Lazy Grange Bay 3...a new start
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Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
The official modelling tart excels again - there's a level of patience here that I don't have
FatherMcD
Registered
Fascinating model! The details really make it eye-catching. (Are those dollar signs on the price tags in the shop window?)
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Surely that should read 4/8d?
How well I remember having to do sums at school in £sd..... (in base 12 and base 20
)Rik
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Yep, and tons, cwt, lbs and ounces - and this was primary school, under the age of 11Surely that should read 4/8d?
How well I remember having to do sums at school in £sd..... (in base 12 and base 20
Rik
But we did it, without necessarily understanding that we were working to a different base ................ and it means that we can work out (in a decimal, base 10 system) what change is due from the shop assistant without waiting for the cash till to provide the answer
I don't care what people say, the education of our children has been dumbed down. The 5-year old granddottie started school in September and, for the first half term was sent home with reading books without words
Her mum is a teacher, and she was already learning to read and write, so the school have held her back to their slow pace 
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Unfortunately, there will be a number of kids who are sent to school having never been read to or seen a book and the so the school's policy of giving them picture books with a story gets them into understanding how books work - ie turning the pages from left to right, following a story, anticipation of what might come next, etc..I don't care what people say, the education of our children has been dumbed down. The 5-year old granddottie started school in September and, for the first half term was sent home with reading books without words
However, your granddaughter's teacher should have realised she is beyond that stage and given her something more appropriate for her stage of development. With classes of over 30 children, it can sometimes be difficult to correctly match the level of challenge for every individual child.
There are a lot of things which schools do get right given the challenges which face them these days - eg children being sent to school having not yet been potty-trained -pre-school children who are just given a phone or a tablet to keep them quiet rather than being talked to - government interference in the curriculum - parents who have unrealistic expectations of their children's progress , etc. etc.
Sorry about the thread-drift, Mike
Rik
Chris Vernell
Tortoise
Does a splee change you into an eel rather than a newt?
Chris Vernell
Tortoise
I believe the rubber thingie at t'other end of the pencil is the nearest thing to a spool chuck.
I thought was to stop kids from chewing the end, but as that never worked, you must be right Chris
Madman
Registered
Yep, and tons, cwt, lbs and ounces - and this was primary school, under the age of 11
But we did it, without necessarily understanding that we were working to a different base ................ and it means that we can work out (in a decimal, base 10 system) what change is due from the shop assistant without waiting for the cash till to provide the answer
I don't care what people say, the education of our children has been dumbed down. The 5-year old granddottie started school in September and, for the first half term was sent home with reading books without words
You'd be surprised at how many young people don't get that concept. I try to explain, count up from the cost to the amount the customer has given you. All I get is the deer in the headlights look.....
PhilP
G Scale, 7/8th's, Electronics
Old-school...You'd be surprised at how many young people don't get that concept. I try to explain, count up from the cost to the amount the customer has given you. All I get is the deer in the headlights look.....
You probably also had a till, with mechanical flags that popped up in a window, to indicate the amount you were 'ringing up'...
And there was a mechanical 'ding' when the cash drawer opened.
R.. R.. R.. Rhino, fetch a cloth!
PhilP
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
I remember some stores in Leeds had a pneumatic pipe where they sent the money in a canister upstairs to the cashier's office. Your receipt would then be returned in the same canister with any change due....Old-school...
You probably also had a till, with mechanical flags that popped up in a window, to indicate the amount you were 'ringing up'...
And there was a mechanical 'ding' when the cash drawer opened.
R.. R.. R.. Rhino, fetch a cloth!
PhilP
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
You've cracked itOld-school...
You probably also had a till, with mechanical flags that popped up in a window, to indicate the amount you were 'ringing up'...
And there was a mechanical 'ding' when the cash drawer opened.
R.. R.. R.. Rhino, fetch a cloth!
PhilP
Mike's next project - Open All Hours 
That sort of thing is still used in some large shops
Madman
Registered
Old-school...
You probably also had a till, with mechanical flags that popped up in a window, to indicate the amount you were 'ringing up'...
And there was a mechanical 'ding' when the cash drawer opened.
R.. R.. R.. Rhino, fetch a cloth!
PhilP
I was sixteen, working as a cashier at Penn Fruit Supermarket. I had to learn that if someone bought two of an item that was three for a dollar or better yet, three for a buck and a quarter, I had to do some quick math in my head. So I made a cheat sheet and put it on the register. I got some brownie points for that.....
