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To: ggersh who wrote (67703)	8/31/2022 6:31:00 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71445

I think the Unions will be coming back. Where was the '70's in the UK without the stroppy Unions -g- Notice all the rubbish piling up in Scotland. Scotland's papers: Strike options 'exhausted' and last orders for pubs - BBC News This article is pre Covid. 2019, but it's about the 1970's in the UK What was life like in 1970s Britain, the last time unemployment was THIS low? \| This is Money I remember those times well. Never paid any rent for 6 years living in central London as a student. No student fees. Lived off a council grant, even drove a car. Got at least one parking ticket every day and didn't pay any of them as this was all before computers. I did get challenged for one parking ticket before the 6 month time limit, and like a good citizen... I paid it. It was the way things should be. -g- The government made a good investment in me. Got a productive worker. Troublesome but productive. Gen X seemingly drinks 50% less alcohol than the Millennials. That can't be a bad thing given the addictive nature of alcohol. However if cold does turn out to be a big unaffordable problem, the best things for humans to do is to congregate into large groups (i.e go down the pub). Each human runs at about 100 watts. Will your body be the battery of the future? - ExtremeTech