down what hubby asked. Seems a big jump from those days. cheers Penny

[Anya]

Inkjet - £4,234,657.07 per gallon.

Perhaps we should start to drink that?

[george 45]

Inkjet - £4,234,657.07 per gallon.

Perhaps we should start to drink that?

[ciderman_nz]

Anya, you beat me to it!