New Posts For Thread: Things that used to be free that we now pay forhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-forAir from the petrol stationCoffee top ups in Little Chef alas no longerhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546439673#546439673Coffee top ups in Little Chef alas no longerMon, 05 Oct 2015 12:48:34 -0500Evening Aspro. It was from call boxes, but there might have been a small charge for landlines.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546439607#546439607Evening Aspro. It was from call boxes, but there might have been a small charge for landlines.Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:42:40 -0500Nick.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546439557#546439557Nick.Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:38:45 -0500good evening mmm - you're so right - was it really free?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546439515#546439515good evening mmm - you're so right - was it really free?Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:34:04 -0500And a tv cost about the same as it did then. I paid £80 for a 14" b&w portable in 1979 Directory enquiries. Now 118118 charge about £2.50, although with i phones I cant see them being around for much longerhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546439465#546439465And a tv cost about the same as it did then. I paid £80 for a 14" b&w portable in 1979 Directory enquiries. Now 118118 charge about £2.50, although with i phones I cant see them being around for much longerMon, 05 Oct 2015 12:30:07 -0500Whilst many things used to be free, in 1979 the basic rate of tax was cut from 33% to 30% - Today it is 20%... food for thought?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546439039#546439039Whilst many things used to be free, in 1979 the basic rate of tax was cut from 33% to 30% - Today it is 20%... food for thought?Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:40:48 -0500waterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546438981#546438981waterMon, 05 Oct 2015 11:33:39 -0500pub grub! years ago a pie was a pie ....the pies have no pastry on the sides or bottom nowdays , now served in a china pot with an inch of free air between the meat and the top of the pastry !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546438209#546438209pub grub! years ago a pie was a pie ....the pies have no pastry on the sides or bottom nowdays , now served in a china pot with an inch of free air between the meat and the top of the pastry !Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:12:37 -0500you used to get a free toy in the cereals , cornflakes,sugar puffs etc ! fook all now !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546438163#546438163you used to get a free toy in the cereals , cornflakes,sugar puffs etc ! fook all now !Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:07:48 -0500Speech used to be 'free'https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30596925/things-that-used-to-be-free-that-we-now-pay-for?post_id=546438047#546438047Speech used to be 'free'Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:57:59 -0500