tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post4470291088032081093..comments2024-03-20T21:38:10.502+00:00Comments on Science matters: London streets hold their valueBobTheScientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-76971724507250774492017-07-21T06:48:39.213+01:002017-07-21T06:48:39.213+01:00Who needs food? Lots of calories and vitamins in b...Who needs food? Lots of calories and vitamins in bitter and some pubs have peanuts on the bar.BobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724376948636627084.post-91429333076413556992017-07-20T10:24:33.467+01:002017-07-20T10:24:33.467+01:00When my son was moaning about the expense of being...When my son was moaning about the expense of being a student in London, we did a comparison is income on the maximum student grant (!) in London in 1970 and his income in 2009. As a measure of inflation we us the price of a pint of beer (bog-standard bitter, no fancy lagers) as that was a currency we both understood. Interestingly, we both could drink almost the same amount if we chose not to eat or do anything else in our lives.AndyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712391739856508993noreply@blogger.com