Have
had so much fun with this website this week, Measuring Worth.
Here’s just a
couple of things, postal related.
This
week in 1860 the first US Mail was delivered by Pony Express. The riders had to
ride between 75 and 100 miles at a time, carrying loads of up to 20 pounds,
each day for seven days to get paid at the time $20. Incidentally the horses
were changed every 10 to 15 miles but they didn’t get paid at all!!
Meanwhile
around about the same time in England a postman was paid 12 shillings a week
for walking up to 16 miles a day for seven days.
This
website will calculate what those wages are equivalent to now, or any year you
choose. Go on yourself it’s amazing, also a bit complicated without the user
guide.
I
chose 2012, I also chose the income value calculation.
The
Pony Express $20 equates to $3560.00 and the Royal Mail 12s 0d equates to £562.20.
One
other thing the exchange rate in 1865 was $4.88 to the pound as opposed to now
$1.60…….
I’m
sure all of my readers can imagine for themselves how much fun you can have,
especially if you use that site alongside your favourite history site!
What
has happened to the good old fashioned Mother’s Maiden Name security question?
Memorable place; First pet’s name; Favourite famous person. These surely don’t seriously
have a place in this digital age?
Ok
ok yes I know I’m only posting this to cover up my embarrassment at not recalling
my most memorable place!! I guess that what comes of having both your mobile
phone and savings bank accounts with a high street grocer!!
Here’s
a quote that I saw on a bookshop’s bag,
“Words cannot do justice to the
pleasures of a good bookshop.”
I
think that is very clever in a subtle sort of way.
So
do you have problems sorting out names for your folders of photographs? No, you’re
lucky!! It may be because you haven’t got as many folders to name, don’t forget
I can take a 1000 pictures of nothing in half an hour! As one or two Wilko News
staff members can testify to!!
One
of my latest ones… codoal4. So easy hey? No stupidly enough even for me! I have
to open it up to see what I’ve put in there. The 4 is April I knew that. Codoal?
Cows, Donkeys and Alpacas.
What!! You didn’t know that!!
So
this picture may have the name of HAHE14
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